The
children at Johnson Early Childhood Center learn many things while building
with blocks. They increase their vocabulary as they discuss sizes, shapes
and positions of the blocks.
They
are learning about fractions, part/whole relationship, comparisons, matching,
sorting and classifying as they notice similarities and differences in the
lengths and shapes of the blocks.
They
learn about shapes and their characteristics as they build with squares,
triangles, rectangles, circles and semi-circles. They learn problem solving,
balance, stability and engineering as they focus on how to make their various
structures.
They
increase their creativity as they use blocks to design and represent. They
learn teamwork and cooperation as they build together with friends. They
develop their large and small muscles as well as hand/eye coordination when
they pick up, stack and fit blocks together. Block play is open-ended
learning that grows with the child's interests and abilities.
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