Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...

Explore how learning through play strengthens brain connections, improves emotional stability, and supports natural thinking ...

Colorful trees come to life as a group of kindergartners glue bits of tissue and construction paper onto a drawing of a trunk. They’re engaged in play — but, in this Northwestern University Center for ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how ...

"What serves my children best is play-based learning that allows kids the space to learn in the place where they learn best. Play is the language of students, it's where they're the experts and it's ...