The Serious Fun! online module is self-paced and designed for preschool educators looking to enhance their knowledge of guided play in the classroom. 

Learning Objectives:

This module for preschool teachers focuses on planning, implementing, and observing playful activities that enhance children’s knowledge and skills. Pulling from NAEYC’s publication, Serious Fun: How Guided Play Extends Children's Learning, this online learning experience offers guidance on how to

• interact with children during play,
• carefully evaluate teaching practices,
• incorporate meaningful play opportunities into rigorous and developmentally appropriate practices that can result in deep, rich learning for children.

This module is based on the publication, Serious Fun: How Guided Play Extends Children’s Learning

The Serious Fun! online module is aligned with NAEYC's Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards including Standard 2: Curriculum, and Standard 3: Teaching. 

While this is a supporting resource for programs pursuing accreditation, participation is not required and does not guarantee NAEYC Accreditation. For more accreditation related resources, click here.