Deck 4: Outdoor and Nature Play: Unscripted and Unstructured

Question 1

It is estimated that _____ of 3- to 4-year-olds across Canada obtain at least 180 minutes of physical activity daily:

A) 69 percent
B) 85 percent
C) 23 percent
D) 70 percent

Answer 1

70 percent

Question 2

On average, young children under 5 years of age spend approximately how many hours per week playing outdoors:

A) Between one and ten
B) Between eleven and fifteen
C) Between fifteen and twenty
D) More than twenty hours

Answer 2

Between one and ten

Question 3

Froebel indicated that outdoor play is the place where children find:

A) New mathematical concepts
B) Their voices
C) Depth and breadth to learning that is not emulated in other settings
D) The blueprint for childhood happiness

Answer 3

Depth and breadth to learning that is not emulated in other settings

Question 4

The nursery school movement emphasized the relationship of outdoor play to:

A) Building relationships with adults
B) Child development
C) Enhanced dramatic play
D) A foundation in science and math principles

Question 5

In the early 1990s, the Canadian Standards Association responded to:

A) Information on how outdoor play supports child development
B) The need for children to have two hours of play per day
C) The importance of sunscreen
D) The numbers of childhood injuries

Question 6

Novelty era play structures refer to:

A) Wooden play
B) Dramatic play
C) Traditional play
D) Fantasy character

Question 7

The Canadian Standards Association safety standards are:

A) Policies adopted by some early learning centres
B) Nationally recognized standards for children's play spaces and equipment
C) Ideas for public playgrounds
D) Guidelines for early learning teachers to provide safe play spaces

Question 8

Outdoor play is important because it:

A) Provides early learning practitioners with some free time
B) Builds a child's exploration, risk taking, language, and creativity skills
C) Allows children to run around without a defined objective
D) Gives children a break from the academic expectations

Question 9

Children who do not have sufficient outdoor play experiences generally have:

A) Better computer and communication skills
B) Poorer ability in motor tasks and ability to access and manage risk
C) Better skills at dealing with cultural issues
D) Less opportunity for accidents

Question 10

Motor illiteracy refers to:

A) Inactive children
B) Children who are obese and who do not have good motor control
C) Children who do not have the motor skills needed to support body movements for active play
D) Children who do reach all of their physical developmental milestones

Question 11

Children who have vitamin D deficiency may suffer from:

A) Too much milk and orange juice
B) The inability to climb on play structures
C) Diseases such as rickets, and fractures
D) Too much exposure to the sun

Question 12

Safe risk refers to:

A) A process for ensuring children do not take risks in their playspace
B) A process for reducing the amount of challenge in children's play
C) A cognitively based process that children engage in during their outdoor play
D) An opportunity for children to carry out an action involving risk in their playspace that reduces the potential for harm

Question 13

When risk taking is limited in child's play, the child will:

A) Increase their social and cognitive skills Not develop the healthy kinesthetic skills that build physical confidence, judgment, and esteem
B) Gravitate to build new ways to add excitement to the play
C) Not be affected in their development

Question 14

Quality outdoor play spaces are measured on the:

A) Physical attractiveness
B) Ability for children to play on their own
C) Type of climbing apparatus available
D) Openness and diversity of the space

Question 15

The active play zone outdoors refers to the:

A) Natural attributes such as trees and gardens in the playspace
B) Space assigned for creative arts experiences with peers
C) Space dramatic play and construction activities occur
D) Space with different ground surfaces for wheeled toys and rough and tumble play

Question 16

The infant and toddler outdoor play space provides:

A) A large area to accommodate their body movements
B) A variety of materials intended to stimulate their senses
C) Hard surfaces for ride-on toys
D) Swings and climbers

Question 17

School-age outdoor play space provides:

A) Surfaces for their bicycles
B) Opportunities for challenging physical activities, such as open space for competitive games
C) Places to rest
D) A natural garden

Question 18

Loose parts refers to:

A) The standard materials found in early learning outdoor play spaces
B) Materials that can be moved, redesigned, and reconfigured in a variety of ways
C) The condition of the play ground structure
D) How children use their imagination when engaged in creative play

Question 19

Construction play requires materials that are:

A) Stable and always available
B) Child friendly and free of risk
C) Changed regularly and offer a sense of intrigue and flexibility
D) Used by the children and allow them to successful with them

Question 20

Practitioners who enjoy outdoor play generally:

A) Offer the children the equipment in the play space as their primary outdoor play activity
B) Pose more in-depth questions and extend play opportunities to the children
C) Ensure that children with disabilities have their own play space
D) Focus mostly on the children who enjoy outdoor play

Question 21

When children have short periods for outdoor play, they:

A) Enjoy it more than when it is for longer periods of time
B) Engage in group dramatizations or construction play
C) Engage in planning and participating in cooperative types of play
D) Limit their negotiation, problem solving, risk taking and group play options

Question 22

Teacher-supported involvement refers to the:

A) Structured strategies the practitioner uses to support children with disabilities
B) Philosophy of supporting children and families
C) Short and long-term experiences or projects that the children and practitioner engage in
D) Freedom that the practitioner extends to the children for exploration

Question 23

Child-initiated exploration refers to the:

A) Experiences that the child and practitioner initiate
B) Partners that children choose for their play
C) Different experience centres that children use outdoors
D) Concentration level that the child exhibits during exploration of activities

Question 24

Early learning teacher-child-guided discovery refers to the:

A) Experiences that the teacher and child initiate
B) Discoveries that children make in group play
C) Types of trial and error processes children use for discovery
D) Role modeling that the practitioner exhibits toward exploration and discovery

Question 25

The outdoor play environment supports children in learning self-regulation skills.

Question 26

Outdoor play contributes to children making relationship connections between peers and adults.

Question 27

Children who actively participate in outdoor play score lower on tests of imagination and creativity.

Question 28

Risk taking is often thought of as having a negative connotation.

Question 29

Children who are confident and physical risk takers in the outdoor environment are more likely to take risks during indoor activities.

Question 30

The closer the proximity of defined centres and materials, the more likely children will integrate a combination of materials, ideas, and play options.

Question 31

Sociodramatic play is most successful outdoors when the materials are constant and the play space remains consistent in one location.

Question 32

Children should be given limited freedom to take risks and experience new challenges.

Question 33

Safe risk equates to nonchallenging play equipment and experiences.

Question 34

Children prefer isolated experience centres over integrated outdoor play centres.

Question 35

The placement of play components always helps with the flow of play.

Question 36

The attitude of the early learning teacher directly relates to the quality of the play experiences and the duration of the outdoor play experience.

Question 37

Children should be taken outdoors generally in the spring, summer and fall, and occasionally in the winter.

Question 38

The outdoor play environment level of monitoring and observation emulates the practices used indoors.

Question 39

Observing how children use their outdoor lay space provides the practitioner with insight into individual, cultural and social needs of children.

Question 40

There is great concern about children taking risks in their outdoor play. Discuss what the issues are surrounding risk and hazard. What types of information should early learning teachers share with parents to educate them about the role that risk taking plays in their child's development?

Question 41

Many studies are now being conducted to determine the benefits of children being exposed to natural light during outdoor play. What is the initial evidence showing? Do you agree or disagree with the information?

Question 42

According to Kemple et al. (2016), the attitude of the early learning teacher directly relates to the quality of the play experiences and duration of outdoor play. What does this mean? How do the attitudes of early learning teachers impact outdoor play?

Question 43

It is suggested that early learning teachers conduct observations outdoors to acquire information about a child's learning style, capabilities, and interests. Which is the better environment for examining these areas - during indoor play or outdoor play? Why?

Question 44

All children are entitled to access outdoor play. What are the key considerations that an early learning teacher must make when there are children with disabilities in the early learning environment?