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| Cartwright, Sally | 1 |
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Banta, Mary Ann – 1980
Teachers can use unit blocks as tools for directed learning activities, or blocks can be reserved for children's discovery learning experiences. To use unit blocks for discovery learning, children need adequate, protected space and sufficient, uninterrupted time. Given opportunities for free play with unit blocks, children progress through seven…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Manipulative Materials
Peer reviewedCartwright, Sally – Young Children, 1990
Discusses how large hollow blocks can meet many preschool children's learning needs through creative dramatic play, and also gives some guidelines on how these blocks can be constructed by parents and teachers. (BB)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Dramatic Play, Educational Environment, Guidelines
