Play is often viewed as the natural language of childhood. But beyond simply being fun, play is a vital component of early learning. Play-based learning is an educational approach that leverages play ...
That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...
How can play become a tool for building motor coordination, sensory processing, and speech development in children? That is ...
How Play-Based Learning Drives The Success of Play School Franchises | Play is not “free time” in early childhood. In a well-run preschool, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jessica Hurley, owner of Little Treeschool in Kalispell. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake) Little Treeschool's building for children 3-years-old and older, dubbed the "Big Treeschool." (Kate Heston/Daily ...
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 ...
SEATTLE — On a bright October morning, two dozen 4- and 5-year-olds were scattered around a classroom at Impact Salish Sea Elementary in south Seattle, enthralled by plastic food, dolls, blocks and ...
As a mother of a 15-month-old, a graduate faculty member, and a trauma-informed clinician, I understand how powerful play can be in shaping a child’s understanding of themselves and the world around ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. With nearly 78% of autistic children experiencing a ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two third-graders sat on the floor of their classroom and lined up a row of dominoes along the edge of a low-lying table. They positioned themselves at each end of the row of ...