In the wild, young animals play to practice and develop skills that will aid them their entire lives. Human children gain many of the same benefits from playing. When children play, they exercise their imagination, problem-solving skills, and many other important mental faculties. Read on to learn more about what types of games and activities could help your child learn to think in new ways.
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What is Concrete Play?
What is concrete play? Well, it doesn't mean letting your 4-year old help Dad lay down the new cement walkway. Concrete...
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How Children Develop Social Competence
As in other teaching topics, we need to start with the “basics” when we teach social skills. Like any other...
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Encouraging Play Activities
Vygotsky suggested that play is hardly the frivolous activity it appears to be. Quite the contrary, play enables...
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10 Best Educational 5th Grade Apps
Break up with boredom with these fun, engaging and educational apps for fifth graders.
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Play it Up! The Best Games for Grade School
When it comes to finding the perfect board games for the elementary school crowd, parents can find themselves in quite a...
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