The Changing Landscape of Early Learning
FREE PREVIEWProject-Based Learning as a Pathway Back to Play
FREE PREVIEWRestoring Joy and Agency in the Classroom
Chapter 1 Reflection
Putting Play at the Heart of Learning
Play as the Engine of Development
The Play Continuum: Free, Guided, and Teacher-Directed
Why Project-Based Learning Is a Natural Home for Play
Chapter 2 Review
A Classroom Where Play and Inquiry Flourish
Free Play: Discovering the Project
Guided Play: Deepening Inquiry Through Intentional Design
Teacher-Directed Play: Strengthening Skills Through Joyful Structure
Scenario Part 1: The School Bakery Project
Chapter 3 Reflection
Where Purposeful Play Meets Deep Inquiry
Intentional Design as the Foundation for Guided Play
Materials and Tools that Invite Multiple Pathways
Guided Play and Provocations
Prompt Categories and Examples
The Language of Learning
Implementing Thick Conversations in Practice
Dialogic Strategies that Deepen Understanding
Scenario Part 2: Bakery Charades
Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 4 Reflection
