"Time, Place, and Play," is a short phrase, but is summarizes three very big concepts--history, geography, and culture--that are part of the elementary social studies curriculum. This article relates the story of how twenty-five elementary and middle school teachers, meeting over several weeks in a university class, designed a unit of study on the topic of Time, Place, and Play. This unit can be adapted for grades four through eight, and can be taught over a two-week period (ten one-hour classes.) The teachers identified four purposes for this study unit: (1) Explore the vocabulary, definitions, and characteristics associated with each of the three concepts of time (history), place (geography), and play (social interaction) as the guiding objectives of the unit of study; (2) Investigate, using quality nonfiction books and websites for children, the relationships between time, place, and play as observed in today's world; and (3) Create various forms of self-expression or outcomes to demonstrate this new learning, and share this with peers and family members. The five-part lesson plan is described in detail. (Contains 2 figures and 6 endnotes.)