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Play and learning

Play is how brains build mental models of how the world works—testing cause-and-effect through blocks, narrative through pretend, social dynamics through games—which is why children who don't play develop learning gaps no amount of instruction can close. Play isn't practice for learning; it's learning happening so naturally you don't notice the learning.

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