Playground Plan

Imagine that you were awarded a $30,000.00 dollars grant to update the playground for your center. In this scenario, you will create a playground for children ages 3 through 5 years of age.Investigate at least three websites to research ideas and materials to design a playground.Identify what you would purchase and your rationale for the purchase. Refer to the websites you used, and list the prices of the equipment purchased.If you own a center or work in one, please share your educational philosophy and mission. Explain how the playground will support your program. If you are not currently working at a center, search for a center in your community and share its philosophy and mission. Then explain how the playground will support this program mission and philosophy.Your submission should be written in essay format and should be 400–600 words in length. Include fully developed sentences and paragraphs.Submission InstructionsWhen you’ve completed your essay, save in one Word document (.docx or .doc) and Rich Text Format file (.rtf). Be sure your project includes the following:Mention of the three or more websites investigatedDiscussion of items that would be purchasedDiscussion of the relationships among the items chosen and the center’s educational philosophy and missionEssay responses are fully developed in paragraphs of 5 to 7 sentences.Grading CriteriaYour project will be evaluated according to the following criteria as noted in the table below:Mention of the three or more websites investigatedDiscussion of items that would be purchasedDiscussion of the relationships among the items chosen and the center’s educational philosophy and missionCorrectness of grammar, punctuation, and formatGrading Criteria Exemplary Proficient Fair Poor Not EvidentMention of the three or more websites investigated 25 20–15 10 5 0Discussion of items that would be purchased 25 20–15 10 5 0Discussion of the relationships among the items chosen and the center’s educational philosophy and mission 25 20–15 10 5 0Correctness of grammar, punctuation, and format 25 20–15 10 5 0TOTAL (100 points)