Jane P Perry's Books
Jul.12.2010
In this fifth edition of Play at the Center of the Curriculum, we reaffirm our commitment to play in the early childhood classroom. The natural link between play and development is becoming increasingly widely recognized. This is an important time and opportunity for changing the way we educate young children. And early childhood is an important time in the lives...
May.01.2003
Jane P. Perry explains how, in her program, the outdoor play yard sets the stage for types of pretend play that are not likely to take place indoors.
Jul.01.2001
How do children make sense of their world? This engaging book adds keen insight into why outdoor play is a significant yet frequently overlooked aspect of young children's development. Analyzing play within a framework of "initiation, negotiation, and enactment," Jane Perry not only shows how teachers can support self-directed pretend play, but also connects and...
This article looks anew at the important role of physicall active, outdoor play in children's social and cognitive development and the role of adults in supporting active, child-directed outdoor play. The authors descibe the concept of play ecologies to highlight how children experience their environment as enlivened by their interactive inquiry. Using two episodes of physically...
Jane P. Perry writes that the playground is where children go to make sense of their world. The outdoors, with its flexibility in space and noise, where imagination is complemented by nature, children explore early peer-culture themes of life and death, danger and safety, and power and control. Follow Chase, Morgan and others in a "save the snail" game, read about how...
About Jane
"Promoting independent outdoor play is especially important when children's lives are increasingly regulated by the company of adults. . . . Outdoor play settings may be the one place where children can independently orchestrate their own negotiations...
Causes Jane Perry Supports
Pogo Park at www.pogopark.org, Alameda County Community Food Bank Museum of...