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Millbrook expands guided play to first and second grades, students showcase activities
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Concord School District board heard Millbrook Elementary students and staff describe a new guided-play program extended into first and second grades, developed with a UNH play coach and designed to support cognitive, social-emotional and language development.
At its Feb. 3 monthly meeting, the Concord School District Board of Education heard Millbrook Elementary teachers and students describe a guided-play program that the school has expanded into first and second grades.
School presenters said the program grew from a state Department of Education push to make kindergarten play-based and from a subsequent partnership with the University of New Hampshire to provide a play coach for kindergarten teachers. "Play is fun for everyone, and me and Elise learned that you learn and play," one student told the board during a short student…
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