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Direct linkEssame, Caroline – Childhood Education, 2020
Play is widely acknowledged as being critical for children's development, yet opportunities for play are becoming more scarce for many children.
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Learning Processes, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedCastle, Kathryn – Childhood Education, 1985
Discusses the value of tool-use activities to help toddlers develop emerging skills, experience creative expression, and understand means-end relationships. Provides examples of opportunities for using objects as tools, including language acquisition, self-help activities, dramatic play, sensory experiences, and object manipulation. (DST)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Creative Expression, Developmental Tasks
