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Peer reviewedHenniger, Michael L. – Young Children, 1994
By carefully planning for outdoor play, adults can help ensure that outdoor experiences are challenging and safe for young children. Creative outdoor play should encourage healthy risk taking; offer graduated challenges; include variety in types of play; focus on child-centered and child-planned activities; and include the use of moveable…
Descriptors: Children, Early Childhood Education, Outdoor Activities, Physical Development
Peer reviewedHenniger, Michael L. – Childhood Education, 1994
Discusses how outdoor play can be as effective as indoor play in facilitating young children's development. Offers advice on selection of toys and materials; organization of play spaces; addition of movable toys and equipment; ways to stimulate imaginative outdoor play; and playground safety. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Child Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Outdoor Activities
