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Erimie, Rosemary F. – 1989
This report reviews a practicum designed to study and address problems of the physical play environment of a preschool which served children of 2 to 5 years. The goals of the practicum were to: (1) increase the amount of time children spent in physical play activities; (2) enhance the play environment by the addition of at least 10 pieces of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Equipment, Learning Strategies, Play
Irington, Janice – 1989
A primary education specialist designed and implemented a 10-week practicum intervention intended to teach third-grade students how to tell time. Eight students who experienced considerable difficulty in telling time by 5- and 1-minute intervals participated in the study. Students learned to tell time through classroom and playground activities…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Games, Grade 3, Learning Activities
Melius, Heidi Marie – 1987
This practicum involved the design and construction of an outdoor playground for infants and toddlers. The primary goal was to design and construct a playground scaled to the size and developmental needs of infants and toddlers. The second goal was to evaluate the overall playground in terms of contents, maintenance and usage. The third goal was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Construction (Process), Design Requirements, Early Childhood Education
Jenkins, Marva Shelton – 1990
The director of a church-owned child care center implemented and evaluated a 10-week practicum intervention designed to decrease the number of playground accidents, maintain insurance coverage, and provide age-appropriate, safe playground equipment. Due to several accidents that had taken place on the center's playground in the past, the insurer…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Equipment
Stewart, Ruth L. – 1989
A preschool director designed an outdoor playground for 115 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers attending an early childhood center operated by a graduate theological seminary. Based on a review of the relevant literature on different aspects of outdoor play, the design reflected a playground that: (1) integrated outdoor play area with indoor…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Desjardins, Margaret M. – 1985
Child care instructors and their aides at the Good Shepherd Day Care Center, Punta Gorda, Florida, were taught skills needed to develop classroom activities matching the cognitive development of 3- and 4-year-old children. Through a program of in-service activity in child growth and development, instruction was provided to enable teachers to more…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Cognitive Style, Day Care
