The Power of Playful Learning in the Early Childhood Setting
Whether solitary, dramatic, parallel, social, cooperative, onlooker, object, fantasy, physical, constructive, or games with rules, play, in all of its forms, is a teaching practice that optimally facilitates young children’s development and learning.
Play - NAEYC
Play is an important part of children's learning and development. Find articles on how to intentionally connect play and learning, ideas to share with families, and the latest research about learning and play.
Key Aspects of Play in Early Education - Edutopia
While the report targets pediatricians, it provides research about how play benefits children’s learning, peer engagement, physical growth, and health, and offers insight into how play can be integrated into early childhood programs.
Importance of Play in Early Childhood - ECLKC
Play is one way infants and toddlers engage in and interact with their environment; Play allows children to safely explore their fears and practice adult roles; Play is a way that children build relationships with their peers and caregivers; Play is a pretty important part of life.
Power of Play in Early Childhood - American Academy of Pediatrics
Early childhood is a pivotal period of child development that begins before birth through age 8. The experiences and opportunities offered in early childhood lay the foundation for how children grow, learn, build relationships, and prepare for school.
Learning through play - UNICEF
The brief describes the nature of pre-primary services within the broader concept of early learning. We then share definitions of what is meant by play in early childhood, followed by key points of why learning through play builds. of teaching and learning down into the pre-primary level.
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Whether solitary, dramatic, parallel, social, cooperative, onlooker, object, fantasy, physical, constructive, or games with rules, play, in all of its forms, is a teaching practice that optimally facilitates young children’s development and learning.
Play is an important part of children's learning and development. Find articles on how to intentionally connect play and learning, ideas to share with families, and the latest research about learning and play.
While the report targets pediatricians, it provides research about how play benefits children’s learning, peer engagement, physical growth, and health, and offers insight into how play can be integrated into early childhood programs.
Play is one way infants and toddlers engage in and interact with their environment; Play allows children to safely explore their fears and practice adult roles; Play is a way that children build relationships with their peers and caregivers; Play is a pretty important part of life.
Early childhood is a pivotal period of child development that begins before birth through age 8. The experiences and opportunities offered in early childhood lay the foundation for how children grow, learn, build relationships, and prepare for school.
The brief describes the nature of pre-primary services within the broader concept of early learning. We then share definitions of what is meant by play in early childhood, followed by key points of why learning through play builds. of teaching and learning down into the pre-primary level.