Learning through play – BOLD https://boldscience.org/hubs/learning-through-play/ Science for growing minds Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:35:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://boldscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-favicon.png Learning through play – BOLD https://boldscience.org/hubs/learning-through-play/ 32 32 Do tablets help or hinder children’s play? https://boldscience.org/do-tablets-help-or-hinder-childrens-play/ https://boldscience.org/do-tablets-help-or-hinder-childrens-play/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:35:08 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=23804 Children gathered around a desk using tabletsPlaying in the digital world can have benefits similar to playing with physical toys]]> https://boldscience.org/do-tablets-help-or-hinder-childrens-play/feed/ 0 Encouraging creative play https://boldscience.org/encouraging-creative-play/ https://boldscience.org/encouraging-creative-play/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:46:24 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=22478 A child plays with toy dinosaurs.Children benefit from fewer toys and minimal intervention from adults]]> https://boldscience.org/encouraging-creative-play/feed/ 0 The cognitive scientist asking how kids solve problems https://boldscience.org/the-cognitive-scientist-asking-how-kids-solve-problems/ https://boldscience.org/the-cognitive-scientist-asking-how-kids-solve-problems/#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:51:43 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=22372 A child and an adult play a cup game with a hidden toy rabbit.Roman Feiman is discovering sophisticated reasoning in young children]]> https://boldscience.org/the-cognitive-scientist-asking-how-kids-solve-problems/feed/ 1 Joyful teaching and deeper learning in kindergarten https://boldscience.org/joyful-teaching-and-deeper-learning-in-kindergarten/ https://boldscience.org/joyful-teaching-and-deeper-learning-in-kindergarten/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:28:08 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=20756 Children at Pedu School work together to sort toy animals to meet a learning goal.How play and learning came together in a professional development program in Ghana]]> https://boldscience.org/joyful-teaching-and-deeper-learning-in-kindergarten/feed/ 1 Taking play seriously https://boldscience.org/taking-play-seriously/ https://boldscience.org/taking-play-seriously/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:27:13 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=20611 A family play joyfully with a skipping rope.When adults and children play, everyone thrives]]> https://boldscience.org/taking-play-seriously/feed/ 0