{"product_id":"power-of-play-learning-what-comes-naturally","title":"Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough expert analysis of the research and powerful situational examples, Elkind shows that, indeed, creative spontaneous activity best sets the stage for academic learning in the first place: Children learn mutual respect and cooperation through role-playing and the negotiation of rules, which in turn prepare them for successful classroom learning; in simply playing with rocks, for example, a child can discover properties of counting and shapes that are the underpinnings of math. Even a toddler's babbling is a necessary precursor to the acquisition of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint Length: \u003c\/strong\u003e256 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn modern childhood, free, unstructured play time is being replaced more and more by academics, lessons, competitive sports, and passive, electronic entertainment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn important contribution to the literature about how children learn, \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Play\u003c\/i\u003e suggests ways to restore plays respected place in children's lives, at home, at school, and in the larger community. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn defense of unstructured \"down time\", it encourages parents to trust their instincts and resist the promise of the wide and dubious array of educational products on the market geared to youngsters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe lays out a comprehensive vision for how parents can support and foster children's free play and gently but convincingly illustrates why they should do so.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Outdoor School Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50793766093094,"sku":"BK-211107","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/2912\/1830\/files\/9780738211107__11177.1632340921.1280.1280.jpg?v=1764616924","url":"https:\/\/www.outdoorschoolshop.com\/products\/power-of-play-learning-what-comes-naturally","provider":"Outdoor School Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}