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Books about Play
Resources for Early Childhood Teachers

Sawyers, Janet K. and Rogers, Cosby S. Helping Young Children Develop Through Play: A Practical Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1988.

Smilansky, Sara and Shefatya, Leah. Facilitating Play: A Medium for Promoting Cognitive, Socio-Emotional and Academic Development in Young Children. 1991.

Vandervort, Don (ed.) Children's Play Areas. Menlo Park, CA: Sunset Books, 1998.

West, Sherie and Cox, Amy. Sand and Water Play: Simple, Creative Activities for Young Children. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, Inc., 2001.

Wolfgang, Charles F. Helping Active and Passive Pre-Schoolers Through Play. 1977.


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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, "father" of modern kindergarten


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