Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-387) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Play and Teaching in Early Childhood Education -- Learning Through Play -- Developmental Theories of Play -- Historical Perceptions of Play -- Early Childhood Curriculum and Educational Play -- Social Studies-Play Learning Experiences -- Language-Play Learning Experiences -- Literature-Play Learning Experiences -- Literacy-Play Learning Experiences -- Science-Play Learning Experiences -- Mathematics-Play Learning Experiences -- Music and Movement-Play Learning Experiences -- Art-Play Learning Experiences -- Block-Play Learning Experiences.
Summary:
Play provides young children with the opportunity to express their ideas, symbolize, and test their knowledge of the world. This book offers the theoretical framework for understanding the origins of an early childhood play-based curriculum and how young children learn and understand concepts in a social and physical environment.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.