Play quotes:
“Play is the highest form of research.”
Albert Einstein
Play fosters belonging and encourages cooperation.
Stuart Brown, MD Contemporary American psychiatrist
Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.
O. Fred Donaldson Contemporary American martial arts master
When children pretend, they’re using their imaginations to move beyond the
bounds of reality. A stick can be a magic wand. A sock can be a puppet. A small
child can be a superhero.
Fred Rogers American children’s television host 1928–2003
The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances
forward to new stages of mastery.
Erik H. Erikson American psychoanalyst 1902–1994
Play, while it cannot change the external realities of children’s lives, can be a
vehicle for children to explore and enjoy their differences and similarities and to
create, even for a brief time, a more just world where everyone is an equal and
valued participant.
Patricia G. Ramsey Contemporary American educational psychologist
“Play is the work of the child.”
Maria Montessori
“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.”
Fred. Rogers
“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to
learn.”
O. Fred Donaldson
“Play is the highest form of research.”
Albert Einstein
Play fosters belonging and encourages cooperation.
Stuart Brown, MD Contemporary American psychiatrist
Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.
O. Fred Donaldson Contemporary American martial arts master
When children pretend, they’re using their imaginations to move beyond the
bounds of reality. A stick can be a magic wand. A sock can be a puppet. A small
child can be a superhero.
Fred Rogers American children’s television host 1928–2003
The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances
forward to new stages of mastery.
Erik H. Erikson American psychoanalyst 1902–1994
Play, while it cannot change the external realities of children’s lives, can be a
vehicle for children to explore and enjoy their differences and similarities and to
create, even for a brief time, a more just world where everyone is an equal and
valued participant.
Patricia G. Ramsey Contemporary American educational psychologist
“Play is the work of the child.”
Maria Montessori
“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.”
Fred. Rogers
“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to
learn.”
O. Fred Donaldson