Curriculum and Assessment Play and Learning

Curriculum and Assessment: Play and Learning

Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners provides information about play and learning.

Make the Most of Playtime with Infants and Toddlers (pdf) - Play builds warm and loving relationships. This article describes the development of play skills and offers ideas on how to play with your child to support the development of social, language and thinking skills
Who said, "But all they do is play?" (doc) - When children play they are practicing higher level thinking skills
Today's Play...Tomorrow's Success (doc) - A chart which emphasizes the importance of play in early childhood as the best foundation for success in school.
Play in the Early Years: Key to School Success Policy Brief (pdf) - A policy brief published by the Bay Area EC Finders citing research on how play in the early years promotes future school success
Crisis in the Kindergarten Why Children Need to Learn to Play in School (pdf) - Edward Miller and Joan Almon, College Park, MD: Alliance for Childhood, 2009
The Truth About Play (pdf) - Practical tips and tools about play
Tools of the Mind: Focus on Self Regulation - Tools of the Mind is a research-based early childhood program that builds strong foundations for school success in preschool and kindergarten children by promoting their intentional and self-regulated learning
The Wisdom of Play: Why Children At Play Are Their Own Best Teachers - Ten renowned early childhood educators explain why play is such an essential part of every child's emotional and physical well-being. (28 page booklet)