As Prekindergarten Expands in New York City, Guiding Guided Play

The New York Times - Ginia Bellafante "On Thursday, more [...]

September 6th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, New York, News, Playing, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Ditch the playdate: 4 ways to encourage creative play for kids

The Christian Science Monitor - Lane Brown "Parents and experts [...]

August 15th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Creativity, Outdoors, Parents, Physical Activity, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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3 Reasons Children Need A Video Game Vacation And 1 Reason They Don’t

Forbes - Jordan Shapiro "...when I took my kids to [...]

August 13th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Outdoors, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Screen Media, Technology, Video Games|Tags: Education, School|

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Play ‘boosts children’s development and happiness’

BBC - Katherine Sellgren "Play helps boost children's language development, [...]

August 10th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Grit, Learning, News, Playing, Problem-solving, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Brains At Play

GPB News - John Poole "Panksepp and others think the [...]

August 7th, 2014|Categories: ADHD, Behavior, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Playing, School|Tags: Education, School|

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Scientists Say Child’s Play Helps Build A Better Brain

NPR - Jon Hamilton ""The experience of play changes the [...]

August 6th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Education, Playing, Recess, Research|Tags: Education, School|

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What Can Kids Learn By Doing Dangerous Things?

NPR - NPR/TED STAFF "Tinkering School Founder Gever Tulley says [...]

August 1st, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Playing, Problem-solving|Tags: Education, School|

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Squeeze on playgrounds as schools tackle places crush

BBC News - Hannah Richardson "Pupils in a third of [...]

July 27th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Class Size, Outdoors, Physical Activity, Playing, Recess, Students, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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How Family Game Night Makes Kids Into Better Students

The Atlantic - Jessica Lahey "Matching up cards and planning [...]

July 26th, 2014|Categories: Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Executive Function, Family, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Top 10 Toys That Beat The Summer Slide

Forbes - Jenn Choi "What I plan on doing this [...]

July 11th, 2014|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, Playing, School, summer, Toys|Tags: Education, School|

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