This series is designed to teach parents how to promote learning skills in their own children and students through natural play. Available in English and Spanish and on DVD and VHS.

This video reviews the traditional ways of studying play and Lev Vygotsky’s unique contribution of seeing play as an arena in which a child can begin to master his own behavior is carefully detailed. Available on DVD and VHS formats.

This video outlines the many ways in which play affects the social, emotional, and cognitive growth of children from birth through age eight, years crucial to their development. The video is organized in five segments to highlight the many ways play can enrich a child’s life. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This video integrates research and classroom practice and emphasizes the crucial importance of play in early childhood education. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Children's play is child-directed, process-oriented and evolving. And as studied here, play is viewed as essential to children for learning and developing. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

This book describes why play is a fundamentally important part of children's development, and shows how adults can support and promote play.

Developed as a companion volume to The Play's the Thing, this book defines and analyzes the concept of master player based on videotaped observations of preschool children at play.

This book provides teachers with clear and specific suggestions for utilizing the integrated classroom model of play-debrief-replay in early childhood education.

An underlying principle of the Supportive Play Model (SPM) is the centrality of play as a means (and an end) through which development is enhanced, and a belief that all children can weave some understanding of their unique development into their personal inner world.

This video explores architectural issues to be considered in the design of buildings for children. Includes: VHS

This book covers such topics as the nature and purpose of play, the various types of play, appropriate materials, cultural variance, differing abilities of young children, and the role of the adult.

This book is intended as a practice-based companion to Playing for Keeps and consequently it focuses more on the often difficult choices inherent in real-life play situations and the way in which we think about those choices.

Play is the engine that drives child development -- and “playing around” is probably the most important thing a child can do. Available on VHS and DVD

From babyhood through the preschool years, this video shows that play is the curriculum for the many skills that children must master before they go to kindergarten. Available in DVD and VHS formats.

Developed by experts in the fields of behavior management and education, this video uses vignette-based instruction to teach six tested and effective techniques supervisors can use to create and maintain a safe and positive playground. Includes: Administrator's Guide, 1 VHS tape, 2 DVDs, Supervisor's Manual, and a whistle.

Playgrounds cause children to develop socially through interaction and physically through play. Promoting Includes: A Resource Set: Five VHSs, One Book, Two CD ROMs

An effective playground supervisor must know the ABCs of supervision to prevent injuries. Includes: VHS

This video examines the basics of maintaining a safe playground. It demonstrates the importance of developing year-round maintenance plans prior to the construction of the playground, and of including designated staff and proper documentation in the planning process. Includes: VHS

The development of an appropriate play area takes careful planning. This video examines the criteria for site evaluation and for seeking professional expertise.Includes: VHS

This video provides an overview of the importance of maintaining adequate playground supervision and of employing age-appropriate design. Includes: VHS

This video outlines criteria for ensuring that the surfaces and ground under and around playground equipment are safe and appropriate. Includes: VHS and Pamphlet

In this video for children grades K-3, a playground-related injury brings Sammy “the Raccoon” to the school nurse's office. Includes: VHS with Teacher's Guide

This book presents the basics on playground construction and maintenance.

This CD-ROM includes guidelines, documentation, and references for creating and developing safe and accessible playgrounds.

This CD-ROM includes the following components: Part 1. Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act, Part 2. Common definitions that are used in the Act’s Guidelines, Part 3. Designing inclusive play areas for all children, Part 4. Additional technical requirements for play areas, and Part 5. Future directions and reference list.

This Playground Supervision Kit is packaged in a brightly-colored box resembling a child’s lunch box that can be stored on a shelf for easy access. Includes: VHS with Manual, & Safety Pack