Joe Modrich, Park District of Franklin Park

& Eric F. Hornig, Hitchcock Design Group

Agenda
Development Targets
Learning Through Play
Play Elements
 SOCIAL &
EMOTIONAL

PHYSICAL COGNITIVE
Fun Memory Return Learn
1. Connection with 6. Engaging the
People Senses
2. Understanding 7. Safety and
How Things Work Comfort
3. Connection with 8. Freedom of
Nature Choice
4. Imaginative & Role 9. Internal Growth
Play & Confidence
5. Adventure &
Physical Challenge
 Understanding
How Things Work
Imaginative & Role Play
Engaging the Senses
Freedom of Choice
Nature Inspired Play
Nature Themed Play
Nature Based Play
Play in Nature
Nature Inspired Play
Nature Based Play
 Manipulative Elements
Physical Play Elements
Immersion Elements
Stewardship Elements
Man-Made Complements
Physical Play Elements
Stewardship Elements
Man-Made Complements
 Custom Cost
Craziness
 Stewardship / Grass
Roots Efforts
 Staff Skill / Ownership
/ Pride
 Land & Resources
 Safety / Perceptions of
Safety
 Longevity
Stewardship
Land & Resources
Longevity
Philosophy Shift
 Articles & Studies  Books
 Changes in American Children’s Time 1981-1997, Sandra Hofferth / John Sandberg,  Last Child Left in the Woods, Saving our Children from Nature Deficit
University of Michigan, 2000 Disorder, Richard Louv, 2008 New Edition
 International Society of Sports Psychology, Wankel, 1994 / Coop, R. et. al, 1991 /  Design for Playgrounds, Marta Rojals del Alamo, Links International, 2000
 Haggard et al, 1991 / Driver Brown & Peterson, 1991 / Changes in American  Special Places, Special People, The hidden curriculum of school grounds, Wendy
Children’s Time, 1981-1997, Sandra L. Hofferth, John F. Sandberg, University of Titman, World Wildlife Fund, 1994
Michigan, 2000
 Plants for Play, Robin Moore, MIG Communications, 1993
 Couchman, 1998, as cited in Canadian Parks/Recreation Association, 1997
 Play for All Guidelines, Planning, Design, and Managemnt of Outdoor Play
 Family Recreation, How We Can Make a Difference, Ramon Zabriskie, 2000 Settings, Robin Moore, Susan Goltsman, Daniel S. Lacofano, MIG
Communications
 Hawkes, 1991; Holman & Epperson, 1989; Orthner & Mancini, 1991
 Childhoods Domain, Play and Place in Child Development, Robin Moore, MIG
 Kids Don’t Need Equipment, They Need Opportunity, Ellen Ruppel Shell, Communications
Smithsonian Magazine, July 1994
 Greening School Grounds, Creating Habitats for Learning, Tim Grant and Gail
 Childhood: Playtime boosts kids’ development, Karen Uhlenhuth, Kansas City Star, Littlejohn, New Society Publishers, 2001
September 6, 2006
 The importance of Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong
Parent-Child Bonds, Journal of American Academy of Pediatrics, Kenneth Ginsburg
with Communications and Psychological Aspects of Child and Family Health  Web
Committees, April 12, 2007
 www.allianceforchildhood.org
 Coping with ADD, The surprising Connection to Green Play Settings, Frances, Kuo,
Andrea Taylor, and William Sullivan, Environment and Behavior, January 2001  http://richardlouv.com/children-nature-resources
 Frances Kuo and William Sullivan, University of Illinois Press  http://www.kidsoutside.info/
 Nice to See you, How Trees Build a Neighborhood, 1998  http://www.childrenandnature.org/
 Cooler in the Shade, Aggression and Violence are Reduced with Nature Nearby,
2001  www.pediatrics.org
 Green Relief, Trees Eas Poverty’s Burden in Inner City Neighborhoods, 2001
 www.naturelearning.org
 Girls & Greenery, Views of Green Help Girls Succeed, 2002
 Go Out and Play!, Nature Adds Up for Kids with ADD, 2001  www.freeplaynetwork,org,uk
 Green Streets, Not Mean Streets, Vegetation May Cut Crime in the Inner City, 2001
 www.playwork.co.uk
 Social Benefits, a Cornerstone for recreation, sports, fitness, arts, culture, parks,
Brenda Clark, Rethink West, Connecticut Parks and Recreation Magazine, August  www.mortonarb.org
1997
 www.generationplay.org
 Parks, People, and Preservation, Illinois Association of Park Districts
 Ehancing the Quality of Children’s Lives Through Exceptional Play Area Design, Steve
King, Susan Goltsman, Corly Brooke, Landscape Architecture Magazine, 2001 Parks /
Planning
 What We Learned, Leonard Wit, Minnesota Public Radio, www.access.mpr.org
 The Minnesota Family Strength Project, October 1997, www.access.mpr.org
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Joseph Modrich
Park District of Franklin Park
9560 Franklin Avenue
Franklin Park, Illinois 60131
jmodrich@fpparks.org
Eric F. Hornig
Hitchcock Design Group
221 West Jefferson Avenue
Naperville, Illinois 60540
630.961.1787
ehornig@hitchcockdesigngroup.com
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