THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EXPERIENCES IN CREATIVE DRAMATICS, CHILDREN CAN DEVELOP SELF-REALIZATION AS THEY BECOME INVOLVED IN THINKING, FEELING, AND EXPERIENCING. CREATIVE DRAMA AFFORDS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE CHANNELING OF EMOTIONS, DEVELOPS APPRECIATION OF THE WONDERS AND BEAUTY OF THE WORLD, PROMOTES THE ACQUISITION AND RETENTION…

This guide was designed to assist parents, teachers, youth leaders, and park and recreation directors in the safe selection, use, installation, maintenance and repair of playground equipment. The nature and necessity of children's play are discussed briefly and information is presented on four main types of playground equipment: (1) swings, (2)…

The concept of private languages holds that each person's words are symbols with which he identifies certain of his perceptions. Language operates in the public sphere only so long as the symbols used by a speaker to denote his perceptions roughly correspond to the symbols the listener uses for his perceptions. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein…

Creative leisure activities make a profound contribution to the child's emotional, psychological, physical, aesthetic, and spiritual growth. We, as a nation, have failed to emphasize the importance of leisure experiences upon the individual. The prime obstacles have been two prejudicial attitudes: (1) that leisure is intrinsically less worthy than…

This speech presents a review of research concerning the nature of play. Some of the formal characteristics of play are: (a) it is distinct from ordinary life in its "temporariness" and its limitless location; (b) there is an element of tension in play that leads to uncertainty concerning the outcome but at the same time provides the opportunity…

This play, commissioned by Project Head Start, is designed to stimulate discussion and deepen understanding of key issues surrounding the confusion and conflicts that often arise when parents and professionals become entangled in disputes over "who is in charge" of the Head Start program. Guidelines for a discussion session following presentation…

Children seem to learn language more quickly when movement precedes language use. (JH)

The article discusses the psychological needs of gifted children. (DLS)

Examined the extent to which mothers synchronize their verbal references to objects with other, nonverbal events when addressing children in the first two years of life. Forty-two mothers and their infants (age 11, 14, and 24 months) were observed in a joint play situation involving a number of toys. (Author/JMB)

Examines the sequential patterns of behavior which are characteristic of the preschool child's exploration and play in response to a novel stimulus. (BD)

Reviews research on possible contributions of role playing, games and sports, and play to the developmental process, e.g., the inter-relationships between play and creativity. (MBR)

Describes how a teacher can use a puppet from outer space to help preschool children reinforce their knowledge of facial features, stretch their imaginations and practice using verbal skills. (CM)

Reports on a seminar in environmental ecology conducted to emphasize "intuition, body wisdom, aesthetic, ethical, and religious understanding" while de-emphasizing analytical-descriptive-empirical learning. The seminar included a weekend retreat. Focus, basic readings, student contributions, student responses, and general problems of the seminar…

Discusses aspects of movement education including its function, activities, materials, and relation to dramatic play. (JMB)