Comments on: Blocks and Building https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:55:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Marianne Curry https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-16674 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:55:54 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-16674 Oh, how I love this! Block play is so rich. In my kindergarten classroom, we were always moving in new materials and different photographs related to themes, homes, and buildings around the world. I had a roll of paper with writing materials available for recording and then sharing out our ideas. Free Choice Time was my favorite time of day!

]]> By: Ann Arends https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-14146 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:56:58 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-14146 I love this activity. I love watching the students build and rebuild and design and imagine. They are learning as they play.

]]> By: DANIELLE MENEESE https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-13686 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:59:52 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-13686 I always love using blocks for learning. They get to play as they learn!

]]> By: Carrie https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-12796 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:45:49 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-12796 Block play is great for teaching fundamentals of spatial awareness, physics, shapes, tangrams etc. Stacking the blocks allows for problem solving to see how we can manipulate the blocks to build them as high as possible.

]]> By: Rebecca https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-12757 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:48:42 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-12757 blocks are great measuring tools. We have measured with them in the daycare many times over many years.

]]> By: Angela Macias https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-12663 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 12:46:15 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-12663 I too love block play! I had not heard of a couple you mentioned. Thank you for bringing them to my attention.

]]> By: Teacher https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-11983 Mon, 09 May 2022 10:46:50 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-11983 The block area is important to the early childcare centers. This is how you can observe that children are learning from their environment. Building buildings in their neighborhoods. Then encourages their imagination. Like build a store and imitate what happens in a store.

]]> By: lisa https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-11027 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:15:36 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-11027 Blocks are always fun for any age level.

]]> By: Paula Smith https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-8454 Sat, 22 May 2021 20:40:38 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-8454 In reply to Linda Arnold.

I agree that it is very important to have enough blocks for several children to play and enjoy. It is amazing to hear the children discuss what they are making and how they interact. I love to see them bring in other things such as little people and build communities!!

]]> By: Sabrena https://earlymathcounts.org/blocks-and-building/#comment-8421 Fri, 07 May 2021 18:28:29 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4076#comment-8421 In reply to Joelle Michaels.

we use soft blocks with our toddlers and its probably their favorite thing to do. we count as we stack the blocks on top of one another and they think it’s the most hilarious thing when they fall

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