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As academic librarians responsible for information literacy, and as the education liaison for the management and collection development of the instructional component in the Curriculum Materials Center, the authors of this paper will explore valuable connections between children’s play and learning. Further, they will discuss how that association affects a child’s cognitive development as seen through the curriculum materials and the educational support for teachers who work closely with students.  \nIntroduction  \nThere are many who agree that play and learning is vital to a child’s development. For example, it is interesting how Friedrich Froebel, the creator of kindergarten and Fred Rogers of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood of make-believe, had so much in common. Both men in their unified, yet distinct traditions left us legacies which reaffirmed the importance of linking children, play and learning. Froebel (1912, p.50) believed that,“Play [was] the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul.” Years later, Mr. Rogers also proclaimed that,“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.”(Auerbach, 2006) .Worlds apart in culture and way of life, Froebel a German educator, and Rogers, an American children’s television series creator, both men voiced the importance of play and its relationship to learning as co-equals in childhood educational psychology.  \nHow well we learn depends on our brain development which relies on our environment and inherited genes. The brain processes, uses and interprets information and knowledge it receives from instructional, physical, emotional, cognitive, social and other experiences. Therefore learning takes place when the brain responds to the messages it receives. The works of Jean Piaget and Lev Seminovich Vygotsky, pioneers in the field of educational psychology, show the link between children and cognition, and literacy. Other researchers and educators have continually supported the fact that children learn when they  \nplay. Studies have indicated that by providing young children and infants with appropriate and stimulating experiences, their neurological, cognitive, brain, physical and motor skills abilities are enhanced.  \nFor example, Bodrova and Leong stated that when play is integrated in the classroom, cognitive skills in thinking, reading, and comprehension in children increase, thus elevating the knowledge level and aiding to build language, social and emotional development. Also, this study has led classroom teachers and other educators to modify past teachings, and to adapt and integrate play activities into the curriculum and classroom.  \nThe educational theories surrounding play and learning are played out through the historical development of Curriculum Material Centers (CMC). The CMC refers to a physical location within an academic library or on the campus of a higher education institution for teacher education. The CMC collection was mandated by the educational accrediting body, the National Council for Accreditation for Teaching Education (NCATE) .  \nThe first Curriculum Materials Center, once referred to as Curriculum Laboratories, dates back to the 1920s and came about because of the necessity for social and educational reforms for all teachers. Ellis (1969) defines it as “a center or place where pre-service and in-service teachers are exposed to multi-assortments of instructional or educational materials for experimentation,  \nEducation Libraries, Volume 33, Number 2, Winter 2010  \nevaluation, and for the enrichment of teaching and learning”(p. 2) . Over the years, Cur","cbCaiddTCZyV0Gy8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiddTCZyV0Gy8","pdf",102357,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Play and learning as foundational child development\n## Brain development, environment, and cognition\n## Classroom play integration and learning outcomes\n## Historical development of Curriculum Materials Centers (CMC)\n## Accreditation standards and instructional material requirements","[{\"question\":\"What is the paper’s main focus regarding play and learning?\",\"answer\":\"The paper explores how children’s play-related materials connect to learning and how this association influences cognitive development. 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