The Sector

Play-based learning and early years science: New framework maps how intentional teaching builds scientific literacy

A Charles Sturt University study published in Research in Science Education has mapped a three-stage pathway showing how educator planning, play-based action and reflective practice can work together ...
Edutopia

5 Reasons to Use Game-Based Learning in Your Classroom

Social engagement: Playing an analog game typically brings students together. Initial student interactions are functional: ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten Is Making a Comeback. Here’s What It Means

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...
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What Is Cooperative Play? And How To Encourage It In Your Kids

As a father to four children I’ve always been fascinated at the various stages of development for each of my children. One second they can’t hold up their own head, and the next, they are running ...
EdSource

Inside transitional kindergarten: Where play, curiosity and early learning meet

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning Yields More Joy, Higher Scores at This Elementary School

When the doors to Mansfield Elementary School in northeastern Connecticut officially opened to students in the 2023-24 school year, Principal Kate McCoy had a lot to be excited about. She looked ...
KING5

'Play-based' learning mandatory for Tumwater kindergartners

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Tumwater School District has implemented mandatory play-based learning across all kindergarten classrooms, requiring one hour of daily free play while maintaining ...