Playing to Learn: The Role of Play in the Early Years

By Sandra Smidt

What do we mean when we use the word 'play' in terms of learning and development? This book argues that all play is purposeful. The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum focuses on play as the prime mode of learning; this thought-provoking book clarifies what is required of practitioners.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415558816
• ISBN13: 9780415558815
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"