Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...

Play is often viewed as the natural language of childhood. But beyond simply being fun, play is a vital component of early learning. Play-based learning is an educational approach that leverages play ...

What’s the secret sauce to improving students’ development, activation, and engagement? In this transformative session, we will discover play-based learning and how to implement it in the classroom as ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

A new study from LEGO® Education shows that teachers believe learning through play is more effective than traditional methods, and students say they want more of it in the classroom. LEGO Education is ...

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Tumwater School District has implemented mandatory play-based learning across all kindergarten classrooms, requiring one hour of daily free play while maintaining ...

A bill that aims to offer more mental health services, provide protections for libraries and require schools to offer play-based learning for young kids has is headed to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk for ...

In Chicago, and across the country, school has become increasingly competitive. Preschoolers are sometimes expected to know their letters, numbers, even sight words, before they’ve truly had time to ...

Enid, 30, and Izidoro, 33, are teachers at Itambabiniga Primary School in Kyaka Settlement in Kyegegwa District of Uganda. The school hosts almost 3,000 children, many of whom are refugees from the ...

Global trends of increased forced displacement, both internal and across borders, persist in the East Africa region. Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda collectively hosted over 3 million refugees and ...

BILLUND, Denmark — To celebrate the second annual World Play Day, LEGO® Education is inspiring teachers to experience purposeful play firsthand by giving students and teachers Permission to Play. Play ...