CHILDREN'S PLAY And Its Place in Education With An Appendix on the Montessori Method; Copyright; CHILDREN'S PLAY AND ITS PLACE IN EDUCATION WITH AN APPENDIX ON THE MONTESSORI METHOD; NOTE; CONTENTS; CHAPTER I. THE CHILDREN'S PLAY; CHAPTER II. PLAY IN THE HISTORY OF EDUCATION; CHAPTER III. THE PLAY PERIODS; CHAPTER IV. THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF PLAY; CHAPTER V. THE PLAY SPIRIT; CHAPTER VI. JUVENILE LITERATURE AND THE VALUE OF STORIES; CHAPTER VII. THE PLAYGROUND MOVEMENT IN AMERICA; CHAPTER VIII. PLAY AND CIVILISATION; APPENDIX; INDEX
Summary
Published long before the importance of early childhood education was formally recognised in the educational landscape this book explores the significance of play for young children. The volume includes an appendix on Montessori education
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Originally published in 1913 ; second edition published in 1915 ; this edition originally published in 2012 by Routledge
