The Power of Play
Playful Learning
Playful Learning embraces the idea that students can learn through all types of play, but that students learn best when play is guided and learning goals are incorporated into the play environment.
Guided play can be realized in a planned play environment (classroom, children’s museum) or when adults follow children’s lead to support their learning. Guided play includes active, engaged, meaningful, socially interactive, and fun activities with a learning goal.
Digging deeper…
When educators engage in guided play, they enhance students’ exploration and learning through:
Co-playing with students
Asking open-ended questions
Suggesting ways to explore materials
The Power of Play
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A new path to education reform:
Playful learning promotes 21st-century skills in schools and beyond
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Want resilient and well-adjusted kids? Let them play.
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Where Global Science Meets Playful Learning
Implications for Home, School, Cities and Digital Spaces
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The complex world of pre-K play
Young kids benefit from play. But what should it look like?
