A new study from LEGO® Education shows that teachers believe learning through play is more effective than traditional methods, and students say they want more of it in the classroom. LEGO Education is ...

As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how ...

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...

Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...

Nature education is a form of pedagogy that is currently gaining speed, especially given the lack of outdoor stimuli that children experience on a daily basis, as well as rising environmental concerns ...

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

Katy Meeuwissen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A student at Impact Salish Sea Elementary feeds a doll during a morning play session Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our ...

Global trends of increased forced displacement, both internal and across borders, persist in the East Africa region. Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda collectively hosted over 3 million refugees and ...

“Play” is critically important, and different types of play matter in different ways. Most research on play, historically, has been focused on free play (1, 2). As the name implies, free play is ...

BILLUND, Denmark — To celebrate the second annual World Play Day, LEGO® Education is inspiring teachers to experience purposeful play firsthand by giving students and teachers Permission to Play. Play ...