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Play from birth to twelve and beyond

Play from birth to twelve and beyond

Literary Fiction

Doris Pronin Fromberg, Doris Pronin Fromberg, Doris Bergen

Authors: Doris Pronin Fromberg, Doris Pronin Fromberg, Doris Bergen
Print type: BOOK

Description:

This Encyclopedia presents 62 essays by 78 distinguished experts who draw on their expertise in pedagogy, anthropology, ethology, history, philosophy, and psychology to examine play and its variety, complexity, and usefulness. Here you'll find out why play is vital in developing mathematical thinking and promoting social skills, how properly constructed play enhances classroom instruction, which games foster which skills, how playing stimulates creativity, and much more.