A nurse is working with a local day care center to develop appropriate outdoor play activities for 5-year-old children at the center.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely recommend?

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Preschoolers' physical abilities include balancing on one foot, jumping, and running.Generally, preschoolers appreciate an audience, enjoy practicing new skills, and demonstrate mastered skills to others.Appropriate outdoor play for a 5-year-old child includes playing on age-appropriate playground equipment while being supervised by day care personnel.At the age of 5, the child is still not proficient at controlling a bike in the streets.Swimming in a pool is hazardous unless the child has been previously taught to swim and is also being closely supervised on a one-to-one basis-neither of which is practical for a day care setting.Drawing with easels and crayons/chalk is not a good use of outdoor time.It is a sedentary activity, which can be easily done indoors at the day care center during indoor time.

A Nurse Is Working with a Local Day Care Center