Playing It Safe
COK: 1.5 hours of Professionalism and 1.5 hours of Safety
Training Description:
For children to be safe outdoors, playground safety must be given routine attention before children arrive on the playground! Explore the topics that assure a safe playground and begin the creation of a playground supervision plan.
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Objectives:
During this workshop participants will:
- Learn a visual scanning process and the benefits for changing the supervisors physical location randomly during the play episode.
- Adopt strategies for interactions with adults and children while attending to the safety of all children on the playground.
- Explore and discuss with others effective tactics for managing unsafe behaviors on the playground.
- Create an plan to inform the actions of adult supervisors on the playground.
Some of these workshops may be available in shorter formats.