26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.2607 - What activities must I provide for a school-age child?
Daily activities for a school-age child must include at least the following:
(1) Study time
for those who choose to do homework;
(2) Opportunities for outdoor play, weather
permitting;
(3) Opportunities for
thinking skills and sensory development. Examples of age-appropriate equipment
or activities include sand and water play; construction materials and blocks;
puzzles with 50 or more pieces; pattern-making materials, such as wood, paper,
plastic, beads, ceramic tiles, cloth, or cardboard; games that contain rules
and require some skill or strategy; specific skill development materials such
as rulers, tape measures, telescopes, weather observation equipment, models of
the solar system, and microscopes; books; and magazines;
(4) Opportunities for small-muscle
development. Examples of age-appropriate equipment or activities include art
and craft materials, such as paints, markers, colored pencils, crayons, clay,
weaving, or braiding materials; music and musical instruments of all types; and
puzzles or interlocking building blocks;
(5) Opportunities for large-muscle
development. Examples of age-appropriate equipment or activities include balls
and sports equipment, such as kick balls, baseballs, soccer balls, basketballs,
skates, and horseshoes; riding equipment, such as kick scooters or skateboards,
with knee pads, elbow pads, and helmets; and outdoor and gym equipment, such as
slides, swings, climbing apparatus, and upper-body equipment;
(6) Opportunities for active play both
indoors and outdoors. Examples of age-appropriate active play include active
games such as tag and Simon Says, dancing and creative movement to music and
singing, simple games, and dramatic or imaginary play that encourages running,
stretching, climbing, and walking; and
(7) Opportunities for social and emotional
development. Examples of age-appropriate equipment or activities include dolls
with detailed, realistic accessories; role-play materials, including real
equipment for library, hospital, post office, costumes, makeup, and disguise
materials; puppets and puppet show equipment; transportation toys, such as
small vehicles or models; play and art materials; nature materials; and human
and animal figurines.
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