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CYFAR Conference May, 2008 Play Outside! Teaching Parents and Teachers What do to Outdoors with Children Presenter: K

CYFAR Conference May, 2008 Play Outside! Teaching Parents and Teachers What do to Outdoors with Children Presenter: Karen DeBord , Ph.D. Department of 4-H Youth and Family & Consumer Science North Carolina State University. What do you remember?.

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CYFAR Conference May, 2008 Play Outside! Teaching Parents and Teachers What do to Outdoors with Children Presenter: K

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  1. CYFAR Conference May, 2008 Play Outside! Teaching Parents and Teachers What do to Outdoors with Children Presenter: Karen DeBord, Ph.D. Department of 4-H Youth and Family & Consumer Science North Carolina State University

  2. What do you remember? • Think back to what you enjoyed doing outside in your elementary school days

  3. Why are we pushing nature and outdoors?What’s the big deal? • Children aren’t spending time outdoors • Safety concerns • Perceived increase in crime • Traffic • Rules, regulations, sanitation • Current conditions • Lack of high quality outdoor environments • Health issues • Lack of physical activity/physical fitness • Rising childhood obesity rates, juvenile diabetes • Epidemic of ADHD • Allergies, asthma, respiratory illness

  4. Health Fitness Attention/Focus Emotional/Social development Social skills Language development It is important for. . . • Nature/science knowledge • Counting, math, numeration skills • Complexity of play • Problem-solving skills • Reflection and much more!

  5. Five Domains • Physical Environment (13 items) • Interactions (13 items) • Play & Learning Settings (13 items) • Program (9 items) • Teacher/Caregiver Role (8 items)

  6. Additional information • Additional information with visuals were shared in the session • Please see this website for links to photos and resources • Also click on LINKS and Extension fact sheet • The POEMS instrument is user friendly and a great resource • www.poemsnc.org

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