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Play Today: A Guide for Families describes ideas and examples of quality play experiences that can be offered to preschool and school-age children by their families and caregivers.  \nThis guide puts a focus on play-based learning for children from age three to eight (approximately Grade 3) . It includes examples of a range of play experiences that benefit children’s learning. The examples include opportunities for play that children lead, as well as those that adults may guide. It also explains how learning happens and invites family members and caregivers to consider the value of play experiences for learning at home and elsewhere.  \nPlay and have fun with your child! Play is one of the best ways to support all learning and development and it should continue to provide joy throughout everyone’s life.  \nLet’s play, today!  \nPlay Today A Guide for Families 5  \nPlay  \nSometimes, children direct their own play without the participation of adults. Other times, adults notice opportunities to join the play of children and extend their ideas, understanding, or skills. Adults may guide children’s play while respecting their interests and skills. Sometimes, adults may set up specific play experiences to achieve a learning goal. Children benefit and learn from many kinds of play.  \nApproaches to Play  \nThis guide describes five approaches to play-based learning. The role of adults varies —from respectful observer and helper to leaders and directors of the play. Children’s learning resulting from these experiences also varies. Children benefit from all types of play experiences. At the same time, children often show strong preferences for a specific play approach. The types of play described here are not in any order and are simply a way of describing types of play experiences.  \nTypes of Adult Approaches to Play  \n‹ Child-Directed Adult-Guided Adult-Directed ›  \n| Free Play |\n| --- |\n| Help and support Provide time, space, and things to play with. |\n\n\n| |\n| --- |\n| Inquiry Play |\n| Encourage and support children’s explorations in play. |\n\n| Collaborative Play |\n| --- |\n| Take opportunities to enter children’s play and incorporateskill practice. |\n\n\n| |\n| --- |\n| Playful Learning |\n| Support play\u003Cbr>experiences that\u003Cbr>incorporate\u003Cbr>specific skills. |\n\n| Learning Games |\n| --- |\n| Try specific\u003Cbr>activities and\u003Cbr>focused activities\u003Cbr>to use skills like\u003Cbr>literacy and\u003Cbr>numeracy. |\n\nAdapted from Pyle and Danniels, 20171  \nPlay takes place in many places and spaces—at home, in preschools, child-care centres, at family centres, in playgrounds, and in school classrooms. Children’s culture, community, and family life shape their play. Play experiences may vary but when families value and champion play, children’s learning soars.  \nThe Play Today: A Guide for Families is designed to help support families to value and expand the opportunities for learning that play can offer.  \n1 Pyle, A., & Danniels, E. (2017) . 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