Playing to learn
Subtitle: the role of play in the early years
By: Sandra Smidt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9780415558815; 9780415558822; 9780203851999
Description: What do we mean when we use the word 'play' in terms of learning and development? This book argues that all play is purposeful. It clarifies what is required of practitioners and sets out to explain what play is and why it is so important as one of the key ways of learning.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is this thing called play?; title: Taking inventory of the world; title: Agency and ownership; title: Memory and its role in play; title: A sense of self: a sense of others; title: Sharing feelings and thoughts: playing at being an artist; title: Sharing feelings and thoughts: playing at being a symbol user; title: War play, cruel play, tragic play; title: Why play matters: voices.