Want to explore more? Here are just a few thought provoking references and resources for review and consideration. Each offers a new perspective on the science of learning, play and 21st century skills and more.
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Kaboom Report
Alliance For Childhood Report
Alliance For Childhood Report Video
The Playwork Primer, an introduction to play and playwork
Policy Brief – The Loss of Children’s Play: A Public Health Issue
A Case For Play: Get The Facts
Professionals At Play
Parent Tips
Play Is A Four-Letter Word
Top 10 Ways Children Learn
Let The Play Revolution Begin
Building Unstructured Play Into the Structure of Each Day
Teacher Tips
NAEYC resources for educators, families and policymakers
Policy Brief – Restoring Play and Playful Learning to U.S. Kindergartens
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – “How Children’s Social Competence Impacts Their Well-Being in Adulthood”
The New York Times Online – “Effort To Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum”
Editorial – Can We Play?
The New York Times Online – “Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think”
Article – The Preschool Education Debates
Less Play Today Means Fewer Leaders For Tomorrow
The Huffington Post – “Somebody Come And Play”
New America Foundation – “Playing, and Reflecting on Play, in Central Park Next Weekend “
The Science Network – Video Interviews – Conversations at the Ultimate Block Party, The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, and Rutgers University