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PAINTING PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS FOR MOVEMENT Michele Buran, MA CSU Chico Center for Healthy Communities Arlene Turner, MS Children & Families Commission of Orange County

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PAINTING PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS FOR MOVEMENT

Michele Buran, MA CSU Chico Center for Healthy Communities Arlene Turner, MS Children & Families Commission of Orange County

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PLAYGROUND STENCILS •Increase children’s levels of physical activity during outside play •Encourage development of fundamental motor skills •Create environments that encourage physical activity •Complement academic learning concepts through movement

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CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL LEARNING FOUNDATIONS:

Fundamental Movement Skills Balance Locomotor skills Manipulative skills

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CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL LEARNING FOUNDATIONS:

Perceptual-Motor Skills and Movement Concepts Body awareness Spatial awareness Directional awareness

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CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL LEARNING FOUNDATIONS:

Active Physical Play Active participation Cardiovascular endurance Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance Flexibility

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LEARNING THROUGH MOVEMENT During free-play & teacher-led play, children gain motor skills while complementing learning in the following areas: • Social-Emotional Development • English-Language Development • Language and Literacy • Mathematics

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LEARNING CONCEPTS - Personal space - Colors - Numbers (1-20) - Shapes - Letters - Pathways - Sequencing

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A B C D E F

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TRACKS • Maximize movement opportunities

for all children? • Do wheeled toys obstruct play for

other children? • Directional arrows, crosswalks and

signs? • Parking lot for orderly toy storage. • “No-bike days” to create space for

locomotor & manipulative play.

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GROUP ACTIVITY SPACE • Space for teacher-led group activities • Paint round or shaped markers ~3 feet apart. • Personal and General Space

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PATHWAYS • Paint curved, zig zag & straight lines. • Children can practice

locomotor & balance skills on the lines.

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BULL’S-EYE FOR TOSSING, THROWING & KICKING

Children are mastering tossing, throwing, striking objects & kicking at this age. Bull’s-eyes or targets provide an opportunity to practice.

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MANIPULATIVE AREA Equipment to be rotated:

Jump ropes Hoola hoops Balls Bean bags Paddles Goals Baskets Streamers Scarves

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SHAPES, LETTERS, NUMBERS & COLORS • Teachers have the opportunity to

teach academic topics through movement by integrating shapes, letters, numbers & colors into the playground,

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SHAPES, LETTERS, NUMBERS & COLORS • Preschool children are learning both

upper & lower case letters and numbers from 1-20.

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SHAPES, LETTERS, NUMBERS & COLORS • Children are also learning

the following shapes: circle, oval, square,

rectangle, triangle, hexagon, octagon, diamond, crescents and more.

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HOPSCOTCH Hopscotch-like activities provide children the opportunity to practice:

• Jumping • Hopping • Leaping • Balancing • Tossing Stencils offer an opportunity for letter & number recognition.

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EXAMPLE STENCILS

http://www.fastline.net/stencils.htm

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LESSONS LEARNED Stencils are an inexpensive solution to increase physical activity for preschoolers.

The stencil intervention resulted in a significant increase in children’s’ energy expenditure after painting stencils.

There are no safety restrictions, as in climbing equipment & swings.