Play is serious business. Whether it's reenacting a favorite book (comprehension and close reading), negotiating the rules for a game (speaking and listening),

Play is an essential part of learning and development for children and is an increasingly important aspect of creative approaches to teaching and learning in pr

This timely and accessible text introduces, theorises and practically applies two important concepts which now underpin early years practice: those of ‘playfu

The world of education is an amazing and rewarding world to be in, but there is a sense among many that work within it that there is something not quite right,

Angeline Stoll Lillard here shows that science has finally caught up with Maria Montessori. Lillard presents the research behind eight principles that provide t