In this TED Talk, Dr. Anna Rainio from the University of Helsinki explores playworlds and the power of imagination in children’s learning and development. Playworlds are a form of collaborative adult-child play in which participants create and inhabit imaginary worlds together. Dr. Rainio discusses how imagination, play, and shared activity create opportunities for learning and development.
To learn more, explore Anna Rainio’s research and the University of Helsinki’s work on adult-child joint imaginative playworlds.