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by Mary Robertson / May 1, 2012
April 30th through May 6th is Screen-Free Week and it’s not just school aged children who are getting too much screen time. On average, preschoolers watch 32 hours of television every week and see 25,000 commercials. Even infants are getting too much screen time as 19% of infants have televisions in their bedrooms (The Body […]
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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 / 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 Stephanie Ginter / August 26, 2011
Rae Pica writes in her 2010 article, “Linking Literacy and Movement,” that “stringing actions together to form sequences is similar to linking words to form sentences and eventually paragraphs. Both require children to choose components that flow naturally.” So true! Children learn a lot through movement. When children run outside, they are not just skipping […]
by Clark Kugler / August 24, 2011
In our last entry, I talked about the importance of going back to school and hopping right into the educational side both in the indoor and outdoor classroom. But we can’t soon forget what most people think of when they think of the outdoors in preschool and kindergarten; recess or outdoor play. Most children enjoy […]
by Clark Kugler / August 11, 2011
Have you heard of the Family Fitness Challenge from USA Today? They have a different challenge every week for families to get out and get active! The Adventurous Child understands how important it is for children to get all of the physical activity that they need at home as well as on the preschool playground. […]
by Clark Kugler / May 13, 2011
The American Heart Association’s stance on physical inactivity is that it: “is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease. It also increases the risk of stroke and such other major cardiovascular risk factors as obesity, high blood pressure, low HDL (“good”) cholesterol and diabetes.” The Association recommends the following: All children age 2 […]
by Clark Kugler / August 16, 2010
Summertime offers an abundance of opportunities: water fun, outdoor play, barbeques, fireworks, and more. What else is ubiquitous in the summertime? Tricycle riding! It is fun, it is inexpensive (once you’ve purchased your cycle), it is “green,” and it makes for some great memories. Another great thing about cycles is that they do not require […]
by Stephanie Ginter / March 19, 2010
It is difficult to pick up a publication and not see an article about childhood obesity and obesity-related complications, including type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Through gardening we can introduce preschool children to healthy food options and what better place than on the outdoor playground. Growing fruits and vegetables provides an […]
by Clark Kugler / October 16, 2009
Physical fitness is becoming a part of many preschool curriculums and state early learning standards. Some of the findings show that simple pathways for children to walk on keeps them moving and increases fitness levels. To create pathways that keep children moving, the outdoor play area can have stepping stones between learning centers. There are […]
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