This resource gives educators, family members, and other caregivers some active and calming songs to pair during transitions, “brain breaks,” or when you just need to “herd the cats.”

Despite the ubiquitous nature of play, it remains one of our most misunderstood and underutilized methods of promoting meaningful learning. It is deeply unfortunate that we have this tendency to trivialize play and treat it as a pastime, because it holds enormous potential.

You see, play is more than just a human activity—it is an activity that we see in other animals as well. While we used to think of this as only a mammal behavior, scientists now see that non-mammals play, too. Why?