Outdoor Creative Play and Learning

Curricula & Programming

Outdoor Creative Play and Learning

Youth Physical Fitness Intergenerational Play & Recreation

The Outdoor Creative Play and Learning standards-based program offers unique opportunities to extend classroom learning outdoors! Developed in partnership with PlayCore and Robert-Leslie Publishing the playground activities are designed to stimulate creativity, imagination, and learning during outdoor play. The full system includes 100 activity cards that address age-appropriate activities for children grades PreK-1, grades 2-3, and grades 4-5. and provides an activity guide that includes assessment checklists and correlation charts to national standards in language arts, science, mathematics, physical education and health, social studies, early childhood, and creative arts. The stand-alone preschool activity folder includes 20 activity cards and an activity guide specifically for early childhood centers and organizations to national standards in language arts, science, mathematics, physical education and health, social studies, early childhood, and creative arts.

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The Science

Evidence shows that outdoor play settings provide a rich setting for learning. This boxed set is a standards-based program that offers unique opportunities to extend classroom learning outdoors through 100 activity cards with age-appropriate activities designed to stimulate creativity, imagination, and learning during outdoor play. Also included is an activity guide with assessment checklists and correlation charts to national standards in language arts, science, mathematics, physical education and health, social studies, early childhood, and creative arts. The stand-alone preschool activity folder includes 20 activity cards and an activity guide specifically for age-appropriate national standards. The activities are not designed to replace children’s free play, but help provide fun and exciting opportunities to reinforce key learning areas.

Why Request Outdoor Creative Play and Learning?

Nurture the imaginations of children using the playground activities to make connections between important academic concepts and their everyday lives.

Activity Card Features:

Child-Friendly Illustrations
Age-Appropriate Activities
Physical Education Objectives
Inclusion Strategies
Activity Suggestions in three Easy-to-Follow Steps

Preschool Activity Folder Includes:

Comprehensive Activity Guide
Correlation to National Standards
Assessment Checklist
20 Reproducible Activity Cards

Full Curriculum Kit Includes:

Comprehensive Activity Guide
Correlation to National Standards
Assessment Checklist
100 Reproducible Activity Cards for grades PreK-1, 2-3, and 4-5

Contributing Partners

Developed in partnership with Robert-Leslie Publishing, a company that strives to help young children succeed by learning about the world and their place in it. With over thirty years of experience in the early childhood and educational publishing arenas, their mission is to provide consistent publication of exciting, developmentally appropriate, research-based learning materials for children, teachers, parents, and school administrators. Robert-Leslie is the creator of the award-winning InvestiGator Club® inquiry-based learning systems that connect play, imagination, and content to the real world.