Dreaming A Playground: Supporting Children’s Imagination

Authors

  • Kathleen Burriss
  • Sandra Stone

Abstract

Authors describe the value of designing a playground to promote children’s imagination through play. Important for parents, teachers and administrators, this discussion provides the theoretical rationale in defense of children’s outdoor play and the imminent need to revitalize children’s diminishing capacities to imagine.

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Published

2025-07-21

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025): International Journal of the Whole Child

Section

Teacher Talk: Theory to Practice

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