It often starts with a room full of colourful blocks, tiny cooking sets, and pretend castles. For many, this looks like just another playroom. But in reality, these joyful corners are shaping the way ...

A new study from LEGO® Education shows that teachers believe learning through play is more effective than traditional methods, and students say they want more of it in the classroom. LEGO Education is ...

You might expect to hear a teacher warn students, "Don't play games with me," but a Coile Middle School teacher is doing the opposite - he's got students playing games to learn. On Tuesday, students ...

Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...

Summer break has started over here, and my son went off to his first of a few day-camp-like activities last week. It was actually really cool – a workshop held by our local Fablab where they have the ...

Play isn’t all fun and games. Both free play and guided play can foster creativity and learning in young children. Play stimulates a child’s imagination and encourages problem solving. It arouses ...

There's a huge difference between playing a video game and watching someone else play a video game. That disconnect is thwarting the advancement of digital gaming in the K-12 classroom, according to ...

Allison Gopnik, a psychology professor at UC Berkeley, had an interesting piece in last Sunday’s New York Times that has been sticking to my brain like a burr. She argues that our current obsession ...

July 20, 2006 According to the U.S. Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) executive director Gary L. Ingle, Fisher-Price’s “I Can Play Piano” is “the most innovative approach to piano ...