Orange Early Childhood Center
397 Park Avenue, Orange, NJ 07050
- Orange Early Childhood Center
- Resources for Teachers
- Block Play in the Preschool Classroom
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"Playing with blocks provides the opportunity for children to learn elements of science and math, like problem solving, counting, adding and subtracting, and helps them build both gross and fine motor skills. Block play also supports other key aspects of development, including language learning as children talk about the structures they built with the adults and children around them, creativity, imagination, self-esteem, and social and emotional growth." ~ Susan Friedman, 2015.
Click on the picture for resources to enhance Block Play in your classrooms:
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Extra Resources
NAEYC: Does your Block area promote 21st century skills? A checklist for teachers
Developmental Stages of Block Play
Must have books for your Block Area
NAEYC: A Developmental Look at a Rigorous Block Play
NAEYC: Building Bridges to Understanding in the Pre-K Block Center: A Morning in the Block Center