tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622623736195460205.post6695672334808552427..comments2024-03-22T07:17:28.162-04:00Comments on Growing Inch By Inch: Just playing! at the table.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01269006192529676739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622623736195460205.post-61725314749015812112014-03-10T13:24:42.531-04:002014-03-10T13:24:42.531-04:00I love how the children playing along side each ot...I love how the children playing along side each other in parallel play are teaching and learning from each other. I see spatial awareness, early algebra and geometry as forms come together to make other shapes, patterning, colors, comparing,...... I also see creative problem solving and the results of creative thinking... what if? I love that the children are given free opportunity to explore the materials and are not limited to the space of the table. Amy A @ Child Central Stationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846984785038373093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622623736195460205.post-5647150394398313862014-03-04T01:36:35.110-05:002014-03-04T01:36:35.110-05:00sorting, counting, possibly color recognition (dep...sorting, counting, possibly color recognition (depending on conversation)<br /><br />The little girl stacking the blocks up the wall is discovering various physics principles. Given her age, the fine-motor/muscle coordination required in stacking the blocks that way likely took some very deliberate concentration and gentle, conscious placement! I imagine she practiced a great deal of discipline in sticking to the task as she worked through the challenge of making the blocks remain in position! Great practice in perseverance!Stephaniehttp://www.bloombend.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622623736195460205.post-42182142785792540332014-03-02T10:14:57.606-05:002014-03-02T10:14:57.606-05:00One boy is sorting by color (yellow) and so practi...One boy is sorting by color (yellow) and so practicing some early math skills. I love how the little girl is building the blocks against the wall, like Ayn Colsh commented. That must have taken some trial and error! Emma @ Our Whimsical Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327954631367727077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622623736195460205.post-11353434457349802792014-03-01T09:56:53.621-05:002014-03-01T09:56:53.621-05:00I have never heard of Kapla blocks. I'll have ...I have never heard of Kapla blocks. I'll have to look them up. These blocks are something I gathered at a resource center. I should have mentioned that the wall picture was at a different point then the table. The little girl is in the table photos too. :) Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269006192529676739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622623736195460205.post-23791967712217951342014-02-27T19:30:10.265-05:002014-02-27T19:30:10.265-05:00I see children exploring the items by sorting and ...I see children exploring the items by sorting and examination of spatial relationships with the blocks. I keep going back to the girl stacking the blocks against the wall. I wonder how many tries it took for her to discover a way to get them to stand up? Trial and error and persistence are a big part of learning for children. There are so many skills being built here with simple experimentation of common classroom materials! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798516846017108647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7622623736195460205.post-67359775798131345782014-02-27T14:24:08.631-05:002014-02-27T14:24:08.631-05:00Jessica
These blocks look similar to Kapla blocks ...Jessica<br />These blocks look similar to Kapla blocks yet longer. I am fascinated by the one girl's use to stack the blocks up the wall as other children were focused on creating a system for the blocks to lay flat on the table. Children testing size and spatial sense of materials. Jeanne Zuechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937382280710368749noreply@blogger.com