New playground!
The K2 children have been absolutely loving the new playground set since they've been back at school! Instead of a climbing frame that is set into the ground, the different parts i.e. cubes, ladders, planks, etc. can be reconfigured in numerous ways to create a different playground every time. In fact, the children themselves have been taking apart the playground equipment and re-attaching parts onto other pieces. This encourages children to be agentic in their play and taps into their creativity and design thinking, as well as other developmental areas such as: A wide range of gross motor skills Imaginative and social play with others Risk and adventure in their play and movement Let's take a deeper look into each of the above areas and see how our new playground supports the children's play. Gross motor skills In the pictures above, we see children developing stability. When crossing planks and ladders with their bodies, they are engaging in dynamic balance - this is ...