Why Play?
How to Make Play an Essential Part of Early Education
$216.35
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2024
Summary
In an age when play is often seen as frivolous or unproductive, this book explains the importance of play in early childhood education. Each chapter focuses on a specific type of play, includes suggestions for putting theory into practice, and offers recommendations for language and information educators can use to help parents understand that play is not separate from learning. Why Play? highlights some of the most popular types of play, such as dramatic, cooperative, construction, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807786215 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0807786217 |
| Author: | Rae Pica |
| Publisher: | Teachers' College Press |
| Imprint: | Teachers' College Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 162mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“As it stands, the book will serve as a reference for the preservice teachers with whom I work; a guide to understanding the power of play so that they will know, better than I did, how to push back against comments from administrators (or anyone) who consider play as antithetical to learning.”
-University of Texas at El Paso
Rae Pica
Rae Pica is an early childhood education consultant and internationally known speaker, online course creator, and author.
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