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The Value of Play
by Rae Pica

To be Successful--Let Them Play!
Childhood Education, Winter 2002/2003
by Sally C. Hurwitz

Play: Essential for All Children (pdf)
Association for Childhood Education International Position Paper
by Joan Packer Isenberg and Nancy Quisenberry

References to Play in NAEYC Position Statements (pdf)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

7 Reasons Why Kids Need Recess
by Rae Pica