I love watching the creativity and ingenuity of my Kindergarten Builders. Providing time for exploration and building is an important part of the day for our young learners.
Benefits of Building
Children develop numerous skills through open-ended play with building materials:
- problem solving
- spatial reasoning
- perserverance
- eye-hand coordination
- gross and fine motor development
- social skills
- cooperation and sharing
- collaboration
- imagination
- sense of pride
- storytelling
Popular Building Materials in our Classroom
- wooden blocks (all shapes and sizes)
- ramps
- train tracks
- tree blocks
- lego
- magna-tiles
- small world play pieces such as animals, peg people, loose parts (gems)
Building Photos
These are taken as the children are playing and creating so the end result is not always as shown.
What materials do your children like to use when building?
Happy teaching and learning,
Lynda
