The block center isn’t just for building. Yes, an immense amount of structure creation will take place in your block center. But that’s not the only thing the kids do there. The building center is a wonderful place for the children to work on their language development. All of the negotiations about who will buildKeep Reading
Make a Book of World Structures for Your Block Center
Kids love the block center. Be they preschoolers or kindergartners (or any age really!), there’s just something about that center that draws them in. I suppose I can understand where they’re coming from, as I know I’ve spent hours upon hours playing in the block center with students. Not to mention the time spent atKeep Reading
How to Stock and Organize the Preschool Block Center
Every year, there’s a group of kiddos who love building and creating in the preschool block center. Some years, the entire class is completely enamored with the area, and I don’t blame them. There’s a reason blocks have been a traditionally loved children’s toy! Take a Tour of the Preschool Block Center Every year, IKeep Reading
Elkonin Boxes Using KORXX Cork Building Blocks
Elkonin boxes are a very useful tool when it comes to preschool literacy activities in which we teach children about phonological and phonemic awareness. On top of that, they’re a great way to help early writers as they delve into writing beginning words. Today I want to share a way to make Elkonin boxes evenKeep Reading
Free Block Counting Printable
Add this block counting printable to your collection of math activities for preschoolers. Your students can practice one-to-one correspondence skills using small blocks or manipulatives. The printable counting cards are very easy to prep for your students. They’ll be ready to go quickly so you can get them into the kids’ hands right away. YouKeep Reading
Preschool Gross Motor Activities with Logs & Blocks
Preschool gross motor activities never fail to bring tons of fun into our classroom. The leaping over logs activity will work in any season and across a variety of preschool themes. It’s a simple and fun activity that will allow the kids an opportunity to move around and get their wiggles out! Still Playing SchoolKeep Reading
25+ Wooden Block Activities for Preschoolers
Add these block activities for preschoolers to your preschool schedule this year! All Things Kids is sharing back to school ideas today, and I’m happy to join in! Today, I wanted to focus on back-to-school from a teacher’s perspective. While thinking and planning for the new school year, I like to gather ideas for my classroom.Keep Reading
Extending Block Play in the Building Center
This year, my preschool students were SO into block play! Wooden blocks can be used for all of the preschool themes you can think of, making them a great option for centers. Every year I have children who adore playing in our building center, but this year’s kiddos went above and beyond. Every single childKeep Reading
Pet Small World Play in the Block Center
This pet small world play is perfect for your preschool block center. During our recent pet theme, my preschoolers showed a renewed interest in some small toy animals I had in the classroom. So, we decided to put them to use in the block center. I absolutely LOVE how the kiddos extended this activityKeep Reading
Recreating Real Structures with Blocks
We’re finishing up our mini-unit about America this week. For our building center, Mary Poppins and I had the children use blocks to build their own versions of real structures. Mary Poppins used Google Images to print out real photos of the White House, the Capital Building, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and theKeep Reading