For Your Binder
Children's Places of Secrecy and Play: A Playworker's Guide to Dens and Forts
What are your childhood memories of dens and forts? Did you build them? Play in them? I was THRILLED when I found this resource online, especially when I saw that you can download the entire document, pictures and all!!! #playwork #dens #forts #adventureplaygrounds #playgrounds #outside #play
State of Play: How tot lots became places to build children’s brains
The city has come to realize that it must provide for its children, that they have a right to play as well as to work. NYC Mayor Seth Low, 1903.
So what happened? #play #playgrounds #outside #movement #adventureplaygrounds #playwork Of note, depending on how often you access articles in The New Yorker, you might need to sign up for this one.
The Return of Play
From the author: "I felt like a birdwatcher that had spotted a rare species." How refreshing! #play #teaching #learning #adventureplaygrounds #outside #nature #playwork #playgrounds #risk
Back to the Playground
In 2007 The Alliance for Childhood shared excerpts from an article that appeared in the Boston Globe explaining the need for adventurous play - I scanned it here for you. #play #recess #adventureplaygrounds #recess #environment
How to play without toys? A playwork experimentation in Paris
Loose parts were provided on playgrounds located in two housing structures in Paris. The researchers had questions: How will children play with objects that are not toys? How do the objects affect children's play? #play #toys #playwork #adventureplaygrounds #recess #outside
Comparing Injury Rates on a Fixed Equipment Playground and an Adventure Playground
Data was collected over a five year span. Anyone wanna take any guesses? Yup! You guessed it! The adventure playground was statistically safer. #adventureplaygrounds #playgrounds #play #risk #movement #recess #playwork #outside
