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The Playground Negotiation is a true to life case that takes place in Ithaca, New York. There are two officials, one from the volunteer involvement and the other in support of the Parks and Recreation Department both groups make up the Ithaca Special Projects Task Force. They have both been elected to decide on whether to fund a playground for the neighborhood. Whether they decide to build a playground or not, this task force is responsible of whether to fund the playground or choose a later…

from the playground structures where the children are playing. There is currently a group of two boys and three girls playing together. They are all ranging from age 6 to 10 years old. More children have walked up and join the playground as some of the surrounding soccer games are ending. There are about 20 children playing at the playground. In the group of children playing there is now 10 of the 20 kids playing with them. The rest of the children are dispersed onto the rest of playground.…

From the merry-go-rounds to the slides, the students are able to engage and play in a safe way. Next, the guidelines demand the environment should have sixty square feet for each child. This guideline is not active at the campus school. The playground is too small for all of the classes to play at once, in which they do. Also, the guidelines says the environment should be enclosed by a fence in which the campus schools play ground is. You cannot enter the playground unless you enter through the…

For most of us, bouncing is fun! No wonder there are plenty of trampolines everywhere. From our backyards to indoor gyms, to playgrounds, trampolines were being promoted as an efficient form of exercise for children and even adults. Likewise, trampolines are great for engaging everyone in the family in a fun activity. However, frequent use, extreme weather conditions, liquid and chemical spillage and other physical elements contribute to the fast wear and tear of trampolines. Once you see…

Imagine you are walking in a park, and you begin to notice all of these smells. They range from the surrounding restaurants, to the rushing river, and the pine trees that fill the park. A park that is described in this way is Riverfront Park, and Riverfront Park is filled with smells to entice the people that visit. When I hear people talking about Riverfront Park, my mind floods with all of the great smells of food in the park. Riverfront Park is not like your ordinary park, its full blown…

commercial-grade playground but cost is oftentimes prohibitive. Communities can benefit greatly from an investment like this as it typically increases the value of the community. If you are exploring options for putting in a playground but lack the capital to purchase it outright, the following playground financing options might be useful to explore more: Look into available funding through State or Municipal grants. Employ personal fundraising Research affordable, third-party playground…

In this weeks chapter we learn about cognitive development and the importance of play. Address the following questions fully, each question is worth a possible 5 points. See grading rubric in syllabus for more details. How does play promote brain development and how is play important to developing friendships? The amount of skills you pick up from all the interacting and bonding with your child(ren) during infancy and their preschool years is the mapping of development. A huge reason playing…

Through our lessons, we have been reading about how play needs to be an intrical part of all of our lives, regardless of age. Play can and does take on many different forms throughout our lives. Play can be a means of learning a new skill, growing in an area of weakness or processing information or an event you have witnesses just to name a few. Through the next few minutes we will talk about several different avenues play can take. When we look at the way play can be independent (unobserved)…

Everyone has goals they want to accomplish or complete in the future. Whatever it may be, if it's extremely important, that you must attain it, you will do all you can to achieve it. You will give it all you have to prevail, if you truly want to accomplish it. Having the passion and desire to succeed is what keeps me pushing to attain my goal. My goal is to play basketball in college; although, my ultimate goal is to play professional basketball for the WNBA (The Women's National Basketball…

Flowing cherry blossom petals are telling the end of spring. I was a middle school student in Japan who did not have any interest in playing sports. It was about lunch time, and everyone was eating lunch. I was eating my lunch and thinking what I am going to do for the rest of the lunch time. After I ate my lunch, I begun to walk around the campus of Oyaba middle school, the school that I spent two years of my precious adolescence, and I saw my friends, Shugo and Takumi, playing basketball at…