Ontario’s revised kindergarten program asks teachers to use both explicit literacy instruction and play-based learning.

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 ...

The state is among a handful to officially adopt such a definition, delineating both guided play and student-initiated play ...

When Illinois lawmakers made full-day kindergarten a requirement for all public schools by 2027, they encouraged the ...

Play is one of the most important parts of early childhood education in Australia. We know children learn about the world through play and it helps them build creativity and independence. There is ...

Every government school in the district will begin the new academic year with one hour of play from June 15 ...

Through detailed, lifelike toys, open-ended play, and a new dynamic content hub, schleich® continues to create opportunities ...

One of my earliest posts here concerned the definition of play, which I developed further in an article on “Definitions of Play” for Scholarpedia (Gray, 2013) and in my book Free to Learn. I first ...

As the world marks International Day of Play on June 11th, Ghana is reaffirming a simple but important message: play is not separate from learning- for young children, play is learning. The Government ...