In Fiona Medley’s classroom, the students aren’t just reading a poem, they also create body percussion in the form of a stomp, a clap or a snap as they play with the words.

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They act out scenes in a story. And it’s not unusual to hear chants or music coming from her corner of the school.

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Ms. Medley, an elementary school teacher, guides her students in what she believes will help improve learning and socialization after two years of COVID-19 disruptions.

She lets her students play.

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Ms. Medley believes it’s important to immerse her Grades 3, 4 and 5 students in guided play.

“It does help them use their imaginations. It does help them find their creativity and it allows them to explore,” she said.

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The impact of schooling disruptions is still unclear, because, unlike other countries, Canada lacks data on how Canadian students have fared.

Although many students have adapted, some studies suggest the pandemic has left others behind in their learning.

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Andy Hargreaves said many children lost motivation, struggled in their studies and suffered emotionally during the pandemic.

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Play, Hargreaves said, would help stimulate them. “Now is the time to get kids learning, wanting to learn and feeling well again and more play-based activity can really help with that.”

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