Kids need frequent opportunities to encounter numbers, quantities, shapes, patterns, measurement and spatial relationships.
- Associate Professor, Early Childhood Curriculum Studies, MacEwan University
If we want cities where all children can thrive, we need to create conditions where play is part of daily life, not something that must be scheduled or purchased.
Asking children to explain what they are building or allowing them time to explore without interruption can deepen the STEM learning embedded in play.
Who belongs at university? Fostering connections between a downtown campus and families facing social, cultural and economic barriers can begin early with literacy and community-building programs.
Children can transform ordinary items into extraordinary play scenes with Barbie and Barbie-like dolls.
How should we understand what toys or ‘loose part’ materials support children’s play, and what’s the relationship of parents’ education and income to this? A study aims to find out.
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