Read the following story and teacher reflections from Matthew Lawrence, and use the Reflective Questions below to deepen your thinking and shape your teaching practices.

This article explores supporting children's language and literacy development through having complex classroom environments and learning content.

This article offers teacher observations that were made during a four-weeklong study on superhero play in a preschool classroom.

Here's how creative play, focused on outer space, became the center of an entire preschool curriculum for several weeks—providing opportunities that connected science, math, literacy, language, art, and drama.