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Understand how the characteristics of an enabling outdoor play environment meet the age, stage and needs of children

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An enabling outdoor play environment should have a number of characteristics. Select the five correct ones.

Clear paths to activities

Flexibility

Variety

Bikes

Freedom for exploration

Well-defined boundaries

Water play

Drag and drop the words into the correct gaps.

ScootersEnablingGardenMudChildrenHillsOpportunitiesDens

In an outdoor environment might be able to climb trees, make pies, build forts and , play hide and seek. They might be able to , ride bikes, or trikes, or roll down . There are also to climb, run, dig, balance, throw and catch.

Bad weather is a good reason not to go outdoors to do activities. Is this statement true or false?

FALSE

TRUE

In the same way that the indoor play environment needs to be adjusted for different groups, the outdoor environment should be flexible enough to meet the age, stage and needs of children. Is this statement true or false?

TRUE

FALSE

Of the seven areas of learning and development in the EYFS, the outdoor environment is most beneficial to children in which two areas?

Understanding of the world

Literacy

Communication and language

Physical development

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