Teaching Strategies
With blocks, children extend their understandings about bridges, transportation, farms, space travel–whatever the topic. Your comments can pique children’s thinking. "I wonder if you’ve tried…." or "I see you built three arches in a row."
Introduce construction skills with cardboard and wood. Begin with stacking, gluing structures together, and painting. Go on field trips to observe structures, offer new materials, and watch children’s structures take off in new directions. Close supervision is essential as older children master the use of woodworking tools.
Skills Children Develop | Set-Up Ideas
Teaching Strategies | Suggested Materials
