LEADER 02722oam 2200649I 450 001 9910785149903321 005 20230725024933.0 010 $a1-136-97338-9 010 $a1-136-97339-7 010 $a1-282-78198-7 010 $a9786612781988 010 $a0-203-85199-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203851999 035 $a(CKB)2670000000044664 035 $a(EBL)557320 035 $a(OCoLC)664551641 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000440866 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12127858 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000440866 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10491867 035 $a(PQKB)10015621 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC557320 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL557320 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10416494 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL278198 035 $a(OCoLC)671668891 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000044664 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlaying to learn $ethe role of play in the early years /$fSandra Smidt 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon, England ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (152 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-55882-4 311 $a0-415-55881-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat is this thing called play? -- Taking inventory of the world -- Agency and ownership -- Memory and its role in play -- A sense of self: a sense of others -- Sharing feelings and thoughts: playing at being an artist -- Sharing feelings and thoughts: playing at being a symbol user -- War play, cruel play, tragic play -- Why play matters: voices. 330 $aSandra Smidt sets out to explain what play is and why it is so important as one of the key ways of learning, particularly - but not solely - for young children. She argues that all play is purposeful, and can only truly considered to be play when the child has chosen what to do, where and how to do it.Using case studies drawn from all over the world, Smidt challenges some of the prevailing myths relating to play and pays close attention to what it is that early years professionals need to do to interpet the play, understand its purpose for the child and sometimes extend it.