Cooperative play is the last of the six stages of play described by sociologist Mildred Parten. Cooperative play involves children playing and working with others towards a common goal or purpose.

Children learn more through ‘guided play’ than from teacher-led instruction, according to a new study by experts at Cambridge University. A play-focused approach to learning, where children are ...

Teaching younger children through 'guided' play supports key aspects of their learning and development at least as well - and sometimes better - than the traditional direct instruction they usually ...

Sonnets Academy focuses on helping its students feel heard. Two experts share how social emotional learning helps children learn to control their emotions and better communicate. When it comes to ...

Play is so important for a child's development that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) even recommends that pediatricians prescribe it for children. Research has shown that our focus on ...

Enid, 30, and Izidoro, 33, are teachers at Itambabiniga Primary School in Kyaka Settlement in Kyegegwa District of Uganda. The school hosts almost 3,000 children, many of whom are refugees from the ...

Ladderworks is a publishing platform of diverse picture books and online curriculum with the mission to empower over a million kids to become social entrepreneurs. Our current series features ...

Rachel Bryant Davies has received funding from The British Academy Covid-19 Special Grant COV19\20144 Addison Wheeler Research Fellowship, Durham University Friends of the Princeton University Library ...

Teaching younger children through 'guided' play can support key aspects of their learning and development at least as well, and sometimes better, than traditional, direct instruction, according to a ...

Hands-on learning, learning by doing, learning through experience—no matter what you call it, the premise is the same. Most people learn faster and better when they’re actively involved in the process ...

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