Revisiting Journeys: Understanding How Children Reflect, Reimagine, and Redesign Their Play and Learning

Support each child in their journey of play and learning. Join bestselling author Miriam Beloglovsky and coauthor Jessie Frazier on a wonder-filled journey to understand children’s play and learning. Through the revisiting journey, children make sense of and give meaning to what they are learning. This journey is not linear or circular as children play and explore, then stop, then come back later and explore again in a different way. When we look closely, these complex journeys tell the story of each child’s learning. This book introduces a revisiting journeys framework to help educators understand these ways that children make sense of their learning and guide children in the next steps of their journeys. At the same time, it supports educators to create ecosystems that support messy revisiting journeys and to walk side by side with the children as they co-create their own journeys.

Miriam Beloglovsky is an educator, author, and advocate for early childhood education. She is best known for her work promoting the Loose Parts play theory. She has written several influential books, including the award-winning and best-selling Loose Parts series, which focuses on the value of providing children with materials that inspire exploration, problem-solving, and imagination. With over 35 years of experience in early childhood education, her work aligns with progressive educational approaches, encouraging educators to think beyond traditional methods.

Jessie Frazier is a professor of early childhood education, a pedagogical consultant, an author, and chair of the San Diego Reggio Roundtable. She has spent over 15 years working in early childhood education as an educator and program administrator for young children. She specializes in using children’s curiosities to create long-term projects and transform play ecosystems. She believes in fostering children’s innate love of wonder and learning through intentional spaces and authentic relationships. She advocates that children are the architects of their own learning and play is their work. She recognizes and appreciates being a co-constructor of knowledge with the children on their journey of discovery.