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Early Childhood News: How Dramatic Play Can Enhance Learning

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Early Learning Services: Challenge and Risk in Children's Play

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Risky play can be defined as a thrilling and exciting activity that involves a risk of physical injury, and play that provides opportunities for challenge, testing limits, exploring boundaries and learning about injury risk. This article...
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Global School Net: Collaboration in the Classroom and Over the Internet

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This is a good resource for learning how to collaborate with other classes over the internet. This article provides good advice for how to get the most benefit out of your collaboration efforts whether they be in the classroom or over...
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Learners Edge: Play in the Classroom

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Play is not more important than science, literacy, physics, or math - it IS science, literacy, physics, and math. It is the FOUNDATION for learning. This article touches on the research supporting the importance of incorporating play...