Kindergarten Builders

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.

Kindergarten builder working concentration with a variety of materials

Kindergarten builders making animal houses

What materials do your children like to use when building?

Happy teaching and learning,

Lynda

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Hi I'm Lynda

I share teaching tips, strategies, lesson experiences and classroom snapshots to support your 3 to 6 year old learners.