Play as a Context for Early Learning

Mother is busy with her daily housework routine of sweeping the kitchen floor. To keep Anna, her IO-month-old, occupied, she opens up the kitchen cabinet which is full of pots, pans, and baking dishes. Mother pulls out a stack of three nested pots and two wooden spoons and sets them all in front of Anna. Anna smiles and busily begins her own musical concert of spoons and pans. Mother continues her housekeeping.

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