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 ...

On a recent afternoon in June, a line of kids between the ages of 5 and 13 snaked back from the door at the edge of classroom at St. Anthony's Catholic School in East Oakland, California. Some jumped ...

So let kindergarten expectations reflect what early-childhood professionals know to be right. May the joy and magic of ...

This free, bilingual app helps kids think like scientists with 10+ games. This free, bilingual Play & Learn Science! app helps kids “think like scientists,” with 10+ games that spark real-world ...

If you're looking for ways to support your child’s learning before he or she even enters a classroom, new research from FIU offers an answer that’s backed by science and surprisingly simple: puzzles, ...

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 ...

Professor, Environmental Sustainability and Childhood Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles receives funding from the Queensland Government Department of Education ...

The new STEM badge offers unrivalled recommendations for science-based products, highlighting toys and games that encourage learning through play. The Science Museum Group has announced the launch of ...

Global trends of increased forced displacement, both internal and across borders, persist in the East Africa region. Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda collectively hosted over 3 million refugees and ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — Research shows learning is enhanced when it's combined with the arts. Some students in PHM are learning science through sculpture. Josie Engdahl has 20 kids in her 4th ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a continuing series on the practical takeaways from research. Over the past year, students have had to learn a lot about a phenomenon that has dominated their lives: the ...

As adults, it’s our job to foster curiosity and a love of science in the kids in our lives. And what better way to do this than through play? Toys allow children ample opportunity to learn all kinds ...