Promoting Risky Play and Sustainable Practices for Children

Running head: INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
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Activity 7: Promoting risk & adventure.........................................................................................2
Activity 8: Provocations & creativity..............................................................................................6
Activity 9: Sustainable purchasing..................................................................................................9
Activity 10: How will you advocate for outdoor nature & Play?..................................................12

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Activity 7: Promoting risk & adventure
1. Having read Barbara Champion’s chapter in your class text, 'Standards and
Stones, and the article 'Affordances for Risky Play in Preschool: The importance
of Features in the Play Environment', explain how you will promote the risk and
adventure for the children in your care and how you will educate parents and
families about the value of risky play.
Despite the need for the young children to be nurtured in a safe environment, adventurous and
risky play needs to be promoted. I will promote activities such as climbing trees, building forts,
and roam the school neighborhood (McCurdy,Winterbottom, Mehta & Robert, 2010). Promoting
such play increments physical movement, social abilities, risk management skills, resilience and
self-confidence in children. (Knight, 2011). I will also attempt to remove hazards that that
youngsters cannot see with the end goal for them to address difficulties and take risks in a
considerably safe play settings. The idea of risky play does not auger well to most parents and
families. Parents and teachers worried about the safety of their children and end up over-
protecting them leading to reduction of outdoor play despite of importance attributed to it
(Johnson, Christie,Wardle,2010).A preferably higher focus has been given to direct teaching of
academic skills (Sandseter, Little,& Wyver,2012). Play has become increasingly regulated and
controlled (Nilsson, 2016). Educating them on the importance of risky play is necessary. I will
make them learn that risky play carries dangers for minor wounds yet it can likewise assist their
youngsters with learning, develop and create profitable aptitudes that it is vital to decrease or
expel any serious hazards from the children's way while as yet giving them the decision when
appropriate to get involved in risky play play (Brussoni, Olsen, Pike & Sleet, 2012). I will
likewise educate them that vital security models take impressive numerous years to actualize and

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that no endeavors intended to limit kid damage appear to work if both educators and parents do
not enthusiastically acknowledge accepting them in their everyday activities. Parents and
families will know the new changes and thought of the societal move towards children spending
more time indoors, and its impact of creating uncertainty with respect to children's access to
risky play (Sandseter, E.B.H. (2012).
2. For those of you working in an early childhood setting, access a policy on safety,
supervision or sun protection and describe its contents here.
Sun Smart policy has been developed from a view that a balance of ultraviolet radiation (UV)
exposure is vital for wellbeing and that a lot of the sun's UV can cause sunburn, skin and eye
harm (Dono, Ettridge, Sharplin& Wilson, 2013). It also realizes that prolong sun exposure in the
early years of life is a central point in deciding the future skin cancer risk (Fransen, Karahalios,
Sharma, English, Giles & Sinclair, 2012). Without or too little UV from the sun can lead to low
vitamin D levels which is fundamental for healthy bones and muscles, and for general wellbeing
(Hoel, Berwick, de Gruijl& Holick,2016). However, it is advised that solariums should never be
used to boost vitamin D levels as recommended by the “Cancer Council Australia,” (n.d).
The policy utilizes a blend of sun protection measures for all outdoor activities whenever UV
levels go above the recommended level that can harm skin and eyes (Dudley, Winslade, Wright,
Cotton, McIver, & Jackson, 2015). The policy provides that educators should encourage and
ensure adherence to some procedures. A shade assessment is conducted routinely to decide the
present accessibility and nature of shade. Teachers are to ensure that there are adequate number
of shelters and trees giving shade in the outdoor territory. The availability of shade is considered
long enough when planning outdoor activities. Children are urged to utilize the accessible areas