Children’s preference for real activities: Even stronger in the Montessori Children’s House

In the United States, children are often given the opportunity to engage in pretend activities; many believe this kind of play benefits children’s development. Recent research has shown, though, that when children ages 4 to 6 are given a choice to do the pretend or the real version of 9 different ac...

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Main Authors: Jessica Taggart, Eren Fukuda, Angeline Stoll Lillard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kansas 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Montessori Research
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Online Access:https://journals.ku.edu/jmr/article/view/7586