Educational Play
Educational Playground Equipment
Educational playground equipment can provide as many benefits as traditional classroom teaching, helping children to learn crucial lessons about cooperation, physical limitations and creativity that they will carry well into their coming years.
Education through play can also help develop problem-solving skills, critical thinking, teamwork and teach children about the world around them through experimentation.
For example, the Mud Kitchen and Sand and Water Basin help to nurture creativity and teach children about the natural world simultaneously, while the Communication Board Panel helps to teach children communication skills.
While these examples of educational play equipment show different approaches to educational play, all of them fit perfectly within a playground and engage with children appropriately.
Active play education
Active play education is a fundamental part of childhood development, helping children to learn about how their bodies interact with the world.
How high can I climb? How fast can I run? Can I swing from this? Will it hurt to jump down from here? Will I go higher if pushed? The answers to these questions are obvious to us, but to a child, the way they discover these truths is through active play in a safe, considered environment.
Climbing frames, adventure trails, and other playground favourites can provide the perfect opportunity for active play education – teaching children about their motor skills, physics and the world around them through engaging and fun educational play equipment.
Outdoor education equipment for schools
Want to turn your school playground into an interactive classroom? Playdale offers outdoor education equipment for schools that will help nurture student development in an engaging way.
Why not try fitting your school playground with:
The opportunities and customisation options are endless when designing your dream educational playground, which is why our equipment is designed to suit the needs of schools, catering to different age groups and learning objectives.
What is educational play?
Educational play is the term given to any form of play activities that combines learning and fun, developing a child’s emotional, social, cognitive and physical skills outside of a traditional classroom setting.
When educational play is at its most natural, a child won’t even realise they are learning!
Educational play encourages curiosity, fosters collaboration, and builds foundational skills through a series of hands-on experiences.
Educational play benefits are endless, keeping the body and mind sharp whilst building confidence in children – educational play is crucial to successful development.
Inspirational school playground designs
Not sure where to start when designing your dream educational playground? Check our inspiration page, which has plenty of examples of schools that have made fantastic educational playgrounds within a range of budgets.
If you need any more help, contact us today and a member of our expert team will answer your questions.
You can also request a funding guide for help in applying for playground funding.
