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Sunday, August 23, 2015
Outdoor Learning
Learning doesn't just take place in the classroom. It continues and extends outside. Please provide activity that can be set up outside that will engage the children as they play outside.
Although this sounds a bit weird and crazy kids love to play in mud kitchen. Mud kitchens often inspire dramatic play, which drives children to invent new ways of combining water, sand, pebbles, grass, pine cones, and more. Mud play provides so many opportunities for learning! Textures abound, descriptive language is impossible to avoid, measuring skills are honed, and cause and effect happens right before the children’s eyes and in their hands. Open ended play gives opportunity for creativity and imagination, Stimulation of many Sensory stimulation is a necessary part of brain development, Cause and effect Is often overlooked in outdoor through experimentation, mud play enhances gross motor skills, Self-care knowledge can be expanding on as the child plays with mud in many ways. Although many parents refuse to this because it is very dirty other parents fascinated about it when they look at their children so excited and happy. Obviously this is due with the appropriate equipment for children and also to not get dirty that much. Mud Kitchen It is a fun experience that has learning happening the best way possible through play!
It doesn't sound weird at all, Johanna! I knew a preschool teacher that had a small stream running through their playground in Alpine. Each day the kids removed their shoes and were allowed to play in the water, making mud cakes and digging in the muddy water. It was a beautiful play experience. The parents knew this was part of their program and were very accepting of this. I wish every preschool had this opportunity. They learn so much through these earthy experiences. Thanks for sharing! - Julie
I love to have the Art center outside. I feel the children are mote creative when they are inspire by nature. I notice they paint more flowers, the su, and rainbows among other things. We use paint, chalk, or colors. The tools are the childrens choice such as brush, sponges, or hands. We have an Art day where we invite the families and the children bring a big white shirt and we put big trays of paint on the floor and they use their hands and feet to paint. At the end of the day they have paint head to toes. Is an awesome and fun day for everyone, yes is messy but really fun. i want to try what Johanna said about the mud kitchen it brings back childhood memories.
Wonderful outside art experiences, Ana! I love this idea and wish all preschools had this kind of creative art outside. What a great way to connect with families and the great outdoors. Thanks for sharing! - Julie
I believe that the outdoor environment should be a continue learning place. The way that the environment is set in the place that I work is by areas. We implement the learning areas that we have inside the classroom outdoor. We have a garden where children/families can participated during the year. We also have a sand box where children are able to play and sand. What I like about the sand box is that children are allowed to carried water and mix it with the sand. We also have a track for wheels toys. We have an open space for running and a playground structure. One of the activities that I love to do outdoors is painting with tires, it is a messy activity but children love it and they learn a lot for example; taking turns, cause and effect, they use their gross motor skills and use their expressive vocabulary. Thank you CHD 306
The outdoor learning activity that I like to add always is literacy. I really enjoy when children go to check books and they feel interest in them. I place a comfortable mat with pillows and other soft items with many books. Children can go to sit and relax when they feel like. I show to the children the love for books and tell them that we have to be reading books everyday. Adding books to the outdoor learning is very easy and do not require a great effort.
I love this idea. There are quite a few children that would prefer to spend their time outdoor lost in a book. Not every child wants to run around when outside. One of my goals this year is to do the same. I plan to buy a small sand box - but just put pillows in there for them to grab a book and relax and read at their leisure. Thanks for sharing Letty! - Julie
The activity that I like to do outdoors with the children is to bring out the easel for them to paint in natural light children love to paint outside. I also brought a long piece of butcher paper and taped it up on the fence for the children to create a class mural they enjoyed it so much they took turns painting. When the finished we waited for it to dry and then we hung it up in the classroom.
Of course, learning shouldn’t necessarily take place inside the classroom. In fact, children learn best as they explore and play outside. For example, an activity that is set up outside and will engage the children as they play outside could be an especially designed area in where they can do all type of arts. An art area in where they can use water, paints of different colors and use their hands to draw whatever comes through their imagination in the trays. Also, the art center could probably inspire children to be much more creative. Art center are beautiful experiences for children. Art can also involve using chalk and coloring a designed area in the floor. Also they can use art in other activities like in where they are able to paint each other. If children feel happy with the learning environment children would want to stay all day exploring and using their creativity.
What I like having for outdoor is the magnifying glass they could see so many things with it. When I was working for the before and after school program I had the kinder group and we went outside to play and I got they magnifying glass and they were so excited to see what they will find on the ground especially in the tree. And this little girl I remember saying, “Hey come see what I found” it was an anthill it was amazing they got to see the ants caring their food they were so excited that we made it an everyday play. Even the older kids wanted to play with it.
The above are all excellent ideas! I am a fan and a promoter of artistic expression and creativity. This school year I am adding a woodworking bench outdoors with wood scraps and authentic woodworking tools for children to work with. My plan is to recruit interested, experienced parents to support this effort. I am also going to "butter up" our custodian, so that he will spend some time teaching children and the staff woodworking basics. Such as sanding, measuring, hammering, even sawing buy hand. This year we have many returning older preschoolers; I want to offer them something new and interesting. All the while they will increase their math, literacy and social emotional competencies in a natural and enjoyable way. Francisca CHD 306
One outdoor activity I found interesting and fun was Sidewalk chalk subtraction. You draw a chalk grid with 25 squares, 5 rows down and 5 across. Inside the squares to write numbers inside. Depending on the grade or age group, you would either write in small numbers or large numbers. Each Child gets two bean bags, from a chalk line about six feet away from the grid they throw the bean bags into the squares. They subtract the smaller number from the large number to get the final score for the round. You play for more round adding to their previous score at the end of each round. The child with the highest score after the 5 rounds wins the game. Growing up math was my least favorite subject as it was for many of my class mates, Outdoor activities should be implemented more as part of a curriculum. Its fun and interactive. www.education.com Zenia Bautista CHD306
Something that I enjoy doing as an outdoor activity is placing a piece of fabric or butcher paper and let the kids do spray bottle painting. Kids enjoy doing this and they get to use a lot of their language skills.
A fun outdoor activity I really enjoyed doing with my students was Balloon Tennis. The children learned how to take turns, use conflict resolution, encourage each other, use of large muscles, eye coordination, etc. It was a lot of fun and the children ask for it all the time.
One of the activities that I enjoy doing as an outdoor activity is to explore and do with children making natural art. Each child comes to exploring nature outside, using a magnifying glass to observes everything around them, new and interesting things for them to discover and new experiences. also, I give them a cup or a Ziploc bag to grab pieces of wood, sticks, leaves, green leaves, rocks, stones, earth, pineapples, ect. As an educator, I invite them to use their imagination and creativity, so each child finds his/her way what really interests them to discover and explore. During this activity each have the opportunity to explore new texture to them, this may be soft,warp, thick, rocky, gravelly and different shapes and sizes. Once we collect and have the different textures and natural things I invite them to pastes in a card holder each of the things they gathered to explore outside, forming a nice picture or natural frame in 3D. Each child had the opportunity to explore, discover and participate in this activity which they learn and discover new things and textures. At the same time interact with each other, learn to classify, cause and effect, discover and explore nature outside. Once dry, we place it in science area, where each child can appreciate his/her Natural artwork. Erika Torres CHD306
Out door play is very important and often one of the favorite part of school for children. I have four great activities for out side. my first activity is enhancing opportunities to explore science outside by having magnifying glasses butterfly nets ant farms and a garden that the children can look after while outside, this activity will promote empathy, social emotional stimulation, cognitive development as well as langue and motor skills. my second activity is tricycles they promote Gross motor fine motor , eye hand coordination, safety and taking turns. Third is the sand box. having a sand box available to children help with the understanding of centers, respect , clean up, also it encourages children to be creative by nature. Fourth is the jungle gym i believe that having a jungle gym available for students allow them to take turns, use their words, ask for help and concur their little fears.
Hopscotch There are many different ways to play hopscotch. One way is to draw your basic hopscotch grid, then the first player toss a chalk into box #1. The player hops on one foot (or alternating feet, or both feet for some kids!) all the way to the last box and back, stopping to pick up the marker on her way. Players take turns trying to throw in each box in order (1, 2, 3, etc.).
For my outdoor environment I would like to set the water table differently every day with sensory activities such as slime, clean mud (my favorite), make our own play doh, all the messy activities. Also, set a long piece of butcher paper on the sidewalk for drawing, painting, stamping, sand painting, shaving cream paint, etc. Finally, I would love to have available wood pieces for them to decorate and paint. Samantha Rivero CHD 306
Learning doesn't just take place in the classroom. It continues and extends outside. Please provide activity that can be set up outside that will engage the children as they play outside.
I think outdoor play its very important because it help them with their social, fine, gross motor skills. Children can go on a nature walk around the school while the teacher is describing the insect they can find outside. They can go on the walking marching they are practicing their gross motor skills. Another activity children enjoy during the summer time is water table play. During the winter you can put ice cubes for sensory. For the spring time you can bird food in order for them to feel different textures and during the fall you can leaves in the sensory table. Children can learn outside as much they can learn inside the classroom.
Outdoor play, provide children with many learning opportunities that they cannot develop indoors. For example, the large motor development that children experience when they have an open space to run, jump, climb and pedal a bike is crucial in their physical development. In addition I think outdoor play time encourages problem solving skills, it promotes creativity because children are more likely to invent and create new games and make up their own rules. Also the outdoors gives them the opportunity to explore with nature, they can see, smell, touch and hear different things and explore the world through their five senses in a more natural way. One of the activities that my preschooler enjoy outside is water play especially during summer time. I like to set up water tables outside almost every day. I also bring out small containers cups or small bowls and paintbrushes for the children to do water paint. This is definitely one of their favorite activities because they get to paint on the ground, on walls or on any reachable surfaces. Children really use their imagination and they have come up with different activities using just water and a paint brush. For example, I have observed children practice writing letter, their own name, draw beautiful pictures, they also pretend play; they love to set up a “bike wash” area.
Yolanda Padilla Outdoor play is were children can learn about nature collecting leaves and observing bugs by taking nature walks. I like to bring out water tables, balance beams, bikes balls to develop their gross motor skills and also group games Duck, Duck, Goose and parachute play. I find at times to bring out books and writing materials at this time too.
Outdoor play regularly are happier, healthier, and stronger. Outdoor play encourages children to get moving, and connect with the outside world. Sometimes during socialization we bring out paint for hand and feet painting, we bring out cause and effect activities such as sink and float, parachute, chair dancing with children's song and much more ideas that all us come up before planning.
There are many activities that can be done in the great outdoors. One of my favorite activities to do outside with the children is the parachute. We bring out a big parachute that has many handles for the children to hold on to. we place a ball in the middle of the parachute and bounce it in the air. This activity is one of my favorites because the parachute has enough handles for all of the students to participate in the activity. It's a lot of fun.
Outdoor play where children can run and get physical. They can ride bikes or play kick ball. Children can explore using their five sense and their motor skills. Outside activities, I like to do spray painting on the fence children like it, just hang up the paper on the fence and give children the spray bottle, they have a lot of fun painting it. I also like to take the children for nature walk around the yard to collect leave, rock or anything we can find a round the yard to make collage. we watch birds and an insects. In summer time, water play and picnic, children like that too. There are so many outside activities we can do with the children.
Outdoor learning is one of the best things a child can do. I think in this day and age going outside has almost become instinct due to computers, video games, television, etc. Outdoor learning gives a child a chance to run free in the open space rather than being in the classroom all the time. Now a child can get a little physical fitness in while they learn, which helps fight obesity an ongoing problem of children today. Water tables, sand boxes, having outside learning activities on mats, and problem solving games that also promote physical fitness are all great activities for children to do in the great outdoors.
I believe that Physical exercise and fresh air are important for young children's health and well-being, as well as their education! There are so many things they are learning while spending time outdoors. As teachers we should provide preschoolers opportunities to get outside everyday. One thing my children love to do outside is paint with water. Painting with water is a very inexpensive fun way for children to play and be educated out doors all at once. My preschoolers get so excited when they paint on the concrete and the water dries in minutes. They are always left shocked as their picture disappears. The best part is that everything can be a canvas when painting with water, there's no limit.
The parachute games, there are so many ways that you can play with a parachute. You can have the children hold each of the corners of the parachute and place some beanbags or balls (all sizes) on top of the parachute, then have the children shake the parachute. The balls or beanbags are going to pop on the parachute, up and down. Also, you can have the children walk around in circles while holding the parachute, stop, and have the children walked to the opposite side (you can use music for this game.) Another game with the parachute, the children can make a big wave, or medium wave, or a small wave. One more game, the teachers can make a big wave and the children go underneath the parachute, then make a small wave, and another big wave so the children can get out of the parachute. I really like this game, put a ball on top of the parachute and try to keep the ball on the parachute while making waves. The kids and the teachers have so much fun playing the games of the parachute.
As an individual, I am into fitness. I believe teaching children some exercise routines at a young age, keeps their constant movement alive! I allow children to go and explore as they please but I announce to everyone "ill be in the grass area, who ever want to join me for a group exercise activity!" and usually the majority of them will come and join. They get to learn about movement, concentration, balancing and best of all, they think its a game. Something I also enjoy doing is taking photographs of them and I let them know as I take it to make them feel important and to get them hyped up for the camera.
Outdoor play is one of my favorites, there is a lot to do for children at different areas of learning. I like summer time because you can do a lot of activities with water, and water is always the attraction to children. So, on water days I used to take out all the trays and washable materials we would use for messy activities, and even the children's chairs to washed. Even though this was more like a cleaning activity children enjoyed it so much and they were having fun getting wet and cleaning their stuff.
an outdoor activitie we like to play it is "Memory Game"
we use big foam plates and we glue them pictures of animals, shapes, or even pictures of kids that go to our classroom ( this make them learn the names easily)
we make pair of pictures of course and then we turn down the plates, kids have a lot of fun seeing what picture it will come out.
Outdoor learning provides so many benefits in all areas of learning for young children. Anything you can do indoors can be extended outdoors and vice versa. I like all of the idea and activities mentioned in this blog. I have yet to try some. One activity I really enjoy doing with young children, especially on a nice sunny day is a small picnic where I let the children pick out ingredients to make something simple such as a smoothie. Not only is this fun but it is also healthy, engaging and a great learning opportunity. I would do a lesson plan that would involve small activities for children to do throughout the week and we will choose the day we plan to do the picnic. The day before the picnic I will find a book about picnics and read it to them and we will converse about the what, where, when, how and why of picnics. Then I will ask the children what kind of simple food they would like to try to make outdoors for our picnic. I usually do smoothies or sandwiches, something really simple and easy to eat. This is a great activity for the children to interact together as a group as well as individually. Their inputs and ideas are incorporated within the activity so they feel a part of their learning process. This activity promotes positive mood and healthy eating. Renee Sharma CHD 306
Outdoor learning provides so many benefits in all areas of learning for young children. Anything you can do indoors can be extended outdoors and vice versa. I like all of the idea and activities mentioned in this blog. I have yet to try some. One activity I really enjoy doing with young children, especially on a nice sunny day is a small picnic where I let the children pick out ingredients to make something simple such as a smoothie. Not only is this fun but it is also healthy, engaging and a great learning opportunity. I would do a lesson plan that would involve small activities for children to do throughout the week and we will choose the day we plan to do the picnic. The day before the picnic I will find a book about picnics and read it to them and we will converse about the what, where, when, how and why of picnics. Then I will ask the children what kind of simple food they would like to try to make outdoors for our picnic. I usually do smoothies or sandwiches, something really simple and easy to eat. This is a great activity for the children to interact together as a group as well as individually. Their inputs and ideas are incorporated within the activity so they feel a part of their learning process. This activity promotes positive mood and healthy eating. Renee Sharma CHD 306
I feel that outdoor play is just as important as indoor play.Especially when it's hot I like to take out the water table and put all kinds of inexpensive things in the water table. The children especially love to wash the babies. I put some soap and water in the sensory table and some sponges and allow them to wash the babies. This allows them to develop a sense of help that they get to help the teacher to wash the toys or the babies. Sometimes I put in bubbles in the sensory table along with different sorts of bubble wands. The children love bubbles especially when they get to blow the bubbles themselves.
Hello, I am very big when it comes to outdoor play. Since we share the yard with other classes we are limited to 45 mins outside. My favorite thing to do outside is have sensory tables outside for the children. I have one with bubbles, another table with soap and sponges( I have the children clean their chairs and pretend we are at a car wash). I try to use imagination a lot to expand their little minds. My goal for outside play is to have as much as sensory items i can for the children. Water is risk factor but there is always a teacher when at the water play area for safety reasons.
Outdoor play helps children with their physical development. A great way to kindle physical development is exercise. Exercising (walking, running, and swinging) help children develop their physical bodies while they are just having fun. In addition the physical play helps them to straighten their muscles, helps with balance, and inspires self-confidence.
Outdoor play helps children with their physical development. A great way to kindle physical development is exercise. Exercising (walking, running, and swinging) help children develop their physical bodies while they are just having fun. In addition the physical play helps them to straighten their muscles, helps with balance, and inspires self-confidence.
Outdoor play helps children with their physical development. A great way to kindle physical development is exercise. Exercising (walking, running, and swinging) help children develop their physical bodies while they are just having fun. In addition the physical play helps them to straighten their muscles, helps with balance, and inspires self-confidence.
Although this sounds a bit weird and crazy kids love to play in mud kitchen. Mud kitchens often inspire dramatic play, which drives children to invent new ways of combining water, sand, pebbles, grass, pine cones, and more. Mud play provides so many opportunities for learning! Textures abound, descriptive language is impossible to avoid, measuring skills are honed, and cause and effect happens right before the children’s eyes and in their hands. Open ended play gives opportunity for creativity and imagination, Stimulation of many Sensory stimulation is a necessary part of brain development, Cause and effect
ReplyDeleteIs often overlooked in outdoor through experimentation, mud play enhances gross motor skills, Self-care knowledge can be expanding on as the child plays with mud in many ways. Although many parents refuse to this because it is very dirty other parents fascinated about it when they look at their children so excited and happy. Obviously this is due with the appropriate equipment for children and also to not get dirty that much. Mud Kitchen It is a fun experience that has learning happening the best way possible through play!
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It doesn't sound weird at all, Johanna! I knew a preschool teacher that had a small stream running through their playground in Alpine. Each day the kids removed their shoes and were allowed to play in the water, making mud cakes and digging in the muddy water. It was a beautiful play experience. The parents knew this was part of their program and were very accepting of this. I wish every preschool had this opportunity. They learn so much through these earthy experiences. Thanks for sharing! - Julie
DeleteI love to have the Art center outside. I feel the children are mote creative when they are inspire by nature. I notice they paint more flowers, the su, and rainbows among other things. We use paint, chalk, or colors. The tools are the childrens choice such as brush, sponges, or hands. We have an Art day where we invite the families and the children bring a big white shirt and we put big trays of paint on the floor and they use their hands and feet to paint. At the end of the day they have paint head to toes. Is an awesome and fun day for everyone, yes is messy but really fun.
ReplyDeletei want to try what Johanna said about the mud kitchen it brings back childhood memories.
Wonderful outside art experiences, Ana! I love this idea and wish all preschools had this kind of creative art outside. What a great way to connect with families and the great outdoors. Thanks for sharing!
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I believe that the outdoor environment should be a continue learning place. The way that the environment is set in the place that I work is by areas. We implement the learning areas that we have inside the classroom outdoor. We have a garden where children/families can participated during the year. We also have a sand box where children are able to play and sand. What I like about the sand box is that children are allowed to carried water and mix it with the sand. We also have a track for wheels toys. We have an open space for running and a playground structure. One of the activities that I love to do outdoors is painting with tires, it is a messy activity but children love it and they learn a lot for example; taking turns, cause and effect, they use their gross motor skills and use their expressive vocabulary.
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The outdoor learning activity that I like to add always is literacy. I really enjoy when children go to check books and they feel interest in them. I place a comfortable mat with pillows and other soft items with many books. Children can go to sit and relax when they feel like. I show to the children the love for books and tell them that we have to be reading books everyday. Adding books to the outdoor learning is very easy and do not require a great effort.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. There are quite a few children that would prefer to spend their time outdoor lost in a book. Not every child wants to run around when outside. One of my goals this year is to do the same. I plan to buy a small sand box - but just put pillows in there for them to grab a book and relax and read at their leisure. Thanks for sharing Letty!
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The activity that I like to do outdoors with the children is to bring out the easel for them to paint in natural light children love to paint outside. I also brought a long piece of butcher paper and taped it up on the fence for the children to create a class mural they enjoyed it so much they took turns painting. When the finished we waited for it to dry and then we hung it up in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteOf course, learning shouldn’t necessarily take place inside the classroom. In fact, children learn best as they explore and play outside. For example, an activity that is set up outside and will engage the children as they play outside could be an especially designed area in where they can do all type of arts. An art area in where they can use water, paints of different colors and use their hands to draw whatever comes through their imagination in the trays. Also, the art center could probably inspire children to be much more creative. Art center are beautiful experiences for children. Art can also involve using chalk and coloring a designed area in the floor. Also they can use art in other activities like in where they are able to paint each other. If children feel happy with the learning environment children would want to stay all day exploring and using their creativity.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like having for outdoor is the magnifying glass they could see so many things with it. When I was working for the before and after school program I had the kinder group and we went outside to play and I got they magnifying glass and they were so excited to see what they will find on the ground especially in the tree. And this little girl I remember saying, “Hey come see what I found” it was an anthill it was amazing they got to see the ants caring their food they were so excited that we made it an everyday play. Even the older kids wanted to play with it.
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The above are all excellent ideas! I am a fan and a promoter of artistic expression and creativity. This school year I am adding a woodworking bench outdoors with wood scraps and authentic woodworking tools for children to work with. My plan is to recruit interested, experienced parents to support this effort. I am also going to "butter up" our custodian, so that he will spend some time teaching children and the staff woodworking basics. Such as sanding, measuring, hammering, even sawing buy hand. This year we have many returning older preschoolers; I want to offer them something new and interesting. All the while they will increase their math, literacy and social emotional competencies in a natural and enjoyable way.
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One outdoor activity I found interesting and fun was Sidewalk chalk subtraction. You draw a chalk grid with 25 squares, 5 rows down and 5 across. Inside the squares to write numbers inside. Depending on the grade or age group, you would either write in small numbers or large numbers. Each Child gets two bean bags, from a chalk line about six feet away from the grid they throw the bean bags into the squares. They subtract the smaller number from the large number to get the final score for the round. You play for more round adding to their previous score at the end of each round. The child with the highest score after the 5 rounds wins the game. Growing up math was my least favorite subject as it was for many of my class mates, Outdoor activities should be implemented more as part of a curriculum. Its fun and interactive.
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Something that I enjoy doing as an outdoor activity is placing a piece of fabric or butcher paper and let the kids do spray bottle painting. Kids enjoy doing this and they get to use a lot of their language skills.
ReplyDeleteA fun outdoor activity I really enjoyed doing with my students was Balloon Tennis. The children learned how to take turns, use conflict resolution, encourage each other, use of large muscles, eye coordination, etc. It was a lot of fun and the children ask for it all the time.
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One of the activities that I enjoy doing as an outdoor activity is to explore and do with children making natural art. Each child comes to exploring nature outside, using a magnifying glass to observes everything around them, new and interesting things for them to discover and new experiences. also, I give them a cup or a Ziploc bag to grab pieces of wood, sticks, leaves, green leaves, rocks, stones, earth, pineapples, ect.
ReplyDeleteAs an educator, I invite them to use their imagination and creativity, so each child finds his/her way what really interests them to discover and explore. During this activity each have the opportunity to explore new texture to them, this may be soft,warp, thick, rocky, gravelly and different shapes and sizes. Once we collect and have the different textures and natural things I invite them to pastes in a card holder each of the things they gathered to explore outside, forming a nice picture or natural frame in 3D. Each child had the opportunity to explore, discover and participate in this activity which they learn and discover new things and textures. At the same time interact with each other, learn to classify, cause and effect, discover and explore nature outside. Once dry, we place it in science area, where each child can appreciate his/her Natural artwork.
Erika Torres CHD306
Out door play is very important and often one of the favorite part of school for children. I have four great activities for out side. my first activity is enhancing opportunities to explore science outside by having magnifying glasses butterfly nets ant farms and a garden that the children can look after while outside, this activity will promote empathy, social emotional stimulation, cognitive development as well as langue and motor skills. my second activity is tricycles they promote Gross motor fine motor , eye hand coordination, safety and taking turns. Third is the sand box. having a sand box available to children help with the understanding of centers, respect , clean up, also it encourages children to be creative by nature. Fourth is the jungle gym i believe that having a jungle gym available for students allow them to take turns, use their words, ask for help and concur their little fears.
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ReplyDeleteThere are many different ways to play hopscotch. One way is to draw your basic hopscotch grid, then the first player toss a chalk into box #1. The player hops on one foot (or alternating feet, or both feet for some kids!) all the way to the last box and back, stopping to pick up the marker on her way. Players take turns trying to throw in each box in order (1, 2, 3, etc.).
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For my outdoor environment I would like to set the water table differently every day with sensory activities such as slime, clean mud (my favorite), make our own play doh, all the messy activities. Also, set a long piece of butcher paper on the sidewalk for drawing, painting, stamping, sand painting, shaving cream paint, etc. Finally, I would love to have available wood pieces for them to decorate and paint.
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Learning doesn't just take place in the classroom. It continues and extends outside. Please provide activity that can be set up outside that will engage the children as they play outside.
ReplyDeleteI think outdoor play its very important because it help them with their social, fine, gross motor skills. Children can go on a nature walk around the school while the teacher is describing the insect they can find outside. They can go on the walking marching they are practicing their gross motor skills. Another activity children enjoy during the summer time is water table play. During the winter you can put ice cubes for sensory. For the spring time you can bird food in order for them to feel different textures and during the fall you can leaves in the sensory table. Children can learn outside as much they can learn inside the classroom.
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Outdoor play, provide children with many learning opportunities that they cannot develop indoors. For example, the large motor development that children experience when they have an open space to run, jump, climb and pedal a bike is crucial in their physical development. In addition I think outdoor play time encourages problem solving skills, it promotes creativity because children are more likely to invent and create new games and make up their own rules. Also the outdoors gives them the opportunity to explore with nature, they can see, smell, touch and hear different things and explore the world through their five senses in a more natural way.
ReplyDeleteOne of the activities that my preschooler enjoy outside is water play especially during summer time. I like to set up water tables outside almost every day. I also bring out small containers cups or small bowls and paintbrushes for the children to do water paint. This is definitely one of their favorite activities because they get to paint on the ground, on walls or on any reachable surfaces. Children really use their imagination and they have come up with different activities using just water and a paint brush. For example, I have observed children practice writing letter, their own name, draw beautiful pictures, they also pretend play; they love to set up a “bike wash” area.
-Beatriz Mendez CHD-306
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ReplyDeleteOutdoor play is were children can learn about nature collecting leaves and observing
bugs by taking nature walks. I like to bring out water tables, balance beams, bikes balls to develop their gross motor skills and also group games Duck, Duck, Goose and parachute play. I find at times to bring out books and writing materials at this time too.
Outdoor play regularly are happier, healthier, and stronger. Outdoor play encourages children to get moving, and connect with the outside world. Sometimes during socialization we bring out paint for hand and feet painting, we bring out cause and effect activities such as sink and float, parachute, chair dancing with children's song and much more ideas that all us come up before planning.
ReplyDeleteThere are many activities that can be done in the great outdoors. One of my favorite activities to do outside with the children is the parachute. We bring out a big parachute that has many handles for the children to hold on to. we place a ball in the middle of the parachute and bounce it in the air. This activity is one of my favorites because the parachute has enough handles for all of the students to participate in the activity. It's a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteOutdoor play where children can run and get physical. They can ride bikes or play kick ball. Children can explore using their five sense and their motor skills. Outside activities, I like to do spray painting on the fence children like it, just hang up the paper on the fence and give children the spray bottle, they have a lot of fun painting it. I also like to take the children for nature walk around the yard to collect leave, rock or anything we can find a round the yard to make collage. we watch birds and an insects. In summer time, water play and picnic, children like that too. There are so many outside activities we can do with the children.
ReplyDeleteOutdoor learning is one of the best things a child can do. I think in this day and age going outside has almost become instinct due to computers, video games, television, etc. Outdoor learning gives a child a chance to run free in the open space rather than being in the classroom all the time. Now a child can get a little physical fitness in while they learn, which helps fight obesity an ongoing problem of children today. Water tables, sand boxes, having outside learning activities on mats, and problem solving games that also promote physical fitness are all great activities for children to do in the great outdoors.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Physical exercise and fresh air are important for young children's health and well-being, as well as their education! There are so many things they are learning while spending time outdoors. As teachers we should provide preschoolers opportunities to get outside everyday. One thing my children love to do outside is paint with water. Painting with water is a very inexpensive fun way for children to play and be educated out doors all at once. My preschoolers get so excited when they paint on the concrete and the water dries in minutes. They are always left shocked as their picture disappears. The best part is that everything can be a canvas when painting with water, there's no limit.
ReplyDeleteThe parachute games, there are so many ways that you can play with a parachute. You can have the children hold each of the corners of the parachute and place some beanbags or balls (all sizes) on top of the parachute, then have the children shake the parachute. The balls or beanbags are going to pop on the parachute, up and down. Also, you can have the children walk around in circles while holding the parachute, stop, and have the children walked to the opposite side (you can use music for this game.) Another game with the parachute, the children can make a big wave, or medium wave, or a small wave. One more game, the teachers can make a big wave and the children go underneath the parachute, then make a small wave, and another big wave so the children can get out of the parachute. I really like this game, put a ball on top of the parachute and try to keep the ball on the parachute while making waves. The kids and the teachers have so much fun playing the games of the parachute.
ReplyDeleteAs an individual, I am into fitness. I believe teaching children some exercise routines at a young age, keeps their constant movement alive! I allow children to go and explore as they please but I announce to everyone "ill be in the grass area, who ever want to join me for a group exercise activity!" and usually the majority of them will come and join. They get to learn about movement, concentration, balancing and best of all, they think its a game. Something I also enjoy doing is taking photographs of them and I let them know as I take it to make them feel important and to get them hyped up for the camera.
ReplyDeleteOutdoor play is one of my favorites, there is a lot to do for children at different areas of learning. I like summer time because you can do a lot of activities with water, and water is always the attraction to children. So, on water days I used to take out all the trays and washable materials we would use for messy activities, and even the children's chairs to washed. Even though this was more like a cleaning activity children enjoyed it so much and they were having fun getting wet and cleaning their stuff.
ReplyDeletean outdoor activitie we like to play it is "Memory Game"
ReplyDeletewe use big foam plates and we glue them pictures of animals, shapes, or even pictures of kids that go to our classroom ( this make them learn the names easily)
we make pair of pictures of course and then we turn down the plates, kids have a lot of fun seeing what picture it will come out.
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Outdoor learning provides so many benefits in all areas of learning for young children. Anything you can do indoors can be extended outdoors and vice versa. I like all of the idea and activities mentioned in this blog. I have yet to try some.
ReplyDeleteOne activity I really enjoy doing with young children, especially on a nice sunny day is a small picnic where I let the children pick out ingredients to make something simple such as a smoothie. Not only is this fun but it is also healthy, engaging and a great learning opportunity. I would do a lesson plan that would involve small activities for children to do throughout the week and we will choose the day we plan to do the picnic. The day before the picnic I will find a book about picnics and read it to them and we will converse about the what, where, when, how and why of picnics. Then I will ask the children what kind of simple food they would like to try to make outdoors for our picnic. I usually do smoothies or sandwiches, something really simple and easy to eat. This is a great activity for the children to interact together as a group as well as individually. Their inputs and ideas are incorporated within the activity so they feel a part of their learning process. This activity promotes positive mood and healthy eating.
Renee Sharma CHD 306
Outdoor learning provides so many benefits in all areas of learning for young children. Anything you can do indoors can be extended outdoors and vice versa. I like all of the idea and activities mentioned in this blog. I have yet to try some.
ReplyDeleteOne activity I really enjoy doing with young children, especially on a nice sunny day is a small picnic where I let the children pick out ingredients to make something simple such as a smoothie. Not only is this fun but it is also healthy, engaging and a great learning opportunity. I would do a lesson plan that would involve small activities for children to do throughout the week and we will choose the day we plan to do the picnic. The day before the picnic I will find a book about picnics and read it to them and we will converse about the what, where, when, how and why of picnics. Then I will ask the children what kind of simple food they would like to try to make outdoors for our picnic. I usually do smoothies or sandwiches, something really simple and easy to eat. This is a great activity for the children to interact together as a group as well as individually. Their inputs and ideas are incorporated within the activity so they feel a part of their learning process. This activity promotes positive mood and healthy eating.
Renee Sharma CHD 306
I feel that outdoor play is just as important as indoor play.Especially when it's hot I like to take out the water table and put all kinds of inexpensive things in the water table. The children especially love to wash the babies. I put some soap and water in the sensory table and some sponges and allow them to wash the babies. This allows them to develop a sense of help that they get to help the teacher to wash the toys or the babies. Sometimes I put in bubbles in the sensory table along with different sorts of bubble wands. The children love bubbles especially when they get to blow the bubbles themselves.
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ReplyDeleteI am very big when it comes to outdoor play. Since we share the yard with other classes we are limited to 45 mins outside. My favorite thing to do outside is have sensory tables outside for the children. I have one with bubbles, another table with soap and sponges( I have the children clean their chairs and pretend we are at a car wash). I try to use imagination a lot to expand their little minds. My goal for outside play is to have as much as sensory items i can for the children. Water is risk factor but there is always a teacher when at the water play area for safety reasons.
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ReplyDeleteOutdoor play helps children with their physical development. A great way to kindle physical development is exercise. Exercising (walking, running, and swinging) help children develop their physical bodies while they are just having fun. In addition the physical play helps them to straighten their muscles, helps with balance, and inspires self-confidence.
http://www.fisher-price.com/en_us/parenting-articles/outdoor-play/the-benefits-of-outdoor-play
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ReplyDeleteOutdoor play helps children with their physical development. A great way to kindle physical development is exercise. Exercising (walking, running, and swinging) help children develop their physical bodies while they are just having fun. In addition the physical play helps them to straighten their muscles, helps with balance, and inspires self-confidence.
http://www.fisher-price.com/en_us/parenting-articles/outdoor-play/the-benefits-of-outdoor-play
Outdoor Play:
ReplyDeleteOutdoor play helps children with their physical development. A great way to kindle physical development is exercise. Exercising (walking, running, and swinging) help children develop their physical bodies while they are just having fun. In addition the physical play helps them to straighten their muscles, helps with balance, and inspires self-confidence.
http://www.fisher-price.com/en_us/parenting-articles/outdoor-play/the-benefits-of-outdoor-play