Resources

Discover how dramatic play helps young children build social and emotional skills, with expert tips from Kelly Hantak and Sarah Grissom on how teachers can effectively support it.

Teresa Parlan Gonsoski explains how designing the outdoor environment with the principles of a "Yes" environment in mind can encourage collaboration.

Shira B Kulok lays out the key roles that a teacher should fill, when implementing an emergent curriculum approach.

Real play means taking risks. As educators we have the responsibility not only to understand the inevitability of risk, but to know the importance of providing adventuresome opportunities for children. In this article Joan Almon…

Excerpts from Paley's well-known book.

A playful letter that powerfully describes the learning that happens in a play-based classroom.

With pressure from many sources, it takes courage and effort to promote play as an intentional intervention for children with special needs.