Describes an after school program to teach students safe bicycling habits. (SP)

The author emphasizes the need for play-situation learning to be started in the preschool years and carried through the elementary grades. (AP)

Describes a playground classroom that helps children maximize their learning experiences through outdoor play activities while also offering opportunities for social interaction. (GR)

This book examines the history and purpose of outdoor play areas. Chapter 1 of the book discusses the importance of play in children's lives and the role of playgrounds in the play process. The historical development and evolution of playgrounds is recounted in chapter 2, while chapter 3 reviews research on playgrounds, including research…

A lot of learning that takes place outside the classroom occurs in the games children play. Author shows how one primary school made use of this traditional folk art. (Editor/RK)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that from January 1, 1974 through December 31, 1974, approximately 118,000 persons received hospital emergency room treatment nationwide for injuries related to playground equipment. Of this estimate, approximately 45,000 injuries occurred on public playground equipment and approximately 41,000…

Materials and equipment for an outdoor learning area where Mexican and Anglo kindergarten children can play and development motor skills and creativity were supplied by a $250 Instructor Dream Dollar award. (GB)

Examples of imaginative playground designs for urban schools. (RA)

Discusses five basic characteristics of schooling planned to produce a qualitative environment. (NH)

Identifies behaviors of young children during play on swings that may be consistently observed as evidence of their construction of the physics principles related to pendulums. Findings indicate that children's activities on swings demonstrate their interest in experimenting with balance, force, gravity, resistance, and resonance. Discusses…

Cites research which suggests that U.S. playgrounds are hazardous and developmentally sterile. Factors that affect the relationship of playgrounds to child development include (1) the developmental appropriateness of playground environments; (2) gender differences in outdoor play; (3) well-equipped play environments; (4) the use of portable play…

The physical features of a primary school playground - dimensions, textures, furnishings, etc. - are incorporated and adapted for their own purposes by children in their free play. Youngsters create an intricate network of usage, play-lines invisible but known to every child at the school. Unfortunately, the general adult indifference to…

Several characteristics of children's play were noted by observing the playground activities of Vietnamese refugee and American children. The Vietnamese children tended to participate in highly structured games while their American peers often chose spontaneous play--games with structures that go beyond or destroy rules. It is suggested that…

Stimulus control is evident when a specific antecedent object or event (discriminative stimulus) increases the probability that a specific behavior will occur. A behavioral intervention is described whereby a teacher's stimulus control was successfully generalized to a paraprofessional playground aide. The generalization procedure increased the…

The Playground Movement Confidence Inventory (PMCI) was designed to assess movement confidence and the bases for performance decisions by children. Analysis of the responses of 250 fifth graders showed the PMCI to successfully classify 85.16 percent of total cases. (MT)