Active Play – Exploring the Influences on Children’s School Playground Activities.

Article from American Journal of Play.

Because children spend so much of their time in schools, their playgrounds covŠer a good setting for promoting active play in young lives. Teachers, instead of considering active play a taxing demand on their busy day, have begun to develop an informal curriculum for it. ‹ Authors review the research on children’s active play and explores its inŒfluence on school playgrounds, looking at studies of individual and social play, the eŠffect of physical environments on active play, and the impact of school polices on children’s active play on school playgrounds. ‹They ask others to consider the implications of this research when planning children’s active play. Full article 

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