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Michelle Simpson – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
The benefits of play for children's learning are well-documented and well-researched. The evidence for its positive impact on brain development, social interactions, emotional wellbeing, and motor skills is widespread. So, why should this practice stop after the early years? "A Practical Guide to Play in Education" encourages teachers to…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Program Development, Resources
Wilinski, Bethany; Machumu, Maregesi; Sharma, Amit – Childhood Education, 2021
Efforts to improve education should not neglect to provide the rich play opportunities that benefit children in so many ways. In Tanzania, the pre-primary curriculum, for example, guides teachers to use play as the primary method of teaching and learning. Despite this policy mandate for play, however, abundant evidence indicates that Tanzanian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Child Development, Skill Development
Caspe, Margaret; Atkin, Catherine; De Reyal, Laura; Hau, Isabelle; Keesey, Dorreen; Ligon, Nisha; Wilton, Katelin; Salinas, Steven – Global Family Research Project, 2019
Global Family Research Project joined with four other organizations as part of the LEGO Idea Conference to take an in-depth look at letting families guide the creation of programs and services that best meet their needs. This summary of the event session, held in Billund, Denmark, includes international examples of collaborating with families and…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Feedback (Response)
Geisz, Mary B. – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2017
Since 2005 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has supported Playworks, an innovative program that provides supervised, inclusive recess programs at schools across the country. Jill Vialet, who founded Play4Kids, the precursor to Playworks, saw the need, particularly in urban elementary schools, for a new kind of recess that included…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Innovation, Program Descriptions, Inclusion
Creaser, Barbara – 1990
This resource booklet focuses on the definitions, developmental stages, and the benefits of socio-dramatic play. The booklet deals with the players, shows how adults can support children's play, describes the play environment, and offers some suggestions for development of curriculum based on play. The booklet discusses children's approach to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
McKee, Judy Spitler, Ed. – 1986
This volume is a collection of nine papers focusing on different aspects of play. The first section, "Play, Growth, Development, and Learning," contains discussions dealing with make-believe play and learning; an all-in-fun approach to thinking, playing, and language learning for young children; and ways children learn through play. The…
Descriptors: Activities, Bibliographies, Child Abuse, Child Development
Canning, Judy Harkness – 1985
This manual describes the benefits and procedures for implementing a developmental play program. It is intended to be used by both the leader--a counselor, teacher, or other professional--and students who have been trained in the peer facilitator skills. The manual does not include a detailed training program for peer facilitators, but the nature…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Cross Age Teaching
Goff, Donna – 1972
Some procedures, costs, and results of the Pilot Special Events Child Development Programs in Minneapolis and St. Paul in 1971 and 1972 are reviewed. The program was designed to provide an innovative and stimulating experience for the children of parents attending a political conference. A chapter describing equipment needed includes toys for…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Conferences, Educational Equipment
Bates, Sue Ann – 1981
This document presents guidelines for kindergarten programs and identifies goals based on the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development of children 4 to 6 years of age. Separate chapters briefly focus on the kindergarten child's brain development; the role of play in children's learning; the teacher's role in guiding play; the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Educational Philosophy
Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1990
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 6, which focuses on planning an…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care, Developmental Programs
Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) in Dane County, Inc., Madison, WI. – 1974
This handbook provides both general and specific information on child development and child care to help adults who are providing child care in their homes. Information is presented in six sections which describe: (1) the family day care system, the occupation of caregiver, and the development of relationships; (2) development of a health program,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Childhood Needs
Anderson-Clark, Janet – 1996
In response to parent complaints about the curriculum at an urban child care center, a procedure was developed to provide parents and teachers with an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for young children. A curriculum that was developmentally and culturally relevant to the children at the school was also developed. The entire…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Child Development, Cultural Awareness
Robert, Darren L.; Yongue, Bill – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2004
This article presents two models for creating new developmentally appropriate preschool movement programs: CHAOS (Children Helping Adults Open Senses) at Eastern Connecticut State University and "KinderPlay" at Florida International University. CHAOS and KinderPlay utilize skill themes and movement concepts as their focus and incorporate…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Psychomotor Skills, Young Children, Movement Education
Baum, Rosemere; And Others – 1982
Designed for use in a parenting education course for rural/migrant youth and adults, this parenting education learning kit consists of a coordinator's manual and bilingual instructional materials for seven course sessions. Issues addressed in the coordinator's manual include program content, program format, orientation for experienced parents,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Child Development, Communication Skills, Discipline
Eckstein, Esther – 1975
This pamphlet offers guidelines for directors and teachers interested in providing good after-school day care programs for children 6-12 years of age. The typical school-age child served by after-school programs in New York City is described in the introduction, and the importance of creative play is emphasized. Topics include: (1) the role of the…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, After School Programs, Child Development, Classroom Techniques
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