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Final Examination According to chapter 12 of the book, Play at the Center of the Curriculum (5th Edition) written by Judith Van Hoorn, Patricia Monighan Nourot, Barbara Scales, Keith Rodriguez Alward, I have learned play can foster children to develop many skills such as physical, cognitive concepts language, social and emotional. In this chapter, these authors discussed the importance of different types of outdoor play such as physically active outdoor play, outdoor nature play, and child-initiated

Among the many things that Americans enjoy, basketball has always been an integral part of our culture. I picked up the game when I was in the first grade and still find myself playing it whenever I get the chance. Nowadays, there seems to be a lack of parks and such for people to go to and have some fun with others. Streetball has made its own culture and kids grow up idolizing older players that are out on the courts making the game look so enjoyable. With that being said, it is in my firm

I remember how I felt on the first day when I entered my placement. It was not the first time I had associate with young children but somehow it felt different. I always thought children were the easiest beings to communicate and that I can easily understand them just by looking at how they act. Unfortunately, I had so many things I did not know about them and I was perplexed just by handling one crying child. This booklet is created for early year’s practitioners that are just starting and it is

A Child at Elementary School Recess This observation is of a 10 year old male child during his lunch recess at an elementary school located in the South Bay area. The student participates in a day treatment program for children with emotional/social difficulties. The length of this observation was approximately forty five minutes. For the purpose of confidentiality this student will be referred to as John. In the first section of this observational analysis a brief description of the program

Consequently, care should be exercised in generalizing conclusions from studies on one playground to other playgrounds. ("The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds," 2004)  Making Sure Kids Have Opportunities to Play; in Association with Publicjobswales.Co.UK. Byline: By MICHELLE RUSHTON EVERY child in the UK has the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range

missions, and sleepy bedtime ballads. Katie was my everything and I was hers, at least until that day on the playground. It was a hot summer day in the middle of July and Katie’s nana said that it would do us all some good if we went down to the neighborhood park and get some fresh air. Of course Katie and I were super excited, going to the park meant that we could play on the big playground equipment. We all got into the car and after Katie was all buckled up in her car seat, off we drove to the

their children hurt. The article “Can a Playground Be Too Safe?” brought up controversial concerns about the changes of todays playgrounds. It is true that American playgrounds are becoming overly protected. Towering monkey bars, jungle gyms and other climbing structures are replaced with less challenging equipments. Though I believe that safety should be the top priority when it comes to constructing playgrounds, I also believe that children should have playgrounds that offer challenges to all ages.

Does advice from someone help you? Do you need advice? My friend Jim Kraft needs advice since he is having disturbances with a lot of things. The advice I provide to Jim is to go outside more, to get more sleep, and to spend more time with friends. I greatly advise Jim to go outside more. Jim is spending a bit more time on video games, this concludes him to be lazy. He says he desires to be a great basketball player one day, but he go outside and work at it. This is prompting Jim to lose his skill

time of year to wear jeans, long-sleeve shirts, and sweaters. My class was about to line up for recess. Once we were all in line order, we walked up to the outer field. Once my friends and I were at the outer field we all ran excitedly over to the playground and started playing tag. After a while, I got tagged. I was now chasing my friend Mathew when suddenly someone was swinging on the monkey bars the monkey bars at the same time when I was under the monkey bars so the second that person hit me, I

Basketball By:Analinn Phipps Are you wondering what sport is fit for you? Basketball is fit for everyone, especially you. It is a fun sport and you should try it. Fact Monster claims that the first “basketball hoops” were made out of peach baskets and the first backboards were made out of wire? Every time that someone scored a referee had to fetch the ball by climbing a ladder. Basketball is NOT expensive either, all you need is a ball and a basketball hoop, with a rim. The tallest man to play in