The Power of Play: Articles
- Learning Through Play
- Problem Solving Deficit Disorder
- Play: Priceless
- Play: Children's Context for Development
- Facilitating and Supporting Children's Play: Suggestion for Teachers
The Power of Play: Resources
Books
The Power of Play
David Elkind, Ph.D
We often worry that our children will be disadvantaged if they are not up to speed with the latest academic agendas. Dr Elkind reassures us that creative play far outweighs academic achievement in fostering mental and social development. A compelling and well-researched account of how spontaneous, creative play leads to a happier healthier childhood and life beyond.
Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
Dr. Stuart Brown
"This important book explores how play can improve - and joyously change - your life." – Jane Goodall.
A Child's Work - The Importance of Fantasy Play
Vivian Gussin Paley
A wise and insightful account of why fantasy play is the essential and irreplaceable curriculum for the early years of childhood.
Celebrating Young Children and Their Teachers
Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld
Drawing on her 50 years of teaching young children, Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld urges teachers to keep their lights alive by reflecting on the magic of their students and on the importance of their calling. A wonderful and joyous celebration of childhood!
Not a Stick
Antoinette Portis
To an adult, it's just a burdensome and dangerous stick. But look what piglet sees: a baton in a marching band, a paintbrush against a canvas, and a barbell for a muscleman. Delightfully entertaining!
A Place for Play
Elizabeth Goodenough
Companion volume to the documentary film Where Do the Children Play?, with a foreword by Richard Louv, A Place for Play explores the numerous and troubling ways in which free play outdoors is slipping from children's lives.
Play, Development and Early Education
James E. Johnson, James F. Christi, and Francis Wardle
"The authors have written an extensive account showing the scope and depth of children's play including the current trends, research, and informed opinions on the importance of childhood play." –Regina C.M. Williams, Central Ohio Technical College.
Play: The Pathway from Theory to Practice
Sandra Heidemann and Deborah Hewitt
Play, a revision of the best-selling Pathways to Play, provides the guidance and support you need to understand the vast significance and impact play has on young children. A practical guide for educators on how to foster creativity and imagination in young children.
Online Articles
The Serious Need for Play
Melinda Wenner
Article from "The Scientific American" website: Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed.
Play Time: The Game of Learning
Trish Konzak
"…I am a parent, and I have been a preschool teacher for more than twenty years, and my experience and training tell me one thing loud and clear. Children need to play." –exerpt from the article
The Value of Play: Why Kids Just Need to Be Kids
Rae Pica
"Isn't it ironic that a country whose constitution allows for the pursuit of happiness now feels a collective guilt about the very idea of anything fun? How did this happen? When did we begin placing so much priority on productivity and so little on leisure or on having a good time? " - Excerpt
Websites
The Alliance for Childhood promotes policies and practices that support children's healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living. Our public education campaigns bring to light both the promise and the vulnerability of childhood. We act for the sake of the children themselves and for a more just, democratic, and ecologically responsible future.
The National Institute for Play is a non-profit public benefit corporation committed to bringing the unrealized knowledge, practices and benefits of play into public life. It is gathering research from diverse play scientists and practitioners, initiating projects to expand the clinical scientific knowledge of human play and translating this emerging body of knowledge into programs and resources, which deliver the transformative power of play to all segments of society.
Playing for Keeps is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving outcomes and the quality of life for all children by promoting healthy, constructive play. A great way to get connected with other people and organizations who want to make "play" a mainstay of early childhood education.
International Play Association
IPA is an international non-governmental organization founded in Denmark in 1961. It is interdisciplinary and embraces in membership persons of all professions working for or with children. Its purpose is to protect, preserve and promote the child's right to play as a fundamental human right.
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