“Play is the work of childhood, ” according to Jean Piaget, a 20th century educational researcher and theorist. Piaget described four stages that children pass through as they grow. Each stage accomplishes a new skill that builds on the learning of the previous stage. These stages are the sensorimotor, the preoperational, the concreate operational and the formal operational. This article will discuss the benefits of educational toys within each stage.

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