The Play's the Thing: Teachers' Roles in Children's Play (Early Childhood Education Series)

Such a good read for a early childhood teacher who isn’t sure about letting their students “play” all day!

This book was interesting, it basically outlines a teacher's role in creating an environment to facilitate constructive and meaningful play. It demonstrates how young children learn through play and that it does indeed encompass all of the domains. This was one of the required books for an early childhood development class I took and I learned so, so much from it. Even better, it is an interesting and engaging book. I would recommend it to anybody interested in early childhood development/teaching.

I needed this book for a college course I am currently enrolled in. It arrived early and turned out to be a very helpful book even outside of the classroom. Great choice!!

I enjoyed this text and appreciated the explanations of specific tasks classroom adults can engage in to better support young students maximize their play.

Pleased!

Good book for learning about young children's play. Had to get for school, but glad I read it.

I found it to be a bit of a hard read. Found myself daydreaming a bit. It does have some good info but having trouble getting through it.

I bought it because I needed it for a class and well it was well worth it I have my AA degree now

Great update to the original.

For early childhood educators who are wanting to know more about creativity, adult involvement (or not) in play and the impact we can have in a dramatic play situation. This is a good read to reflect on our practices.