I adore block play! One of the most amazing things to provide block play is fabric! Here is a student who made a “puppet” theater with the fabric and told a story — “The Three Giraffes and the Monkey.” It was the story of the three...
My wonderful intern, Katie, created the best little activity during centers last week. She pulled out the blocks, a couple rolls of wrapping paper, scissors and tape. Bam! A great center for fine motor skills! How many of you are wrapping present challenged? It...
Today I was taken back, again, by the amazing learning opportunities in block play. We are currently in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In blocks I put black and brown bear figures, green and blue cloth pieces. A group of four children began building a...
This week the children reminded me of the incredible value of providing materials for block play. With each change of theme – I like to put out new cloth and items related to our stories. I put out blue fabric for water, green for earth and brown as well. I...
Block play is such an important part of the early childhood classroom. It provides potent opportunities for creativity, imagination, problem solving, and foundational mathematical understandings. It is something that actually has a developmental sequence to it –...
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