Active Play: Sandbox
Child: Bat.
Teacher: You building that sand house?
Child 2: For a bat.
Teacher: What?
Child 2: A bat.
Teacher: A back? What is a back?
Child 2: A bat.
Teacher: Okay, let's do filling and build. Let's fill our bucket and empty it.
Child: Up there.
Teacher: Okay, let's fill our bucket. What is this building a castle?
Child: Yes.
Teacher: Okay. Oh, look what I can do — I can sift my sand. See?
Child 2: There. What's this?
Woman: [Singing indistinctly]
Teacher: Oh, what? Let's try it again. Let's try it again.
Child 2: What's this?
Child: What's this?
Teacher: Right. What is that? What color is that one?
Child 2: White.
Teacher: White? Okay.
Child 2: Look what I made.
Teacher: Okay. You made it so good.
CloseEducators can ask questions and model play to support active participation. In this video, an educator facilitates play in an outdoor sandbox of a family child care setting. How is this educator supporting active participation in play?