Adequate playground supervision is an essential tool for providing a safer environment for active, fun play.
Learn how to build or improve a supervisory program within your agency or school. This interactive session will help you explore the value of play, gain an understanding of the play environment, identify potentially hazardous conditions, develop an understanding of acceptable play behaviors, define recommended supervision practices, and prepare yourself and your agency or school to improve its playground supervisory program. Group activities allow to create customized site inspections, develop playground rules, identify sightline considerations, and establish positive behaviors supporting your playground supervision plan to be immediately improved.
Learning Objectives:
- Summarize the role and responsibilities of a playground supervisor.
- List three environmental and three behavior-related hazards that may be potentially hazardous during playground play.
- Outline five effective strategies for active supervision efforts.