My kids this year love to build. I could put out blocks and little else and they would have a full time of playing and learning.
I think I'm just like them. Blocks are some of my favorite things to use in the classroom. Why? I'm not sure. I think it just opens up lots of possibilities.
We've used lots of
different materials with our blocks. But sometimes just having blocks can be a fun learning time.
Here are a few other things we've done with our blocks.
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| Following picture directions |
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| Building from a plan |
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| Using ALL the blocks |
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| Building a city (representation) |
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| Symmetry |
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| Problem-solving (we didn't have same blocks as picture) |
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| Measurement |
My number one tip for blocks - use them. Sometimes they are noisy. Sometimes they cause conflicts. But they help kids learn to work together and work out their differences.
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| Building together |
They encourage creativity and imaginative play.
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| Tank |
And they are fun!
Here are a couple of other posts about blocks--
(Search "blocks" on my blog for posts with lots of stuff to use in the blocks center.)
