An Integrated Play-based Curriculum for Young Children
- ISBN-10
- 113684211X
- ISBN-13
- 9781136842115
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-01
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Olivia N. Saracho
Description
Play provides young children with the opportunity to express their ideas, symbolize, and test their knowledge of the world. This book offers the theoretical framework for understanding the origins of an early childhood play-based curriculum and how young children learn and understand concepts in a social and physical environment.
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