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by Lydia M. Bowers / May 26, 2017
At the playground, my toddler immediately took off, scaling the “rock wall” of the climber. I found myself repeating, “be careful,” with every precarious foot placement, and then again when hurtled himself down the big slide. He fell at the bottom of the slide, but before I could get to him, he stood up, laughed […]
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by Mary Robertson / March 26, 2013
Get the children hopping with these outdoor Easter activities: 1. Color Easter Eggs – Take this messy activity outdoors where egg dye spills are no big deal. 2. Egg Relay Race – Use your colorful Easter eggs for a relay race. Each child has a spoon to carry their egg and after running their part […]
by Mary Robertson / March 12, 2013
In a recent article, Richard Louv writes “But at other schools, too many students spend most of their time sitting. At their desks, in front of computers, taking tests, sitting in schools where recess and gym class have been restricted or eliminated. Even in preschools, most children sit in the classroom for most of the day […]
by Mary Robertson / February 19, 2013
We are working on putting several new products up on our website. One of our new products for the natural preschool playground is the Obstacle Course which we have designed using all natural materials – Logs, Stepping Stumps, Stepping Boulders, and Tree Cookies. By arranging these natural materials through the outdoor preschool playground, you can […]
by Mary Robertson / January 15, 2013
In Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms, Eric Nelson describes 7 “Silent Emergencies” that young children face today. The 7 he listed are: Lack of exercise Preoccupation with electronic media Perception of outdoors as an unsafe place to play Isolation from and fear of nature Lack of engagement in and connection to the world, including nature Reductive approaches […]
by Mary Robertson / November 27, 2012
Jump, hop, and rock on the preschool playground with natural playscape products like Tree Cookies, Stepping Stumps, and Stepping Boulders. Children develop balance, agility, body awareness, and gross motor skills as they travel from cookie to cookie, stump to stump, or boulder to boulder. Children can also move and rearrange the stumps and cookies, trying […]
by Mary Robertson / October 2, 2012
Math – Children practice math skills when counting rocks, making patterns with leaves, weighing how heavy a stone is, and sorting other natural materials into groups. Science – Children explore with science when growing plants, observing insects, dropping a ball down a tube, and going down a slide. Literacy – Children learn new words when […]
by Mary Robertson / September 18, 2012
In case you missed our series about how Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences relates to outdoor learning on the preschool playground, below are links to each of our posts about the different intelligences. 1. Introduction 2. Naturalistic Intelligence 3. Spatial Intelligence 4. Musical Intelligence 5. Body-Kinesthetic Intelligence 6. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence 7. Linguistic Intelligence 8. […]
by Mary Robertson / August 8, 2012
The Preschool Summer Olympics continued…. Now that the opening ceremony is complete, it’s time for the games! The Games: Gymnastics – Lay out the mats and practice some tumbling. Boat Races – Set up sailboat/toy boat races down a slip ‘n’ slide. Running Races – Run a race or do a bunny hop race. […]
by Mary Robertson / July 31, 2012
The 2012 Summer Olympics have begun, so let’s get out the torch, flags, and medals and start the Preschool Olympic games outdoors on the preschool playground! The Opening Ceremony: Torches: First things first! You need your Olympic torch. Stuff pieces of red, orange, and yellow tissue paper into one end of paper towel […]
by Mary Robertson / June 12, 2012
Thank you to all the great dads, uncles, grandpas, and other men who are positive influences in the lives of young children. Young children benefit greatly from interactions with the male role models in their lives. Two of the many ways children benefit relate to emotional development and rough and tumble play. Studies show that […]
by Mary Robertson / May 29, 2012
Continuing our posts about how Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences applies to outdoor play. Another of Gardner’s intelligences that can be addressed outdoors on the preschool playground is the body kinesthetic intelligence. This intelligence includes the ability to use and coordinate gross motor and fine motor movements. Children with high body kinesthetic intelligence often […]
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