Influences of Block Play on Academic Learning in Preschool
Influences of Block Play on Academic Learning in Preschool (csp.edu)
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This is an excellent article for the study of the theory of block play information. It gives the reader a pleather of information on different studies of children in block play. This article needs to solve the mystery of the importance of block play in early childhood. But can help support one's argument about the significance of block play.
Block Play
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This article explains how children that build with blocks help support STEM in early childhood. And how introducing block play to children now can help them to become successful in the future as they continue in school.
Foundations of Learning: Teacher's Role in Block Play
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I liked this video and how it talked about the role of the teacher and knowing when to interject yourself into the children's play. This information is critical for teachers to know. Giving the children enough support to help guide them in the right direction but not to take over or detour them from playing. Being an active observer gives the children the support they need. But removing yourself once the children get the idea or understanding of block play. I also like that the block is labeled, and the teacher uses the clean-up process as a teachable moment with naming the blocks. This video was informational concerning block play.
Building and Block Area in an Inclusive Classroom
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I liked this video because it was informative about what I must consider when creating this workspace for the children. The questions the video brings to light can help create a checklist to create a block center.
Book: Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins
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I really like this book. It is a great way to introduce different ways the children can use blocks in the block center. This book is a great way to start a conversation about what we can use the blocks for, giving examples from the book. I also like this book because it is a picture book and can allow the children to be creative with telling the story. This book also helps children that are non-readers and helps them form associations between the words and the pictures.
Book: When I Build with Blocks by Niki Alling
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I like this book I children's great ideas for using the blocks in the block area. They can use their imagination to pretend they are an astronaut in outer space or a pirate sailing the seven seas. This would be an excellent book for children who love to use blocks to build things.
Lesson Extensions
Block Rainbow
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In this lesson, the children will learn about the rainbow.
Science- Scientist Isaac Newton explains how a rainbow forms. He said that sunlight is made up of the colors of a rainbow. When those colors of the rainbow are mixed together, it is called white light. White light is the light we see every day.
Technology- https://youtu.be/Cm9ZkYTnCNE How to make a rainbow.
Religion / Relationship - We will discuss how God made the rainbow and His promise to Noah in Genesis 6-9 / rainbows make people feel happy inside. The children can talk about the different feelings the color make them feel.
Reading - The World Made a Rainbow by Michelle Robinson
Engineering- The children will build a rainbow with the Lego blocks.
Art- The children will make rainbows in the art center using materials (paper or playdough) other than paint.
Mathematics- The children will count and sort pompoms matching printed rainbow cards with numbers.
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