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What is the main goal of fostering meaningful engagement in learning?
What is a key benefit of outdoor play for children's development?
Why is it essential to provide spaces for outdoor play?
What is a common feature of outdoor play that is often missing in indoor play?
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What can parents and caregivers do to support children's outdoor play?
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Study Notes
Supporting Children's Agency in Outdoor Play
- Fosters independence, creativity, and empowerment in children
- Teachers can support children's agency by:
- Pursuing interests: aligning activities with children's natural interests and passions
- Influencing learning: adopting approaches that empower children to take an active role in their learning process
Pursuing Interests
- Creating interest-based centers: designing learning centers around children's interests
- Offering choices in activities: providing children with a menu of outdoor activities or challenges from which to choose
Influencing Learning
- Creating environments for exploration and decision-making: designing outdoor play spaces and activities that encourage children to explore, make decisions, and solve problems
- Encouraging child-led games: inviting children to create their own rules or variations for games played outdoors
Meaningful Engagement
- Characterized by interactions and experiences that are purposeful, relevant, and significant for both students and educators
- Examples of fostering meaningful engagement include:
- Supporting interest-driven learning: encouraging children to pursue their interests within the curriculum
Importance of Outdoor Play
- Fosters physical development, emotional, social, and cognitive growth
- Provides opportunities for children to:
- Set their own goals and figure out how to obtain those goals (cognitive development)
- Negotiate with their friends (social and emotional development)
- Figure out how to solve problems, keep themselves safe (self-confidence, resilience, and risk management skills)
Key Ingredients for Supporting Children's Outdoor Play
- Time: scheduling time for outdoor play
- Space: providing spaces for play that are interesting and allow for imagination
- Freedom: giving children the freedom to play the way they want to play, including taking risks
Supporting Children's Outdoor Play
- Parents and caregivers can support play by:
- Allowing time for play
- Providing spaces for play
- Giving children the freedom to play and take risks
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This quiz explores the role of teachers in fostering independence, creativity, and empowerment in children through outdoor play.
