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I’m sorry you weren’t able to join us at the Zoom check-in. This article (Links to an external site.) from Harvard University really encompasses a lot of what we discussed.

Please respond to the following:

  • How would you define free play? Please use your own words here – no quotes.  

Your play from childhood:

  •  What are your memories of play from childhood?  
  • How did it benefit you?  
  • Why might children be playing less today than even ten years ago?  
  • Are they really playing less? 

Read at least two of your classmates’ posts.

  • Can you connect to what they played as children?

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Hi class,

Here are my answers to the questions:

  • How would you define free play? Please use your own words here – no quotes.  

I would define free play as an activity a child does when left alone (or at least without the constant supervision of a guardian). Free play happens when children are given a

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