Silas McLellan, a kindergartner in a play-based learning class, plays with toy blocks during Choice Time at Symonds ...

Every parent wants to nurture their child’s developmental growth. Toys are a great resource to stimulate learning outside of ...

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...

To promote equitable learning for students, schools must prioritize movement-filled learning, breaks and sunny educational spaces in order to create happier, healthier and more successful kids.

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

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 ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

When Heather Schell couldn’t find a space where young children and their caregivers could relax, connect and play, she decided to create one.

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Teaching younger children through 'guided' play supports key aspects of their learning and development at least as well - and sometimes better - than the traditional direct instruction they usually ...

When students move from university course work to real-world applications like internships, practicums or clinical placements ...