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by Michelle Pleasant / March 4, 2020
The most important teachers in a child’s life are their families at home. Although children spend a large amount of their time at school, it is not a replacement for the learning, love, encouragement, and reinforcement they receive from family and personal support systems. Ask any classroom teacher you know, and they will reassure you […]
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by Michelle Pleasant / October 30, 2019
Language development is one of the most important skills children learn through play. Children are learning how to interact with the world. They’re honing their ability to understand others and to express their thoughts, feelings, and needs. The preschool playground presents a unique opportunity to encourage language development and generalize skills. Interaction with adults and […]
by Jacki Leader / June 5, 2019
One of my favorite nature advocates, Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, explains the importance of children’s connections to nature below: “Wonder is when you are 3-4 years old, you go out in your backyard, find a rock, turn it over and realize you are not alone in the universe. […]
by Tracey Hill / October 25, 2017
With Fall now being in full swing, there are plenty of leaves to go around. To take advantage of the numerous leaves that are now starting to fall to the ground, there are many leaf activities that the children can do to play and learn. Leaf Count Put Numbers on Index cards. Ask the children […]
by Lydia M. Bowers / June 20, 2017
We often hear about the importance of adjusting environments to children’s learning and behavior, but somehow that tends to stop at the door. We head out to the installed, immobile playgrounds and assume that’s just it. However, playgrounds are extensions of learning environments, and there are so many ways to extend their possibilities! No need […]
by Lydia M. Bowers / June 17, 2017
The next time you head outside with children, try giving each one a bucket. Let them know you are treasure hunters and are going to take a walk and see what you can find. When children have a container for collecting, ordinary objects suddenly become more intriguing. They may have just walked over leaves before, […]
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 5, 2013
In Sharon Lovejoy’s book Hollyhock Days, she writes “Sow sweet peas on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. It’s one of those old wives’ tales.” The practice of planting sweet peas on St. Patrick’s day comes from an old Irish gardening tradition. The legend says that planting sweet peas by lamplight after sunset the night before […]
by Mary Robertson / December 4, 2012
Inside the preschool classroom, teachers often assign classroom helpers to assist in the daily activities of the classroom. Such jobs may include line leader, line caboose, breakfast helper, lunch helper, snack helper, toy detective, meteorologist, electrician (to turn the lights on or off), and so on. We often have jobs indoors, so why not use […]
by Mary Robertson / November 20, 2012
Looking for a fun activity to do in the children’s outdoor play area to celebrate Thanksgiving? Try making a Thanksgiving table centerpiece with objects found outdoors in a natural playscape. Fill a basket with the natural items or purchase a Styrofoam wreath from your local craft store and glue the items to the wreath. Here […]
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. […]
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