THE MEANING & DEVELOPMENT OF PLAY
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SAMPLE WEBSITES WITH PLAY RESOURCES
Alliance for Childhood •www.allianceforchildhood.org
Advocates for quality play. Prepares policy statements to help you advocate for play.
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood •www.commercialfreechildhood.org
Works to stop marketing that harms children. Helpful articles & fact sheets. Sign up to
participate in campaigns to stop marketers’ harmful practices.
Defending the Early Years •www.deyproject.org
Works to counteract policies m&ating skills-based teaching & high stakes testing & to promote
play-based practice in early education.
Empowered by Play •www.empoweredbyplay.org
Helps families & teachers protect & promote play at home & school in ways that combat
media & commercial culture. Many useful resources.
Fair Play for Children •http://fairplayforchildren.org/
Promotes the Child’s Right to Play in UK & world using the Convention on the Rights of the
Child
International Play Association •www.ipausa.org
Works to protect, preserve, & promote play as a fundamental right of all children.
Kaboom! www.kaboom.org
National non-profit dedicated to saving play for America's children. Focus on play spaces.
Published: How-To-Save-Play-At-Your-School.
Media Education Foundation •www.mediaed.org
Produces powerful educational films on media, & marketing & children’s issues, to educate &
promote discussion among adults.
Playworks •www.playworks.org
Works to improve the health & well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical
activity & safe, meaningful play.
Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment [TRUCE]—•www.truceteachers.org
Prepares guides to help teachers & families deal with the impact of entertainment media, toys
& commercial culture on young children’s play, learning & behavior.
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