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The power of play : how spontaneous, imaginative activities lead to happier, healthier children / David Elkind. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Da Capo Lifelong, 2007.Description: xii, 240 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780738210537
  • 0738210536
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF717.P694 2007
  • BF717.E43.P694 2007
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Contents:
Introduction
PennsylvaniaRT 1: The changing world of play Play, love, and work : an essential trio Toys aren't us Screen play and iconic literacy Child play and parent angst
PennsylvaniaRT 2: Play, learning, and development Misunderstandings about how young children learn Playing for a reason : building the units of math, reading, and science It isn't only a game : the role of play in becoming social
PennsylvaniaRT 3. The power of play Lighthearted parenting Schooling with heart, mind, and body Epilogue : Gifts for a lifetime
Subject: Discusses the importance of unstructured play during childhood, featuring examples and evidence to support the author's contention that play is crucial to the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development of children.
Item type: Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor RES BF717.E455.P694 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor RES BF717.E455.P694 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor RES BF717.E455.P694 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor RES BF717.E455.P694 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Introduction

PennsylvaniaRT 1: The changing world of play Play, love, and work : an essential trio Toys aren't us Screen play and iconic literacy Child play and parent angst

PennsylvaniaRT 2: Play, learning, and development Misunderstandings about how young children learn Playing for a reason : building the units of math, reading, and science It isn't only a game : the role of play in becoming social

PennsylvaniaRT 3. The power of play Lighthearted parenting Schooling with heart, mind, and body Epilogue : Gifts for a lifetime

Discusses the importance of unstructured play during childhood, featuring examples and evidence to support the author's contention that play is crucial to the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development of children.

COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:

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