{"id":25,"date":"2023-01-11T17:09:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/chapter\/what-is-play\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T17:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T17:44:36","slug":"what-is-play","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/chapter\/what-is-play\/","title":{"raw":"Ch. 1 What is Play?","rendered":"Ch. 1 What is Play?"},"content":{"raw":"<strong><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-202\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2023\/01\/jelleke-vanooteghem-RPIkYfeEVkw-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Children playing with mud\" width=\"437\" height=\"291\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>READ FIRST<\/strong>- Learn about play by reading the noted sections from the two resources below.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Read the \"Introduction\" (p. 2) of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communityplaythings.com\/~\/media\/files\/cpus\/library\/training-resources\/booklets\/wisdom-of-play.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wisdom of Play: How Children Learn to Make Sense of the World<\/a> by Community Playthings (~2 minute read)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Read \"What is Play\" (pp. 4-7) in <a href=\"https:\/\/mcm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MCMResearchSummary1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Play: A Research Summary on Play and Learning<\/a> by Dr. Rachel E. White for Minnesota Children's Museum (~5 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>READ NEXT<\/strong>- Review the following documents that highlight children's right to play and our role as adults to advocate for children's play.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/globally-shared\/downloads\/PDFs\/resources\/position-statements\/Ethics%20Position%20Statement2011_09202013update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment<\/a> by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (~24 minute read)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/media\/56661\/file\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a> by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (~7 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>CHOOSE ONE<\/strong>- Select at least one of the resources below to extend your understanding about play.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/our-work\/families\/five-essentials-meaningful-play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Essentials to Meaningful Play<\/a> by Marcia L. Nell &amp; Walter F. Drew (~ 9 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this article from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Nell &amp; Drew describe elements of play that make it joyful and a rememberable experience for children and families.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/news\/follow_the_leader_child_led_play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow the Leader: Child-Led Play<\/a> by Kevin Zoromski (~ 5 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this article published by the Michigan State University Extension, Zoromski shares the importance of children leading their play and the benefits of child-led play.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YzgEMEWTE2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Play and Learning<\/a> by Laura Shultz (~2.3 minutes)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this video from the Boston Children's Museum, Shultz, a professor of cognitive science, describes elements of children's play and the similarities of play and the work of scientists.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alfiekohn.org\/blogs\/play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Not-So-Obvious Propositions About Play<\/a> by Alfie Kohn (~ 9 minute read)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn this blog post, Kohn describes five ideas about play to consider that will help to understand some of the challenges around children's play.","rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-202\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2023\/01\/jelleke-vanooteghem-RPIkYfeEVkw-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Children playing with mud\" width=\"437\" height=\"291\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ FIRST<\/strong>&#8211; Learn about play by reading the noted sections from the two resources below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the &#8220;Introduction&#8221; (p. 2) of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communityplaythings.com\/~\/media\/files\/cpus\/library\/training-resources\/booklets\/wisdom-of-play.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wisdom of Play: How Children Learn to Make Sense of the World<\/a> by Community Playthings (~2 minute read)<\/li>\n<li>Read &#8220;What is Play&#8221; (pp. 4-7) in <a href=\"https:\/\/mcm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MCMResearchSummary1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Power of Play: A Research Summary on Play and Learning<\/a> by Dr. Rachel E. 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Drew (~ 9 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this article from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Nell &amp; Drew describe elements of play that make it joyful and a rememberable experience for children and families.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/news\/follow_the_leader_child_led_play\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow the Leader: Child-Led Play<\/a> by Kevin Zoromski (~ 5 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this article published by the Michigan State University Extension, Zoromski shares the importance of children leading their play and the benefits of child-led play.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YzgEMEWTE2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Play and Learning<\/a> by Laura Shultz (~2.3 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this video from the Boston Children&#8217;s Museum, Shultz, a professor of cognitive science, describes elements of children&#8217;s play and the similarities of play and the work of scientists.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alfiekohn.org\/blogs\/play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Not-So-Obvious Propositions About Play<\/a> by Alfie Kohn (~ 9 minute read)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this blog post, Kohn describes five ideas about play to consider that will help to understand some of the challenges around children&#8217;s play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-25","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":23,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/25\/revisions\/126"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/23"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/25\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}