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Anyone who works with young children in a nursery or daycare center knows how fast bacteria and viruses can spread in these environments. One way to slow the spread of such an infection is to have plenty of fresh air. Playing outside can spread and spread infectious pathogens. Children can also take in fresher air, exercise, and be less constrained than in the classroom.

When playing outdoors, children can also enjoy the natural environment, learn to exercise, take in the fresh air, and exercise. It’s healthy to be outside. Playing outdoors helps to develop a positive attitude towards nature, exercise, and environmental protection. Children with intense physical activity in daycare tend to be more active at home, while children lacking physical activity in daycare or school tend to sit down, such as watching TV or using a computer. I tend to be active.

 

Meet basic childhood needs

With open spaces that allow kids to become kids – jumping, running, climbing, swinging, running, screaming, rolling, hiding, causing great confusion – it’s all about childhood! Many of these things cannot be done indoors for a variety of obvious reasons. Nevertheless, children need to have these important experiences. Children’s lives today are increasingly constrained and controlled by small apartments, tight classes, school schedules, tense, tired, overworked parents, and reduced opportunities to become children. The outdoor environment meets the child’s basic needs of freedom, adventure, experimentation, risk, and childhood.

 

 

Encourage different forms of play

 

Gross Motor Games

In general, total motor skill play is great for climbing equipment and swings, tricycle courses, and running, crawling, lying down, and rolling. Must be promoted on the hillside lawn. The tricycle course can be used for passenger cars, tricycles, scooters, balls, wheelbarrows, and jogging. Climbing equipment for preschoolers is very basic and should include tunnels, shallow stairs, and slides. It is still very dangerous for small children to walk, so special attention should be paid to the railings and sidewall barriers of elevated equipment.

 

Construction Games

According to a survey, construction games like playing online games – go now, are very popular with young children. This is probably because the kids have control over their play. Building play is encouraged with sand and water features, art, woodworking, providing areas for building blocks, small vehicles, and lots of loose items throughout the play area. Building games are played on sandboxes, sand and water playgrounds, flat surfaces, and even lawns.

Social Game

Children need lots of outdoor play opportunities to develop their basic social skills and abilities. Of course, gross motor play, construction play, and role play also include social play, especially if multiple kids can play the material. Projects such as gardening, weather monitoring in other scientific disciplines, and holding picnics can and should be social activities.

 

Social dramatic play

A good playground needs playgrounds, castles, and other structures that children can change, adapt and remodel. It can give meaning to children and further develop the imaginary world. These structures promote the rich social dramatic play. It is also an ideal place to reflect the culture of the children who use the playground.

Control Games

Plumpsack, Ox on the Hill, All the Birds Fly Up, Conductor, and other well-known games all belong to the highest level of cognitive play as they are simple rule games. Kids need outdoor space to play these games, and falling on the grass is much more comfortable than concrete.

 

Summary

Meeting the needs of young children playing outdoors is a complex and rewarding task. Different factors need to be considered, such as the different play needs of the infant, supervision, safety, and accessibility. However, children have less and less opportunity to explore, walk, roll, climb and swing, and outdoor play is part of being a child, so quality outdoor play for toddlers and children. You need to explore different ways to create an experience. To make the age 8 years old. This task becomes increasingly important as our early childhood concepts are increasingly focused on giving basic knowledge and school skills.