The Potential of Purposeful Play: Using the Lens and Language of Crosscutting Concepts to Enhance the Science and Engineering Practices of Play

Playing enhances learning. Teachers who recognize and foster the science and engineering practices of playful endeavors push the envelope of children’s thinking. Play is purposeful learning, and it serves an important role in human development. Researchers define play as exploratory, process oriente...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cris Lozon, Jacqueline Grennon Brooks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Middle Tennessee State University 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of the Whole Child
Online Access:https://libjournals.mtsu.edu/index.php/ijwc/article/view/1602