Comprehensive resources for parents and professionals in play-based early childhood education

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An Indoor Playground


Using materials found in the school gym, students had to plan and then create their own playground
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Yoga Studio


When teachers at a preschool asked their students what they want their classroom to look like, a yoga studio stood out.
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Studies of Infant Learning


The following examples are excerpted from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School.
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Designing Rubrics


What is a rubric? An assessment tool that clearly marks a student’s performance.
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Friendly Forest Preschool


At our preschool we make sure children have many opportunities for multi-sensory play. There is sand, water, and loads of clay, paint, glue and glitter to choose from.
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Play: The Cultural Context


Every child is unique, and how they play is influenced by both their immediate surroundings and their culture.
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Why is Rough and Tumble Play Important?


Your kids are a screeching, laughing mass of arms and legs on the floor...there are positive lessons to be learned by children who engage in rough and tumble play.
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Object Play


Creating a play environment where children are encouraged to pick up, explore and manipulate objects results in endless learning opportunities.
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Literacy at Home


Language skills flourish when children are surrounded by books, songs, rhymes and many opportunities for imaginative play.
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The Key to Learning


Close, trusting relationships with parents, teachers and caregivers is the key that unlocks the learning process for many children.
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