Build a Playground Zoning Plan
Create a basic outdoor zoning plan that supports active supervision.
The preschool playground has 16 children, two teachers, a gate, a sandbox, a climber, and a bathroom path that pulls adults away. Active supervision requires intentional adult positioning, scanning and counting, listening, anticipating behavior, and engaging or redirecting. The common shortcut is telling staff to 'spread out' without assigning zones, count gates, or a bathroom backup. That feels like a plan until a child moves behind equipment. Before Two adults stand near the door. Counts happen at the end. Bathroom trips are handled by whoever notices first. After Teacher A owns climber and slide sightline. Teacher B owns sandbox and…
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