J: Juggling play and learning: The role of guided play
How can we bring play and learning together to support children's development?
K: Keeping up the good work: The long-term effects of early interventions
What do we know about the long term effects of programmes supporting children's development?
L: Links with learning? Uncovering parental attitudes towards play in diverse contexts
What role do parents consider play has in their children's development and learning?
M: Masked play is still play!
Is children's play also on lockdown?
N: Nature and outdoor play
Why is it so important for children to get outdoors to play and learn in nature?
O: Oppression, agency, play and education
What would organised education look like with agency at its heart?
P: Pretend play: Promoting positive emotions in children
Why is pretend play a particularly positive place for children? 假装游戏: 提升儿童的正面情绪
Q: Quality research for quality classroom practice
How can we ensure that research is accessible and feasible in our classrooms?
S: Social play and its importance – it takes two!
What skills do children need to play together and how can we help them along the way?
T: Transitions: Play and the transition to school
How can we use play to support children in their transition to school?
U: Unconventional ideas: What is creativity and how can it be nurtured?
Why are play researchers interested in creativity?
V: Videos of family play moments support child development
Are videos of play a helpful way for families to learn about and respond to their children's behaviour?
W: Why we all need play in a crisis
How can play help us to understand and process thoughts and emotions during times of trauma or crisis?
X: X-SEL in life: Supporting social and emotional learning in early childhood
How can we support children with their social and emotional learning?
Y: You and me: Parent child playfulness
What are some of the everyday ways parents can spend playful time with their children while at home?
Z: Zest! Motivation and playful learning in the classroom
How can teachers harness children's inner drive to learn?
Parent Cooperative Early Learning: The Playcentre Approach
Whānau Tupu Ngātahii means families growing together. Paul Crowhurst tells us more about Playcentre, a family-led, play-based approach to early childhood education in New Zealand.
Play and infant interactions with caregivers
What are the benefits of quality playful interactions with your infant?
Play and Pretence
What is pretend play and how does it link to a child’s emotional development?
Play and Self-regulation
Self-regulation helps a child guide their thoughts, emotions and behaviours to accomplish a goal – how does play support this important area of development?
Play, Self-regulation, Executive Function and the Classroom Context
How and why do playful approaches to teaching support the development of self-regulation?
