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Abstract
Teachers are asked to examine the potential opportunities for connecting themes of childhood play to the skills, habits of the mind, and principles of the disciplines. A comparative analysis of the explanations of first graders and the perceptions of their teachers, in separate focus groups, revealed a disparity in the significance of narrative play as found on the playground. Practitioners are challenged to uncover meaningful connections between play and school curricula.
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