Outdoor Play for Spatial Skills

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Nearly everyone agrees that kids can benefit from getting outside more. Did you realize that outdoor play provides great opportunities for kids to learn and practice spatial thinking skills?

This article by Professor Emily Faran, University of Surrey, published by Nursery World, describes how various types of outdoor play are developmentally important for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, and outlines the adult caregiver's role in specific activities to encourage spatial thinking in kids.

https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/features/spatial-reasoning-part-1-using-the-outdoors-to-develop-this-essential-skill