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sociology of play as learning  

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  • From birth to teenage years, constructive play is vital to most aspects of children's intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development. As a result, play prepares children for academic learning from the beginning of their school years and at each step along the way. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Play as Learning, Sociology of]

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