SHREYAS AGNIHOTRI

I learned that play-based curriculum is very effective to meet children’s diverse learning needs. As a musician, I was familiar with the unique connections that come alive when you use manipulatives in learning. I realized that guided play on a playground could be a source of instructional support for the teachers at my old elementary school, Thomas P. Hughes and would help them make curricular connections with social studies, science and math.

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For my Eagle project, I proposed and painted four play areas on the Hughes school's blacktop. 

1. The complete map of the United States that spanned 27 x 16 feet, nearly to the scale of 1 foot to 10 miles;

2. A Math operations game; 

3. A scaled model of the solar system; and

4. Keys for the three basketball hoops. 

 

As part of my project, I also led my fellow Scouts to create a Teacher’s guide for active play associated with these playground games. 

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