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by Clark Kugler / April 10, 2012
I would like to introduce our newest blogger and member of The Adventurous Child team, Mary Robertson. Mary believes in the importance of providing young children with opportunities for outdoor play and the importance of encouraging wonder, inquiry, discovery, and love of nature. Read more about Mary by clicking on her picture on the right. […]
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by Clark Kugler / March 27, 2012
Welcome back as we continue our journey through Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and how it is used on the preschool playground. This week, at the suggestion of one of our Facebook fans, I will discuss spatial intelligence. Spatial intelligence involves interacting with the different spaces around us and being able to look at […]
by Clark Kugler / March 6, 2012
Earlier in the month I wrote about Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. Of the 8 intelligences proposed by Gardner, perhaps the first one that jumps out as being used on the preschool playground is the naturalistic intelligence. Children who have high naturalistic intelligence learn best through observation and participation in their natural surroundings. A […]
by Clark Kugler / February 21, 2012
The developmental psychologist Howard Gardner created the theory of multiple intelligences in 1983 as a model that proposes the existence of many different intelligences instead of just one single entity called intelligence. The theory suggests that there are 8 main intelligences which people possess: spatial, linguistic, logical-mathematical, body-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic. (Gardner also tentatively […]
by Clark Kugler / February 7, 2012
Last time I talked about big body play and how it helps children exercise their bodies and social-emotional skills. Children are also exercising their brains as they use outdoor big body play to interact with the world around them and learn about themselves. Just as in inside play with small manipulatives like blocks, crayons, scissors, […]
by Clark Kugler / February 1, 2012
While watching a presentation on outdoor play, the presenter showed us two pictures side by side. One picture was a child playing a video game where a digital character was jumping over logs. The other picture was a child outside on a playground jumping over real logs along with other children. Which child was learning […]
by Clark Kugler / January 5, 2012
With temperatures dropping, it is a perfect time for children to expand their knowledge and awareness of winter weather. Take this winter season as an opportunity to do an investigative study of the weather with the children. Collect and measure the amount of falling snow in a snow gauge. You can construct a snow gauge […]
by Clark Kugler / November 21, 2011
Take time this holiday season to pause and reflect on the beauty and wonder of this magnificent universe. Daily go outside and feel the warmth of the sunshine on your skin. Nightly go outside and look up at the sparkle of the bright stars against the jet black sky. But most importantly, give thanks with […]
by Clark Kugler / November 8, 2011
“The exposure to nature restores our cognitive functions, enabling us to concentrate better.” ~ Stephen Mayer, professor of psychology at Oberlin University. In September, we talked about school starting and getting back into the educational aspects of the indoor and outdoor classrooms. But it’s important to remember the outdoor classroom serves another function – a […]
by Clark Kugler / October 27, 2011
Most of us didn’t start to learn the importance of conservation until we were adults: the idea of conservation was still new when we were children, and climate change was practically unheard of. But now that we understand its importance, we need to begin teaching children about conservation early. One way to start is to […]
by Clark Kugler / October 7, 2011
What is the one outdoor activity that every child loves (even if Mom doesn’t always agree)? Playing in the mud, of course! As we can all remember from our own childhoods, mud is that ever present, ever moldable toy that you can do just about anything with. And if you don’t like what you have […]
by Clark Kugler / September 20, 2011
“Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.” I love this quote from author Diane Ackerman. It always reminds me that time outside is valuable for so much more than simply burning off energy. Preschool playground equipment offers endless opportunities for building educational foundations. For instance, with musical instruments children are reinforcing sequencing and counting […]
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