{"product_id":"why-play-rae-pica-9780807786215","title":"Why Play?: How to Make Play an Essential Part of Early Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Use this book to help educate parents, start a book club, or hand this book to your boss to read. Highly recommend!\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Richard Cohen, consultant, and creator of \"Zen and the Art of Early Childhood\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn how to use play to start children on the road to success.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an age when play is often seen as frivolous or unproductive, this book explains the importance of play in early childhood education. Each chapter focuses on a specific type of play, \u003cb\u003eincludes suggestions for putting theory into practice\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eand offers recommendations for language and information educators can use to help parents understand that play is not separate from learning. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Play?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e highlights some of the most popular types of play\u003c\/b\u003e, such as dramatic, cooperative, construction, and loose-parts play. It also covers those considered controversial, such as rough-and-tumble, war, gun, and superhero play. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParents and policymakers are receiving a great deal of misinformation, leading them to believe that exposure to early academics--not play--is the best way to start children on the road to success. \u003cb\u003eThis book shares why different modes of play are beneficial and how educators can facilitate these different types of play in early childhood settings.\u003c\/b\u003e Whether used as a tool for advocacy or as a guide on how to use play, \u003ci\u003eWhy Play?\u003c\/i\u003e is for everyone who believes children should have the chance to be children, and that child development should guide all our practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooks at the importance of play in general and then at many different kinds of play, each addressed in its own chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides ideas and information early childhood educators (pre-K-3) can use to make 12 different types of play a greater part of their program.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes \"Partnering with Parents\" text boxes to help educators speak to parents about the important role play has in developmentally appropriate practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rae Pica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807786217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807786215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025","brand":"Rae Pica","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579609792767,"sku":"9780807786215","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edb972cd-f978-4059-a8f7-ca93566af06f.jpg?v=1763875390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-play-rae-pica-9780807786215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}