The Importance of Block Play

10/09/2024 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT

Admission

  • Free

Location

Delmar Divine
5501 Delmar Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63112
United States of America
Room Number: Conference Room 3

Summary

*PUBLIC IN-PERSON TRAINING* at the Delmar Divine Building, Conference Room 3
in St. Louis City

Block play is an important aspect of any early childhood program. Children engaged in block are actively learning across all developmental domains. This training will outline the different skills children are learning through block play, the seven stages of block play, and how you can set up an optimal block play area in your program.

Description

Presented By: Angela Clark

Objectives: 

  • Understand why block play is important.

  • Identify skills children learn through block play.

  • Recognize the stages of block play.

  • How to set-up the block area in your program.

Content Areas:

1a: Understand the developmental period of early childhood from birth through age 8 across physical, cognitive, social and emotional, and linguistic domains, including bilingual/multilingual development.

CDA Content Areas: 

Growth and Development