3. Encourages problem solving

Give your students a challenge when they’re playing to give them a valuable skill for life. Whether that’s figuring their way out of a maze, a climbing challenge, or a test of their balance, children will love the achievement they feel during their play time. It also helps them figure out how to manage risks for themselves.

4. Socialisation

Any play space, no matter how big or small, will help children learn key social skills. They’ll be interacting with their classmates away from their teachers and learning how to communicate with their peers. They’ll create their own games, work in teams, learn to share resources, and develop connections that could last a lifetime. Check out our tips for encouraging social play.

5. Decision making

Children learn how to make decisions in play based learning. They’re actively choosing what piece of equipment they want to use. They’ll learn what they like and what they don’t and begin to develop their individual sense of self.

Play in schools is incredibly important, no matter what age group is being taught. Having access to challenging, interesting playground equipment can help your students develop their strength and motor skills, social skills, creativity, problem solving, decision making and confidence.

Play based learning is great because it doesn’t feel like hard work. Children are able to learn by following their own interests and through exploring the world around them.