Safe and Fun Playground Spaces

Playgrounds should not only be engaging, but safe for the children in our care. This course delves into the licensing requirements for playgrounds. Outdoor play helps children develop emotionally, physically, and intellectually. (3 Hours) Enrollment expires 1 year from date of purchase.

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Course curriculum

1. Course Description
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Technical Requirements
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Getting in Touch
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Course Facilitators
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Pre-Assessment (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Time to Play
  FREE PREVIEW
3. Playground Q&A
4. Time and Space
5. Weather
6. Equipment and Safety
7. Discussion Topic
8. Questions and Answers
1. Playground Safety Facts
2. Outdoor Spaces
1. Entrapments
2. Entanglements
3. Sharp Objects
4. Tripping Hazards
5. Fencing
6. Poisonous Plants
7. Lighting and Shade
8. Equipment
9. Swings
10. Ride on Toys
11. Guardrails
12. Merry-go-rounds
13. Playground Hazards
1. Number One Safety Measure
2. Guidelines for Surface Materials
3. Safe Surface Materials
4. Maintaining Equipment and Ground Cover
5. Supervising the Playground
6. Active Supervision
7. Discussion Topic
8. Creating Rules for the Playground
9. Keeping Kids Safe Assignment
1. Playground Skills
2. Discussion Topic
3. Development and Outdoor Play
4. Play and Social Skills
1. Brains and Play
2. Risk vs. Hazard
3. Healthy Risk Taking
4. Risk vs Hazard Questions
1. Outer Space Sensory Bin
2. Hammering a Pumpkin
3. Raking Leaves Pretend Play
4. Chalk Tree Painting
5. Land Art
1. Reflection (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
1. Handout: Lesson Plans and Resources
2. Course Completion
3. End of Course Quiz
4. Course Feedback Form

About this course

$28.50
3 Clock Hours
All Approved States
Mixed-Age

Successful Solutions Professional Development

Safe and Fun Playground Spaces

Course curriculum

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Course Requirements

About the Playground

Outdoor Space Facts

Hazards of the Playground

Safety on the Playground

Development Outdoors

Healthy Risk Taking

Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan Assignment

Wrapping it Up

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