Article Index

This is a selection of the many free essays about play that appear on this website. Bookmark this page and check back often because we are adding new articles on a regular basis.

Is Role-Play Really Play? by Junnine Thomas-Walters and Jill Morgan

The Benefits of Playing with our Children by Emma Marie Forde

The Past, Present, and Future of the School Playground by Rob Thomas

The Play Gap by Todd Oppenheimer

Organized Sports Aren't Play by Laura Grace Weldon

Attachment Play by Marion Rose

So, What's Fun for You? by Bernard De Koven

A Little Dirt Won't Hurt Them by Kate Greene

Skipping Rope by Wendy Priesnitz

Creating an Environment for Unstructured Play by Sam Flatman

Playground Surface Materials: Do You Know What Your Child is Playing On? by Wendy Priesnitz

Just Playing by Susan Wight

Building Imagination Through Play by Sam Flatman

The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions by Jay Beckwith

The Intergenerational Play Project by Bernard De Koven

Playing Together - Cooperation, Not Competition by Wendy Priesnitz

Three Ways a Dirt Pile is Better than Toys by Christopher Wehkamp

Where Does Spontaneity Go? by Wendy Priesnitz

The Game of Shoes by Bernard De Koven

The Unsafe Child: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good by Angela Hanscom

The Value of Dress-Up Play by Wendy Priesnitz

Baby Play by Sara Norman-Politinsky

Playful Play by Bernard De Koven

Have Child, Will Get Outside by Wendy Priesnitz

Play is Self-Directed Learning by Marty Layne

Baby Couch Potatoes by Wendy Priesnitz

The Value of Unstructured Free Play by Carlo Ricci

The Benefits of Real World Play by Wendy Priesnitz

Learning Through Play by Beverley Paine

Free Play as Children Leads to Adult Success by Wendy Priesnitz

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