ATTENTION SKILL AND THE ROLE OF GUIDED OUTDOOR PLAY IN PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLPUPILS’ COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Attention skill is vital in child’s learning and development. It allows the child to function properly in the society.
The more a child pays attention to what people say, the better the vocabulary and communication become. The
study is centred on guided outdoor play and its role or pre-primary school children attention skill in cognitive
development. An overview of guided outdoor play and cognitive development were discussed. The
developmentally appropriate learning which revealed that child approach to learning should be imbibed
including guided outdoor play. Suggestions such as, school administrators, curriculum planers, paediatricians,
parents and teachers should deliberately and intentionally create time for children to be engaged in guided
outdoor play and not just the impartation of knowledge but a more effective way of teaching which provide
playful opportunities for children to explore and interact with materials that have specific educational
objectives.