The document contains responses from several children about what they enjoy playing on and why in a playground. Common favorites included the monkey bars, which help build arm strength, the swings for leg exercise, and the slide. Safety features mentioned were soft ground surfaces like mats and the appropriate size and shape of equipment.
3. Leah Hattam
I love the 鍖remans pole because I use my
legs to slide because the pole gets your
energy brain because it gets for your
muscles and youre strong down the pole.
I love the bridge because it is my favourite.
Thats because I swing on the bridge for
everyone on there. Its for arms and legs.
I stay safe on monkey bars because I always
put one hand on the handle bars.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
5. Flynn OSullivan
I love playing on the tight rope because it
helps your feet to balance. It helps your
arms. You have to concentrate.
The tight rope is long. It is safe because at
the bottom there is a soft mat. In the
middle there is a trampoline with a net
around the trampoline. It is a square and it
can 鍖t 1000. It feels soft.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
7. Joshua Pinto
I think we shouldnt have a swing because
somebody might be walking just behind the
swing and the person who is on the swing
might be coming down.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
9. Luca Toomey
I like the climbing wall and it makes your
arms and legs go lift right up to the top.
I am playing on the climbing wall. At the
end theres soft, square shaped carpet to
keep you safe.
Your arms and legs go up, up, up until you
get to the top and then you climb down,
down until you get to the bottom.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
11. Zoe Paynter
When we made the playgrounds I made a 鍖reman's
pole because I wanted it to be in the playground and
we made awesome playgrounds when it was 鍖nished.
I like the monkey bars because they make your
arms, shoulders, your body, hands and your legs get
exercise.
The monkey bars helps my brain to work because
your brain is good.
If you put two arms on the same monkey bars you
wont be able to swing to the other monkey bar.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
13. Jessica Carey
I love playing on the swing because it gives
you exercises. Secondly the swing gives you
exercise for your legs and arms.
The swing gives me exercises. My brain
helps me swing my legs. My brain tells me
to swing my legs forwards and backwards.
The safe thing is the grass and carpet for
the playground it feels soft and its big and
it has a nice feeling.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
15. Connor Delaney
I like playing on the slide because you can go
on your tummy. Your tummy gives you muscles.
Your arms stop you if you are going too fast.
The slide helps my brain to work. I have to
hold on. I have to put my feet down when I
get to the end.
The slide is safe because the sawdust is soft.
Next to the slide there is a box. Next there
is a sunny slide.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
17. Zoe Jackson
I love playing on the monkey bars because it
gets our arms moving. It gives my arms
exercise.
I think if we put some more tight things on
the playground it will be safe.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
19. Tahlia Heeney
I love playing on the swings because you get to go very fast.
It is my favourite thing to do because when I swing up I am
taller than my Dad.
When I play on the swing I use my legs to make it go. My
arms have to hold on because otherwise you will fall off.
When you swing your legs, your legs get exercise.
The swing helps my brain to work because I have to think
about swinging my legs back and forward.
The swing is safe because it has a rubber mat. The rubber is
spongy and big enough to go under the whole playground. It
is a big square.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
21. Reuben Holden
I love playing on the tight rope because it
helps you to balance and my brain will get
stronger because I have to be careful that I
dont fall off and it is a skinny rope.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
23. Joshua Lee
I love playing on the black pole because it
helps our arms. They will get exercise.
The black pole is safe because it is soft.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
25. Briarna McGrory
I think we should move the sandpit because
then we dont need to buy sand and we can
get sand from the estuary.
Another idea is... if we move the sandpit to
under a tree, we will get shade. We should
move the sandpit to the estuary.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
27. Sarah Lock
I like playing on the swings. It is my
favourite thing to do.
When I play on the swings I use my arms to
hold on tight and it helps my hand muscles
and the leg muscles.
The swing helps your brain to work because
it doesnt co-operate. I couldnt put my legs
back and forward and then I couldnt swing.
And I have to hold on tight, very tight.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
29. Humphrey Swan-Hau
I like going to play on the monkey bars
because they make your muscles big.
I think the bark is hard and we fall off the
monkey bars.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
31. Riley Gardiner Hano
I like playing on the firemans pole. Its my
favourite thing to do because it gives me
exercise. You have to hang on tight because
you might fall off.
I like playing on the bridge because it gives
my legs exercise.
The bark is not safe because it is too hard.
I think we would need a carpet because it is
safe for people to land on.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
33. Lily Richards
I love playing on the swing. It is my
favourite thing to do.
When I play on the swing I use my legs to
push back and forth and I hold on tight.
The swing helps my brain to work by telling
my legs to go back and forth.
The swing is safe because there is a rubber
mat and the size is big so it can cover the
whole playground and the shape is a square.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
35. Jackson Roper
I love a big giant slide with some water in
the playground. I would go on it because it
will be fun and so cool.
The big water slide helps my brain to work
always on the big water slide because it
helps me doing exercises too.
The tight rope is safe because there is a
rope to put your feet on it. You cant fall
down on the bark, you will break your arm!
Sunday, 19 September 2010
37. Alex Brodie
I love playing on the monkey bars. It is my
favourite thing to do when I swing from bar
to bar.
The swing helps my legs and arms by
swinging.
The swing must be safe because it has to
have rubber underneath. Another reason is
it is so big but not too big, just to the edge
of the playgrounds. It is a square.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
39. Chloe Couchman
My favourite thing is playing on the 鍖reman's
pole because you get to slide on it on the
left and right and my favourite thing is to
slide on it.
It relaxes me. I like relaxing people and
people love doing it. People like to relax.
I like to play on the monkey bars because it
helps your arms strong you move your hips.
When you move your arms and legs at the
left and right it helps your bones.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
41. Millie Quin
I think we should have a swing because we
can have fun on them. I think we should
have swings because they give you energy.
I think we should have swings because you
need to learn to take turns.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
43. Mia Finlayson
I made monkey bars for my playground. It
was made out of corks. I had problems with
the sellotape, it didnt work. The I tried the
hot glue it was right. I was proud and I
showed my Dad.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
45. Chloe Robinson
I love playing on the monkey bars. I use my
legs to swing on the monkey bars. I use my
arms to get exercise.
The see-saw is safe because it has safety
handle bars and feet bars. It has a square
platform. There is a tyre underneath.
Sunday, 19 September 2010