“Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood, for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul.” Friedrich Froebel (founder of the concept of kindergarten)
“Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.” ~ Abraham Maslow (psychologist)
“Play is the highest form of research.” ~ Albert Einstein (scientist)
“Close observation of children at play suggests that they find out about the world in the same way as scientists find out about new phenonoma and test new ideas…during this exploration, all the senses are used to observe and draw conclusions about objects and events through simple, if crude, scientific investigations.” ~ Judith Roden (lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University College)
“The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.” ~ Plato (Greek philosopher)
For information about play based learning select the link below, it is a great reference from the Canadian Childcare Federation about supporting learning through play. The second reference is an article about what children learn through play.
