Promoting the Value of Play CD Book

Young children learn through play. All early childhood professionals know this. But today there is great pressure to push academic instruction down to the preschool years, thus diminishing children's time for play. This CD incorporates articles from Exchange and the HighScope Educational Research Foundation on understanding and advocating the value of play and on making play happen in early childhood programs.

The Purpose of Play

• Looking into Children's Play Communities by Mark Mabry and Carolee Fucigna
• Imaginative Play During Childhood: Required for Reaching Full Potential by Karen Stephens
• The Fear of Play by Joan Almon
• The Play's the Thing: Styles of Playfulness by Elizabeth Jones
• What We Know About Play by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• Getting Back to the Basics of Children's Play by Francis Wardle
• Thinking About Children's Play - Play is Not Work, Nor is Work Play by David Elkind
• Fantasy and Exploration: Two Approaches to Playing by Sharon Grollman
• Make-Believe Play: Why Bother? by Dennie Palmer Wolf
• The Connection Between Play and Character by David Elkind
• Play and Cultural Differences by Sharon Cronin and Elizabeth Jones
• Understanding Culture Through Play by Gretchen Reynolds
• Play in a Classroom of Iu-Mien Children by Kathleen Evans
• The Culture of Play - A Personal Perspective by Cheryl Greer Jarman
• Active Play is Key to Kids' Lifelong Health and Fitness Karen Stephens
• Infants Don't Pretend, Do They? by Lorraine McCune
• The Play of Infants and Toddlers by Karen Miller
• Rough and Tumble Play 101 Frances Carlson

HighScope Perspectives on Play

• TRUST in Children's Play by Beth Marshall
• Ban It, Ignore It, or Join It? What to Do About Superhero Play by Beth Marshall
• Children and the Media - What to Do When TV Influences Play by Chris Boisvert
• Designing the Outdoors for Active Learning by Polly Neill
• Learning Environments That Support Complex Play by Suzanne Gainsley
• Lights, Camera, Action! Spotlight on Pretend Play by Beth Marshall
• Master Pretenders: Dramatic Arts in the Preschool Classroom by Ursula Ansbach
• Open-Air Learning Experiences by Vincent Harris
• Overcoming Roadblocks to Playing With Children by Beth Marshall
• Science and the Outdoor Classroom by Polly Neill
• Play Skills: It's the Process, Not the Product! by Terri Mitchell
• Talking With Parents About Play and Learning by Linda Weikel

Advocating for the Value of Play

• Infant Toddler Toy Guide by Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment
• Reclaiming Play: Helping Children Learn and Thrive in School by Nancy Carlsson-Paige
• "But They're Only Playing" - Interpreting Play to Parents by Renatta M. Cooper
• Let's Play with Our Children! by Walter F. Drew
• Speaking Out for Play-Based Learning by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• Defending Childhood by Johann Christoph Arnold
• When I Play, I am Learning by Karen Miller
• Play and Standards-Driven Curricula: Can They Work Together in Preschool? by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• Playing the Day Away by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• Play, Policy, and Practice: The Essential Connections by Edgar Klugman and Sandra Waite-Stupiansky
• Building a Play Research Agenda: What Do We Know About Play? What New Questions Do We Need to Ask? by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• What's New in Play Research by Doris Pronin Fromberg
• Taking Play Home: Encouraging Parents to Encourage Play by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• # Too Much and Too Many: How commercialism and screen technology combine to rob children of creative play by Susan Linn

Play in Practice

• The Spirit of Adult Play by Bonnie Neugebauer
• Catching the Spirit: Training Teachers to Be Playful by Margie Carter
• Learning Day by Day by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• Making Play Happen: Ideas for Mounting a Campaign to Increase Heathly Play in your Community by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• Getting Along With Imaginary Friends by Dianne Krissansen
• Safety Issues by Amelia Gambetti
• Time, Trust, and Tools: Opening Doors to Imagination for All Children by Kirsten Haugen
• Roughhousing As a Style of Play by Rick Porter
• Problems in Make-Believe: Real and Pretend by W. George Scarlett
• Relaxation - Every Child's Right to Simply Be by Patrice Thomas and Wendy Shepherd
• Using Creative Dramatics to Include All Children by Kirsten Haugen
• Event-Based Play: Symbolizing Children's Thinking by Susan Whitaker
• Documenting Children's Play Stories to Enhance Learning by Stuart Reifel and Shelley Nicholson
• Observations Are Essential in Supporting Children's Play by Gretchen Reynolds
• Observing Children's Play by Margaret Cooney
• Documenting Play by Lynn Cohen
• When Play Presents Problems - Resources for Managing Common Play Challenges by Susan J. Oliver and Edgar Klugman
• Active Adult Play by Bryan G. Nelson and Gregory Uba

Taking Play Outdoors

• The Values of Outdoor Play by David Elkind
• Making the Most of Outdoor Play Karen Stephens
• Planning for Play in a Playground by Prue Walsh
• Supporting Constructive Play in the Wild by Francis Wardle
• Babies Get Out: Outdoor Settings for Infant Toddler Play by Jim Greenman
• Creative Ways for Kids to Enjoy Snow Play by Karen Stephens
• Winter Playscape Dreaming by Rusty Keeler
• Living Willow Huts by Rusty Keeler
• Shady Oaks Playscape Revisited by Rusty Keeler
• Sunflower Playscape Power by Rusty Keeler
• A Spring Playscape Project: Building a Tree Circle by Rusty Keeler
• Living Willow Huts - Part 2 by Rusty Keeler
• Handmade Tile Mosaics by Rusty Keeler
• Playscapes of Germany - A Quick Tour by Rusty Keeler
• Designing and Creating Natural Play Environments for Young Children by Rusty Keeler
• Community-Build Playscapes by Rusty Keeler
• A Natural Playscape: Four Years Later by Rusty Keeler
• We Remember, We Create by Rusty Keeler
• Small Space Made Natural by Rusty Keeler

Play Materials

• Of Toys and Stuff Jim Greenman
• Making the Most of the Best Play Materials by Elizabeth Jones
• The Changing World of Toys and Toy Play by David Elkind
• Imaginary Soup, Homemade Books, and Tattered Blankets: Creative Thinking in Early Childhood by Teresa Walton-Helm
• What Makes a Good Toy? Developing Teacher Understanding by Margie Carter
• Mind-Powered Toys: Batteries Not Required by Karen Stephens
• Block Play: It's Not Just for Boys Anymore by Barb Tokarz
• Child Care Facility Design - A Place for Block Play by Gary T. Moore
• Block Building - Opportunities for Learning by Harriet K. Cuffaro
• Block Play - Experiences in Cooperative Learning and Living by Sally Cartwright
• Block Play is for ALL Children by Kay Stritzel
• Enriching the Possibilities of Block Play by Stuart Reifel
• There's More to Children's Block Play Than Meets the Eye by Karen Stephens
• Block Play Activities for Home, Child Care, or School by Karen Stephens
• On the Floor with Kids! Teachers as Block Play Partners by Karen Stephens
• Resources on Block Play