One of the best ways to create a learning environment that promotes positivity and productivity is play. When playing games, students become more comfortable with not only their peers but also their teacher. In today’s episode, I’m sharing how both structured and unstructured games can build a variety of social, emotional, and executive functioning skills in elementary students, and how games contribute to students’ success in all areas of curriculum as well. What’s in this episode: [02:04] How games can be a strategy for fostering connection in the classroom and examples of games that require communication and teamwork [06:49] How games help develop social, emotional, and executive functioning, including conflict resolution skills, self-esteem development, and organizational skills [14:35] Examples and benefits of unstructured vs. structured play [19:36] The positive outcomes that result from playing games For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit: https://www.trilliummontessori.org/ Resources Mentioned in This Episode: N/A Connect With Us Visit our website Follow us on Instagram Connect with us on Facebook Join us for the 2024 P2P Summit: Montessori and Ecological ConsciousnessLearn more and register here: https://courses.trilliummontessori.org/p/ecological-consciousness-summit