Guided Play Principles and Practices, Pre-K to 3
A Framework for Rekindling Joy and Meeting Learning Goals
Seiten
2026
Teachers' College Press (Verlag)
978-0-8077-8357-3 (ISBN)
Teachers' College Press (Verlag)
978-0-8077-8357-3 (ISBN)
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An innovative framework blends child initiative with focused adult guidance to cultivate enriching, playful learning experiences that satisfy academic standards. Backed by real classroom success, the approach delivers practical strategies, vivid examples, and custom tools that empower educators to seamlessly integrate play with learning.
This comprehensive book reveals how guided play—the sweet spot at which child agency meets adult intention—creates optimal conditions for deep learning while addressing required standards.
The authors present a practical, three-part framework that shows readers how to design responsive environments, facilitate meaningful guided play experiences, and document children's playful learning. Through compelling stories, authentic examples, and strategic advocacy approaches, Guided Play Principles and Practices, Pre-K to 3 demonstrates how guided play simultaneously enhances student engagement and aligns with academic standards. This is essential reading for educators committed to honoring how children naturally learn, while successfully navigating today's demanding educational landscape.
Book Features:
Evidence-Based Framework Based on Real Implementation—provides the first systematic framework for guided play developed through actual classroom implementation and documented success.
Free Downloadable Supporting Resources—contains visual documentation from real classrooms, reflection prompts, communication templates, and step-by-step implementation guides.
Comprehensive Documentation and Assessment System—features detailed protocols for capturing and analyzing children's learning through play, transforming documentation from simple photo-taking into a powerful tool for assessment, reflection, and advocacy.
Multi-Level Advocacy Toolkit—includes strategic advocacy approaches for engaging administrators, families, and policymakers, featuring research summaries and strategies for building institutional support for play-based learning.
This comprehensive book reveals how guided play—the sweet spot at which child agency meets adult intention—creates optimal conditions for deep learning while addressing required standards.
The authors present a practical, three-part framework that shows readers how to design responsive environments, facilitate meaningful guided play experiences, and document children's playful learning. Through compelling stories, authentic examples, and strategic advocacy approaches, Guided Play Principles and Practices, Pre-K to 3 demonstrates how guided play simultaneously enhances student engagement and aligns with academic standards. This is essential reading for educators committed to honoring how children naturally learn, while successfully navigating today's demanding educational landscape.
Book Features:
Evidence-Based Framework Based on Real Implementation—provides the first systematic framework for guided play developed through actual classroom implementation and documented success.
Free Downloadable Supporting Resources—contains visual documentation from real classrooms, reflection prompts, communication templates, and step-by-step implementation guides.
Comprehensive Documentation and Assessment System—features detailed protocols for capturing and analyzing children's learning through play, transforming documentation from simple photo-taking into a powerful tool for assessment, reflection, and advocacy.
Multi-Level Advocacy Toolkit—includes strategic advocacy approaches for engaging administrators, families, and policymakers, featuring research summaries and strategies for building institutional support for play-based learning.
Karen DuBois-Garofalo is the Playful Learning Project director/coach at the University of New Hampshire. Jennifer Berube is a coach, educator, and researcher in play pedagogy and teacher well-being. Sarah Bond is an educator, coach, and consultant in early learning, leadership, and systems design.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.3.2026 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Kathy Hirsh-Pasek |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8077-8357-9 / 0807783579 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8077-8357-3 / 9780807783573 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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