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    I've always admired   Kellie Taylor 's Playground Design Challenge album and lesson plan. I thought of it again when I saw an article shared in the ASCD SmartBrief newsletter titled From Bus Stops to Laundromats, Cities Embrace Play to Help Kids Learn.

     

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    Now I find myself wondering how Library of Congress primary sources could be integrated into the Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network described in the article. 

      Pre K - 2    3 - 5    Physical Education    Mathematics    Science    Playgrounds    Early Childhood Education    Public Spaces  

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    I think     Kellie Taylor 's Playground Design Challenge album and lesson plan could be used in the elementary and middle grades, too. I just listened to recommendations by a social psychologist (Jonathan Haidt) about steps needed to make democracy more robust, in which the call for more free play by children was an unexpected, central point. (Children who have opportunities to play among themselves, in mixed aged groups and alone, without grownups organizing or supervising, figure out ways to compromise, organize, and figure out problems without appealing to outside authorities to solve problems for them.) Kids thinking about what spaces they would like for outdoor play, and how and where they could make things for themselves is a great activity, and indeed, this design challenge is a great leaping off point. 

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