50 Fantastic Ideas for Block Play

Block play stimulates learning in all areas of development: intellectual, physical, social, emotional and communication as well as early maths and literacy. In this book, experienced author and practitioner Judit Horvath has put together a variety of exciting and challenging ideas that cover them all.Some activities include cheap, easily sourced props such as play dough, pebbles, fairy lights and flowers to capture the children's imaginations, while others prompt more challenging block play to encourage the development and understanding of complex patterns, such as classifying, sequencing, counting, fractions and problem solving.This creative collection of ideas featuring colourful and fun photography is a fantastic resource for incorporating successful and exciting block play into your setting.

Product details

• Authors: Judit Horvath, Horvath Judit
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781472944962
• ISBN: 978-1-4729-4496-2
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 242 mm x 4 mm
• Series: 50 Fantastic Ideas
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Education, Teaching skills and techniques, Early learning: size, shapes & patterns, For National Curriculum Early Years (England and Wales), Educational material, Early years: size, shapes and patterns, Pre-school and kindergarten, For pre-school learning, Teachers’ classroom resources and material