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Recess and the importance of play

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National Association of Early Childood Specialists in State Dept of Education

Recess & the importance of play5.61 MB

Play in the Park: Play space study tour to Berlin June 2007

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Loch Lomand and the Trossachs National Park

Play in the Park2.66 MB

Outdoor Recreation, Health and Wellness

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Geoffry Goodbey - Resources for the Future (US)

Outdoor Recreation Health and Wellness393.56 KB

Outdoor Play Linked to Kids Mental Health

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Author Unknown

Outdoor Play and Mental Health113.43 KB

Outdoor Experiences for Young Children

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Mary s Rivkin ERIC Digest

Outdoor experiences for young children (EC & schools).pdf2.96 MB

New York tries to think outside the sandbox

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New York Times: Dianne Cardwell

New York tries to think outside the sandbox2.02 MB

Going Green in Childcare

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Putting Children First, the magazine of the National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC) Issue 29 March 2009 (Pages 12-15)

Going Green in Childcare March 2009189.68 KB

Early Years are Learning Years

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The National Association for the Education of Young Children

Early years are learning years.689.57 KB

Creative Play Sparks Brain Development

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Elizabeth Slade

Creative play sparks brain development1.41 MB

Outside is where we need to be

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Cheryl Greenfield

Cheryl Greenfield Outside is Where We Need to Be.pdf1.64 MB

Can Green Space and Bio Diversity Increase Physical Activity?

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Dr William Bird

Can Green Space and Bio Diversity Increase Physical Activity?1.12 MB

Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning

http://www.playbasedlearning.com.au/

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Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning’

Whole Child: developing mind, body and spirit through outdoor play

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National Wildlife Federation

Whole Child, Developing Mind, Body and Spirit through Outdoo.pdf7.52 MB

Water Tanks: The Gardening Show

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Colin Campbell 2007

Water Tanks, The Gardening Show.pdf25.42 KB

Water Education in Preschool Programs

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Wyong Shire

Water Education in Pre Schools Program, Wyong Shire Council .pdf658.48 KB