Harvard Takes Play Seriously with New Free Resources

Harvard University takes play seriously with several new free resources to help caregivers, teachers, and families prioritize play:

Project Zero’s Pedagogy of Play Project offers a number of free articles and books (available for purchase or as a free PDF) purporting to answer questions such as “Why do educators need a pedagogy of play? What does playful learning look and feel like in classrooms and schools? How do educators set up the conditions where playful learning thrives?” Identifying six indicators of playful learning, the researchers have also revealed how those indicators overlap differently in various parts of the world.

Brain Building through Play — Among their many resources on brain architecture, resilience, and play, the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, offers a handout series especially for families that “provides suggestions for games and play-based activities based on a child’s age. The activities for younger children are designed for adults to engage in with children. Activities for later ages allow the adults to step back, enabling children’s independence to blossom as they transition to playing more often with peers."

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