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The Value Of Blocks

Relate particularly to Te Whariki strand 5 - Exploration (Click here to find out more about Te Whariki)
Are appropriate to all ages
Can be played alone or in a group
Are non-threatening
Give a quick feeling of achievement because few standards are expected
Encourage pre-maths skills
Assist with visual perception, eye-hand coordination, manipulation and balance
Can be used many ways
Are clean to use
Allow children to reduce the world to a size they can control
Allow children to construct and destroy their own work

 

Ideas For Blocks

Topple as dominoes
Make geometric shapes
Look at how many small blocks make the same length longer block
Balance with scales
Play skittles
Use them in the sandpit
Use them with playdough
Make a maze
Make an obstacle course
Use in dramatic play
Build a city
Build a farm yard or zoo
Construct a sky tower