Check out this TED talk by Tim Brown about Creativity and Play.
Raising Moral and Happy Children
This is a great video by Richard Weissbourd about raising moral and happy children through play.
Steve Gross on Joy
Check out this video by Steve Gross, the director of the Life is Good Kids Foundation. He is discussing the importance of Joy and as Aristotle says, like should be lived as play.
Steve Gross: Joy from BrightSightGroup on Vimeo.
Play and Learning
Here’s a great video by Laura Shulz about play and learning.
The Case for Play
The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article on the case for play. Here’s what they say:
“The emphasis on standardized testing, on attempting to constantly monitor, measure, and quantify what students learn, has forced teachers to spend more of the school day engaged in so-called direct instruction and has substantially reduced or eliminated opportunities that children have for exploring, interacting, and learning on their own.”
Read the full article about the case for play.
Prescription for Play
Here’s a great video featuring Ken Ginsburg on the Prescription for Play.
Language Develops through Play
Here’s a great video by Betty Bardige about how language develops in infants through the power of play.