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Take The Early Learning Standards Outdoors
With The Adventurous Child Balance Beam
Balance Beam Area:
24” W × 120” L × 12” H
Fall Zone Area Recommended:
16' W × 24' L
Pricing:
$499.00 (plus shipping)
Balance Beam
Develop balance and coordination through outdoor play. The Adventurous Child’s unique tri-level Balance Beam provides children with an inclined plane, a level surface, and a step up and down all within the same balance beam. The level beam is 6 inches off the ground and is our easiest preschool balance beam, allowing children to walk straight forward with no incline. The next most difficult beam is the inclined plane, which requires children to walk up or down the hill while simultaneously balancing on the beam. This beam is designed to reach from ground level to 12 inches off the ground. Our third beam is only 2 feet long with a 6 inch step between the inclined beam and the level beam. The ability to step from narrow beam to narrow beam requires a greater skill level than just walking on a standard preschool balance beam.
CPSC Guidelines recommend that all play equipment have a resilient fall surface
Discover what children are learning when they use the Balance Beam.
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- Use new vocabulary learned from experiences.
- Use trial and error to solve a simple problem.
- Identify first and last.
- Follow along and imitate patterns of sounds and movements.
- Reproduce patterns of sound and movement.
- Use “on” and “off” to indicate where things are in space.
- Use the words “here” or “there” to indicate where things are in space.
- Follow instructions to place an object “here” or “there.”
- Follow instructions to place an object “beside” or “next to” something.
- Follow instructions to place an object “between” two things.
- See a simple task through to completion.
- Talk about the fact that everything has a shape.
- Observe shapes and look for objects that are the same shape.
- Gain a natural sense of the forces of nature…things falling (gravity).
- Describe how the physical environment affects the living environment.
- Perform locomotor and non-locomotor skills at a basic level.
- Perform stability skills alone and/or with a partner.
- Identify and use a variety of spatial relationships with objects (e.g., the child will move self and/or object over, under, beside, and through as directed by an adult).
- Apply movement concepts to specific movement situations (e.g., bend knees to soften the landing and avoid obstacles in the path).
- Exhibit self-confidence while participating in movement activities.
- Participate in a variety of gross/fine motor and sensory activities.
- Attempt novel gross/fine motor and sensory activities.
- Demonstrate a determination to develop skills through repetitive practice.
- Participate actively in games, outdoor play, and other forms of exercise that enhance physical fitness.
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- Follow simple directions.
- Respond positively to options rather than commands.
- By age four, compromise, share and take turns.
- Make choices after considering alternatives.
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