Children need to play.

On the heels of the Crisis in the Kindergarten study, I wanted to share some resources on play in the early childhood years.

Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why children need to play in school (an 8-page PDF summary of the report)
Articles and books on the power of play
Play: Priceless
Learning through Play by David Elkind
Disappearing Pegs in the Road: Discovering Meaning in Young Children's Social Play, an article from one of my favorite college profs, Dr. Alice Meckley

Now go play!