Nine Questions to Ask
What parents should ask before choosing an out-of-school club or play setting
Play
Three Books Celebrating the Success of Lego
The Lego Book by Daniel Lipkowitz Standing Small: A Celebration of Thirty Years of the Lego Minifigure by Nevin Martell Star Wars : The Visual Dictionary by Simon Beecroft These three books are difficult to review as they are so unusual. They celebrate different aspects of the success of Lego over the last four decades, … Read more
Towards a Pedagogic Conceptualisation of Risk
How children need to take risks to be safe
Social Pedagogy: the Impact of Rousseau
How Rousseau, Plowden et al. influenced the teaching milieu and methods
‘Child’s Play: Montessori Games and Activities for Your Baby and Toddler’ by Maja Pitamic
Practical advice on play for practitioners and parents
Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood
If you’ve not been, make the time to go.
News Views
Including missing children, maths teaching and motivation, abuse at Caldicott School, play, two re-organisations – social services and primary schooling and Eleanor Simmonds
An Introduction to Play and its Future
Types of play, its importance and the threats play faces today
What is Play?
Explaining the importance of play
Playing down Memory Lane
Free play, organised play, computer games – and the future?
Play in Hospital
Types of play and what they can achieve
Free Play for All Ages
Play is vital for development and therapy – but is free play at risk?