The articles in this collection emphasize the importance of play--from infancy through the primary grades, how to support and scaffold children's play, and how to connect play to learning. Also included is a professional development guide with questions and activities.

Infants and toddlers. Let's get messy! learning through art and sensory play / Trudi Schwarz and Julia Luckenbill -- Toddlers. Lively minds at play : planning environments and materials that support the way young children learn / Deb Curtis ... et al. -- Preschool. Assessing and scaffolding make-believe play / Deborah J. Leong and Elena Bodrova -- Preschool. "Where do the bears go?" the value of child-directed play / Genan T. Anderson, Anita Rae Spainhower, and Ann. C. Sharp -- Preschool. Flying over the school : superhero play-friend or foe? / Timothy A. Kinard.