Today's Classroom Activities :

Keeping the Playground Safe

Playground Survey
Math/health/Writing Do a survey and graph the results concerning students who have been injured on the playground this school year. Are there patterns? Does it concern one piece of equipment? Is weather a factor? Is it an issue of crowding? Extend the survey to include other classes and grade levels. What suggestions come about from studying the results? How can those injuries be reduced? Have the students present their findings in personal essays.

Playground Safety Check
Students check the schoolyard or community playground for safety hazards.

A brochure of safety tips
The students summarize information they have read and learned in school to create a brochure of important safety tips. They work in teams, each on a specific area of safety, to create a multimedia presentation on the computer using HyperStudio for text, graphics, and sound or other publishing or presentation software.

Stop Playground Clutter
Students analyze the status of a nearby playground and in small groups develop plans to campaign for clean playgrounds.

Design a Playground
Students explore spatial relationships and their importance in safe playground design.