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Creating Supportive Environments for Children's Sensory Experiences
Children are constantly processing their worlds and experiences through their senses. Because of that, our classrooms must take into consideration all the different sensory needs of children, and create an appropriate sensory backdrop from…
A child playing with a Community Playthings Cascade
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Incorporating Literacy and Math Skills in the Emergent Curriculum
Discover how emergent curriculum fosters the development of early literacy and math skills through child-led, interest-based learning.
Kids playing musical instruments outdoors
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Outlast Staging Assembly
Learn how to put your Outlast Stage together in four easy steps.
preschool kids playing in an outdoor playhouse
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Outlast Playhouse and Cube Furniture
Bring the magic of dramatic play to your outdoor classroom with the Outlast Playhouse and Cube Furniture.
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The Role of Risk in Play and Learning
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…
children playing
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A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play
Excerpts from Paley's well-known book.
art corner in a classroom
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A Letter to Families and Friends of the Children in Room 13
A playful letter that powerfully describes the learning that happens in a play-based classroom.
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A Special Place for Play in Special Education
With pressure from many sources, it takes courage and effort to promote play as an intentional intervention for children with special needs.