Block play

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Catalogue

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Training resources

Foundations

Instructive video illustrating the value of block play. Perfect for staff development.…

Play and the EYFS

Free EYFS guide details how children’s play naturally fulfils the revised EYFS and cross-references that play to the statutory guidance.…
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Videos

The adult’s role in block play

More than 100 years ago Carolyn Pratt, inventor of the Unit Block, founded City & Country School in New York City. Still today their curriculum is built around learning with blocks. Here are some time-tested tips for teachers and practitioners.…
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Blog

Insights from Friedrich Froebel

Young children learn naturally when allowed to explore and discover, manipulate and practice newly acquired skills through play. Play is not trivial, it's children's tool for growth. …

Case studies

Regular access to block play has helped target areas of communication and language development, mark-making, and freedom to explore – just to name a few.…
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Articles

The importance of play for learning

Childhood is a time for, well, childhood! It’s not a preparation for school or adulthood. It’s a time for allowing children to go at their own pace, giving them the time they need to explore, manipulate, discover, and practise newly acquired skills.…

An interview with Dan Spry

A lot of emphasis is put on reading, writing and storytelling and maths, but actually, if you can’t be creative, how can you solve problems? That’s what the blocks help you to do – you turn a problem over, not only in your mind, but you also turn it over in your hands.…