Play Articles

Listing of play articles most current articles on the top. How Play Fits Into Social and Emotional Learning.  All of Chicago Public Schools are seeing big gains by allowing students to play.  By Jill Vialet Playworks Founder   The Critical Place of Play in Education.  U.S. Play Coalition Document. This document is on Play in [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:09:53-07:00August 10th, 2016|Play, Resources|0 Comments

Head Start Body Start in Body Building?

Sounds like a tiny tot gym for aspiring World Body Builders like California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, but instead it is a new federal program aimed at giving preschoolers a head start on future healthy behaviors and generally good health. The new center called the National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play  AKA Head Start Body [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:11:09-07:00December 6th, 2012|Featured Articles, Play|0 Comments

Why Play? The Importance of Play

Why Play? The Importance of Play By Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D., The Recess Doctor We all need to play. For the generation of Americans that lived by the daily adage, “you must come inside when the street lights come on,” the importance of play was intuitive and occurred [...]

By |2024-04-17T11:05:20-07:00August 23rd, 2012|Featured Articles, Play|1 Comment