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We hear the phrase all the time: play-based learning, play-based curriculum, play-based activities. But let’s be clear, if it’s BASED on play, it’s probably not actually play. In Playwork, we define play as behaviors that are freely chosen, personally directed, and intrinsically motivated. That means the child decides what, how, and why—without external goals or outcomes. When adults design something to “look like play” but it’s still directed, evaluated, or goal-oriented, that’s not play. That’

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