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Outdoor Play

Outdoor Play. By Mollie Lyne, Kim Carmichael, Laura Averill. Traditional . Playgrounds . PLAYGROUNDS .

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Outdoor Play

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  1. Outdoor Play By Mollie Lyne, Kim Carmichael, Laura Averill

  2. Traditional • Playgrounds

  3. PLAYGROUNDS • Modern playgrounds often have recreational equipment such as the see-saws, merry-go-rounds , swing set, slide, jungle gym, chin-up-bars, sandbox, spring- rider, monkey-bars, overhead ladder, trapeze, playhouses and mazes. • They help children develop physical growth, strength, and providing enjoyment. • Common ones have connections to other play equipment.

  4. Children will develop: • Social Skills • Gross Motor Skills • Language Skills

  5. Bike Area

  6. Common with Bike areas are: • Parking Spaces • Cones • Lines for where the bike is • Sidewalks • Stop signs, any road signs • A basic school will have black top that can be used for bikes. Give the children some chalk and they can draw their own lines for the road, sidewalk, or parking.

  7. Sandbox

  8. Sandboxes are great for any age. • They help with social skills when the children are working side by side • Children will use fine motor and gross motor skills to get tasks down • Can be integrated with different units in the classroom • Basic sandboxes are square and have a little bit of an edge for sitting on the sides • Toys can range from trucks to shovels, to little people

  9. Tables • In traditional playgrounds teachers will add tables for any activity. • Coloring, drawing, art in general • Table top games such as people or animals • Pretend play with housekeeping objects • Sitting and relaxing • Manipulative toys and science experiments like goop, foam, and moon sand. • Etc

  10. OTHERS • Other types of traditional outdoor play things are: • Sand tables and Water tables

  11. Sand tables help children explore these items while standing up. They provide one on one socializations for children that do not like large crowds like in the sandbox. Children can have a more personal space and not be over stimulated with noise and with too many toys • With water table play, children will learn new ways water moved and practice their pouring skills and working their fine motor skills. There usually are slopes and ridges in the table for children to see how water moves and flows

  12. Infant/Toddler

  13. Structures • Small Climbing structures are great because they still have the use of climbing and sliding down and using stairs but it isn’t as tall so they won’t get hurt. • Infant and Toddler basic structures have: • a ramp with railings • Not so steep slide that • Stairs with railings • Tunnel with or without holes • Platform for looking out • Etc

  14. Water Tables • All children enjoy water and the way it feels in the hands. To bring it outdoors and not just in the clasroom, there are outdoor ones that can be wheeled around and kept safe from damage. • They should be tall enough for an infant that is learning to crawl and to stand up on and for toddlers that can reach inside.

  15. Sand Tables • Just like water tables, sand tables provide a great social atmosphere. Especially at a young age they are learning to play next to children and then going into talking to each other. There isn’t overstimulition because only a certain amount of children will be able to play. With sand tables anything can be added then just sand, children learn different textures and enough feeling and touching them.

  16. Sandboxes

  17. Sandboxes that are small are great for infants and toddlers that have trouble with over stimulations. These types are in shape of animals such as the turtle or a small square. • Larger sandboxes can also be present for more than two children. They will learn about space awareness and sharing. Parallel play will be present but could gradually turn to play with words and social aspects. • Children learn about pouring and how moving the sand in different ways looks and feels.

  18. Benches • Benches are used in the outdoors for resting, activities, talking, eating, and among other things. • Benches can be a basic bench with just seating or with a table like a picnic table. • Children that don’t want to explore that day and want to sit with the cargiver or by themselves can do so. They have the chocie to sit and relax or there could be an activity set out that could be basic coloring or playing with goop.

  19. Tunnels

  20. There are a lot of tunnels that are advertised for child care centers. The basic ones that are great for Infant and Toddlers are the fold up ones for storage. They have Velcro on the sides to attach to other tunnels of different shape, size, and color. They are great for infants that are learning to crawl and also for shading when it is hot outside. Children have fun discovering each corner and part of the tunnel systems.

  21. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground • http://www.cindyrushton.com/images/playgroundpics/Harold%27s_Stuff_Playgrounds!Faith_Christian_School--DSC02970.JPG • http://www.parentsgear.com/wp-content/uploads/SandLock%20Sanbox(2).jpg • http://www.backyardadv.com/images/accessories/sandbox.jpg • http://d5490190.u40.websitesource.net/images/honey.jpg • http://www.woodenhouseoftroy.co.nz/images/bbq_tables/kids_table_bench_med.jpg • http://www.hawaiiplaygrounds.com/images/mobile%20water%20table.gif

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