Join us on Twitter Wednesday, January 27th at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT for the next installment of our monthly #WePlayChat. We are honored to welcome Educator Peter Dargatz to the main stage to discuss the topic, “Nature Play During Winter.”
While his claim to fame might be as a retired racing sausage for the Milwaukee Brewers, Peter Dargatz is more proud of being a father of three children, a national board-certified teacher, and the coordinator of a public school nature kindergarten program. Besides leading a school-wide nature center collaboration and a district-wide family nature club, he is the volunteer coordinator for the Ice Age Trail Alliance’s Tyke Hike program, a founding member of the Wisconsin Nature-Based Early Childhood Association (WINBECA), and a regular columnist for Play & Playground magazine. His first book, Teaching Off Trail, will be published in October 2021.
Here are the questions we will be covering during this #WePlayChat:
Q1. What are some misconceptions about unstructured play as it relates to nature play during the winter months?
Q2. What are the differences between risks and hazards when playing in the winter months?
Q3. What is your favorite winter play moment?
Q4. Why should kids (and adults) get outside EVERY day, especially during the winter months?
Want to join the global conversation around the value of play!? When it is time for the chat, login to Twitter, and search for the hashtag #WePlayChat and follow along on the “Latest” tab. Feel free to like, reply, and retweet. Just be sure to include the hashtag #WePlayChat so your input is part of the feed!
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#WePlayChat is our monthly Twitter chat for anyone seeking to gain knowledge around the field of play. Launched in 2016, it is the longest-running monthly play-based chat in the world.
Our #WePlayChat participants come from 33 countries, spanning multiple continents – all tuning in to connect around PLAY. This FREE professional learning opportunity is a great way to connect with fellow play enthusiasts, teachers, and experts from across the globe.