I learn things while playing outside that I can't learn while playing indoors. During outdoor play, I learn about the wind, bugs, birds, shadows, leaves, sticks, and clouds. I may become familiar with these items through books and television, but I learn best when I get the chance to go outdoors. Always make sure I know the safety rules before I play outdoors. Each day I need to spend some time playing actively and some time playing quietly.
Active play can occur outdoors or indoors.
Outdoors, I can climb to the top of a hill slowly and run to the bottom of the hill fast. I can bounce fast or slow on your lap while you sing a song about a train. Quiet play provides me with opportunities to calm down and to work with small objects while improving my thinking skills. Like active play, quiet play can occur outdoors or indoors. Outdoors, we can sit on a bench as you read a book or we look for shapes in the clouds.