{"id":399,"date":"2024-10-21T10:43:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T00:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g8education.edu.au\/?page_id=399"},"modified":"2024-10-21T10:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T00:43:06","slug":"play-based-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/g8education.edu.au\/glossary\/play-based-learning","title":{"rendered":"Play-based learning"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section id=\"g8-page-title_0_6711d3a62c10f\" class=\"g8-page-title primary  \">\n        <div class=\"g8-container\">\n            <div class=\"g8-row\">\n                <div class=\"g8-col\">\n                    <div class=\"g8-page-title__container g8-block-container\">\n                        <div class=\"g8-page-title__inner-container--image\">\n                                                            <i class=\"g8-icon g8-icon-g8-pattern-horizontal\"><\/i>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"g8-page-title__inner-container--content\">\n                            <h1 class=\"g8-page-title__title\">Play-based learning<\/h1>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section id=\"g8-image-content_2_6711d3a62c117\" class=\"g8-image-content g8-block-container  \">\n        <div class=\"g8-container\">\n            <div class=\"g8-row\">\n                <div class=\"g8-col\">\n                    <div class=\"g8-image-content__container full no-image\">\n                        <div class=\"g8-image-content__inner-container--image\">\n                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"g8-image-content__inner-container--content\">\n                                                                                        <h2 class=\"g8-image-content__title g8-block-subtitle\">What is Play-Based Learning?<\/h2>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"g8-image-content__content g8-block-wysiwyg\"><p>Children learn through play. This approach engages children in both spontaneous and intentional play experiences to make meaning of their world, and develop skills and knowledge and their dispositions for learning. 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