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Activity Ideas

Nature Walk

Obstacle Course

Listening Walk

Water painting

Bubbles

Parachute/old sheet games

Resources:
Ipatenco, Sara. AZ Central. 1st
March 2016. <http://
healthyliving.azcentral.com/
importance-outdoor-play6843.html.>
Pica, Rae. Take it Outside!. 1st
March 2016. <http://
www.earlychildhoodnews.com/
earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?
ArticleID=2375>.
The Importance of Outdoor Play
for Children. 1st March 2016.
>http://
www.communityplaythings.com/
resources/articles/2010/outdoorplay>.

What is the
Purpose of
Outdoor Play?
Outdoor play helps children
develop how to explore, take
risks, develop fine and gross
motor skills and basic
knowledge.

Cognitive:

Benefits of
Outdoor Play
Social:

Allows children to make friends

Resolves conflicts

Express feelings

Learns to follow rules

Gains self-control skills

Allows children to learn about


relationships and how to behave as a
member of a group

Improves memory, thinking


skills, and ability to learn
Improves gross motor skills
Increases ability to process
and remember new
information
Discover new things

Physical:

Exercise

Motor Skills

Muscle Strength

Mental:

Children have free time to


pursue activities he or she
enjoys
Children are more happy
and less stressed
Children have an increased
focus in the classroom
Reduces behavior problems
Lowers childrens risk of
anxiety and depression

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