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Miscellaneous Physical Play Playing in Trees
- Functions
- Climbing Game, Dramatic Play, Forbidden Game and Physical Play
Playing in trees - most schools don't allow children to climb trees but children still like to play in them.
Details
At School 01
Players: 2
Boys
Age: 10
Sitting in low, twisted tree branches, talking. Climbing of trees forbidden.
At School 19
Players: 5
Boys
Age: 9-10
Tree climbing - sitting in branches. Running and hiding amongst closely planted trees. Sword fighting using sticks behind trees. Playing 'Build-ups' - chasey game where 'it' tags someone, then they too become 'it'. Each child tagged joins the chasing group until the last child is caught.
Players: 3
Girls
Age: 11
Dramatic Play. Students live in tree branches. They are angels. Seagulls and other students on the oval are demons. The angels have special powers to protect themselves.
Players: 3
Girls
Age: 11
Dramatic Play. Home making amongst trees and shrubs. Three bear sisters live together. Stick fence construction, foliage garden, foliage sweeping broom. Two coloured bubble-blowing sticks inserted into dirt - warning signals for the bears. Green - safe to leave the house. Red - danger, stay inside.
Players: 3
male
Age: 9-10
I observed a teacher request they get down and stop climbing.