Silas McLellan, a kindergartner in a play-based learning class, plays with toy blocks during Choice Time at Symonds ...

Play is often viewed as the natural language of childhood. But beyond simply being fun, play is a vital component of early ...

One of my earliest posts here concerned the definition of play, which I developed further in an article on “Definitions of Play” for Scholarpedia (Gray, 2013) and in my book Free to Learn. I first ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

When classrooms went online in 2020 during the pandemic, gamified learning opportunities grew as a quick and easy way to evaluate the general learning that was happening from student to student.

Connecticut’s recent legislation supporting play-based learning in pre-K and elementary classrooms embraces a transformative approach long supported by child development experts: learning through play ...

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a ...

The Florida-based preschool company O2B Kids opened its Sartell location Feb. 3. The preschool offers age-separated classes, small student-to-teacher ratios, and a curriculum to prepare children for ...