Scoping the evidence: Hands-on learning with physical manipulatives
How can physical manipulatives encourage children's active engagement in everyday learning?
‘Just fun’ – or fundamental? Finding fun in early adolescent self-concept
Is fun an integral part of young peoples' selves, or is it a frivolous extra?
Children bouncing back: How families can use play to help children transition to post-lockdown life
How can families use play to support their children as they transition to post-lockdown life?
A: Astronauts, play and COVID testing
How can we use play to help children engage with the COVID-19 swab?
B: Building Blocks: The power of the brick
How can block play support children's development?
C: Connected communication: Talking about play
What do we mean by ‘connected communication’ and what does it look like during children’s play?
D: Dolls, diggers, and dinosaurs: Do girls and boys like different toys?
Do girls and boys really like different toys?
E: Executive functions and their role in games
How do everyday activities and games use children's executive functions?
F: Fathers and Play
What impact does fathers’ involvement and play have on children’s development?
G: Games in the classroom: Creativity, cognition and the curriculum
How can games facilitate classroom engagement and children's learning?
H: Health, hospitals, and play: The Teddy Bear Hospitals
How can a playful visit to the Teddy Bear Hospital help children understand hospital care and procedures?
I: Infants and play: Do babies learn through play?
Do babies learn through play? The evidence tells us they do but we still have much to learn...
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?
