Connecticut’s recent legislation supporting play-based learning in pre-K and elementary classrooms embraces a transformative approach long supported by child development experts: learning through play ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Neuroscientists, educators and psychologists like Kathy Hirsh-Pasek know that play is as an essential ingredient in the ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On a recent afternoon in June, a line of kids between the ages of 5 and 13 snaked back from the door at the edge of ...

Remember when play was your full-time job as a kid? Somewhere along the way, many of us traded playfulness for productivity. Research now shows that regular play isn’t just for children – it’s ...

Gayle Anderson previewed the brand new science and sports experience Game On!: Science, Sports, & Play at the California Science Center. The world premiere of this exhibition will take place on May 15 ...