How to Create an Outdoor Classroom
Achieve your educational goals
How can we create happier, healthier, and smarter children? Through play! Create an extension of your classroom outdoors with a play environment that enriches the learning experience of children.
We align our playground design with your curriculum, which allows you to bring your educational goals outdoors. With your goals in mind, we can design a rich outdoor learning experience where your children can build upon their individual strengths and talents.
Grounds For Play can help you create an outdoor classroom for children of all ages that helps them develop social, emotional, language, cognitive, and motor skills. These developmental domains are all found in the major types of play: physical, dramatic, art, musical, and nature play.
How to Design Your Outdoor Classroom with the Types of Play
- Physical Play
Physical play helps to strengthen the body and develop gross motor skills. Perhaps less obvious, it also prepares the brain for learning by promoting enhanced concentration. - Dramatic Play
Dramatic play impacts social, linguistic, emotional, and cognitive skills. Research shows there’s a correlation between dramatic play and better literacy. - Music and Art Play
When allowed to create, children can access their creativity and innovative spirits. This facilitates academic achievement by boosting memory, math, reading, and language skills. - Nature Play
Nature play encourages children to explore and understand nature. It directly correlates with science, social studies, and math.
With careful planning and designing, your outdoor classroom can be a great extension to your indoor learning environment. Get in touch with a Design Consultant for a complimentary consultation!
