One) Outdoor Activity Plan:

Activity: Nature Scavenger Hunt

Materials:

  • Clipboards
  • Simple picture-based scavenger sheet.
  • Crayons.
  • Baskets or buckets.

Process:

  • Children search for natural items such as pinecones, feathers, stones, leaves, and sticks. They collect, compare, and discuss their findings.

Learning Focus:

  • Observation skills.
  • Environmental awareness.
  • Vocabulary expansion.
  • Cooperative play.

Two) List of Open-Ended Outdoor Materials:

  • Buckets and shovels.
  • Large sticks and branches.
  • Rope.
  • Wooden planks.
  • Smooth stones.
  • Tires.
  • Funnels and tubes.
  • Fabric sheets.
  • Water jugs.

These materials support problem-solving, engineering play, risk-taking, and physical development.

Three) Outdoor Play Documentation (Anecdotal Note):

Today, A. and J. worked together to build a “bridge” using two large planks and a tree stump. They tested its stability by walking across slowly, adjusting the planks when they shifted. Their play showed persistence, collaboration, and early engineering thinking as they problem-solved and communicated ideas.