Connection to Resources related to the Four Frames

How Does Learning Happen is an Ontario document which goes further in-depth about the four frames found in the kindergarten program for optimal learning and healthy development in early childhood.

Early Learning for Every Child Today (ELECT) is an Ontario document that gives insight into how young children learn and develop.

Think Feel Act is an Ontario document that details how a child's environment and experiences shape their development.

Supporting English Language Learners in Kindergarten is an Ontario document designed to help better understand how to support English language learners in a kindergarten setting including who these students may be, how to work with families, the community, and students and how to work as a school to support students.

Ted Talk: Play is more than just fun 

This CBC article The Power of Play is a short article about the research behind play-based learning.

This NAEYC article The Case of Brain Science and Guided Play: A Developing Story is about how to use guided play as a teaching strategy.

This Early Years Study article Chapter 2: Play with Purpose: Preschool Play Offers Learning Opportunities that Benefit Children Throughout their lives is about how play is needed for the development of various life skills including verbal skills, problem solving, sharing, etc. 

This Community Play Things article The Learning in Loose Parts explains the importance of using loose parts to learn.

The book Messy Play in Early Years by Sue Gascoyne is about the characteristics and learning oppurtunities messy  play provides and practical tip for applying it in your practice. 

The book The Bridge to School: Aligning Teaching with Development for Ages Four to Six by Claire Bainer, Liisa Hale and Gail Myers  is about theories of child development, brain development, and the value of play-based learning as well as practical classroom strategies.