Block Play is Important Work

Block building is important work around here at the moment.

While he is busy creating ‘The Wizardly World of Wizaldo the Wizard’ he is also learning maths skills such as number, shape, weight, volume, grouping and sorting.

He’s experimenting with concepts like balance and gravity. He’s learning and using new language.

He’s practising spatial awareness skills, eye hand co-ordination and refining both small and large muscle movements.

His imagination is blossoming. He’s making a representation of his ideas. He’s planning, creating and problem solving.

And when ‘Godzilla’ is released he is also learning about cause and effect and to cope with set backs.

So you see… block play is very important work.

If you are looking for more great play ideas you need to check out Childhood101′s brand new resource Playopedia! I’m very excited to finally see this great resource up and running, I’m excited to have helped put it together and really excited to have some of my play ideas featured!
Find out more about it here.

Joining in with the It’s Playtime link up – this week at the Imagination Tree.

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