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All Discussions Tagged 'play' (10)

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Ed Hitchcock

The importance of play

Saturday's episode of Definitely Not the Opera on CBC was about the importance of play. Given some of the recent discussions on Fireside,...

Started by Ed Hitchcock

0 Nov 24
Ashley L. Miller

"Where Do the Children Play?" Project

Outdoor play--unstructured, unscheduled, open-ended--is essential to a healthy childhood. A wide body of research is now showing that pla...

Started by Ashley L. Miller

1 Oct 21
Reply by Connie Weber
Anna Billings

Play, Spirit, and Character

Here's another great interview entitled Play, Spirit, and Character conducted by Krista Tippett on Speaking of Faith. She is interviewing...

Started by Anna Billings

11 Jul 15
Reply by Anna Billings
Anna Billings

Traveling Rings — A New Way to Play

This looks like it would be incredibly fun and exhilarating. Also looks like it would take a fair amount of skill, practice, and physical...

Started by Anna Billings

0 Jul 6
Connie Weber

"Kindergarten Cram" --playtime disappears--

I found these articles from the latest post by Deb Meier on Bridging Differences. "Kindergarten Cram" --by Peggy Orenstein in NYTimes "...

Started by Connie Weber

11 May 14
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

What are you doing for fun these days?

What are you doing for fun these days? Are you going to concerts, making videos, reading a particular book you enjoy, writing, photograph...

Started by Connie Weber

13 Mar 19
Reply by scott smith
Anna Billings

The Loss of Play

Revisiting this important topic, here is an associated press article by David Crary, covering the 92nd Street Y Wonderplay Early Childhoo...

Started by Anna Billings

28 Jan 29
Reply by Anna Billings
Connie Weber

"U.S. school children need less work, more play: study" --By Michael Conlon

"U.S. school children need less work, more play: study" --By Michael Conlon ""The available research suggests that recess may play an im...

Started by Connie Weber

11 Jan 28
Reply by Ian Carmichael
Connie Weber

"The Value of Age-Mixed Play" in edweek

"The Value of Age-Mixed Play" by Peter Gray "...age-mixed play is qualitatively different from play among children who are all similar i...

Started by Connie Weber

1 Apr. 23, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber
Connie Weber

American Academy of Pediatrics: the Importance of Play

Here is an article several of us have read before--and handed out to parents. Has anyone had any reactions to it from the people they've ...

Started by Connie Weber

2 Jan. 6, 2008
Reply by Connie Weber

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