A New Push for Play-Based Learning: Why Districts Say It’s Leading to More Engaged Students, Collaborative Classmates … and Better Grades
Here’s why finding joy and meaning through play is important for early learners
Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works?
An MIT pilot project at two schools seeks to measure hands-on, collaborative learning
Yes, a box encourages a child’s imagination, research confirms
Do your children ever discard a toy and instead play with the box it came in? You're not alone. A recent study suggests a simple box, with its versatility, inspires a child's creativity.
How to Use Play for Learning
Play-based learning helps engage elementary students in their education and has cognitive, physical, social, and emotional benefits
Vialet: More Than Just Play — How Recess Can Help Students Build Social-Emotional Skills They Need for Success in School & in Life
On every level, when students feel good in school, they thrive, both academically and socially, and targeted learning interventions are most likely to succeed. That includes play and recess
Play It Forward: State Laws Now Require Recess
The return of recess? Unstructured playtime is making a comeback in schools as frustrated teachers, parents, and advocacy groups demand legislative action
The grassroots revolution making it normal for children to ‘play out’ again
A grassroots movement in the United Kingdom aims to get more children to play outside
Playground study shows how recess can include all children
Playgrounds and recess can and should include all children regardless of their special needs
The play’s the thing for elementary ed
District Administration - Lori Koerner "We must offer students ample [...]
Key Aspects of Play in Early Education
Edutopia - Amanda Armstrong "With the publication of the American [...]