tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post1356929492534433825..comments2024-01-12T06:24:38.008-05:00Comments on Excellence in Early Childhood Education: Promote preschool creativity through block playDeborah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-31301628789886941272009-11-23T11:33:18.037-05:002009-11-23T11:33:18.037-05:00Thanks for making the connection for me Marisa - I...Thanks for making the connection for me Marisa - I love how we have twitter to help us keep things straight too:)Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-77903166590357414702009-11-23T11:24:31.013-05:002009-11-23T11:24:31.013-05:00Hi Deborah, the previous comment got posted with m...Hi Deborah, the previous comment got posted with my company blog - should be signed as Marisa Constantinides (Marisa_C on Twitter)Marisa Constantinideshttp://marisaconstantinides.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-34589746199586258082009-11-23T07:18:50.091-05:002009-11-23T07:18:50.091-05:00Role play is definitely encouraged through block p...Role play is definitely encouraged through block play and role play continues to build a child's imagination and creativity. Thank you for reminding us of that aspect of block play!Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-46050912920855203612009-11-23T01:53:07.361-05:002009-11-23T01:53:07.361-05:00Ι used to love my lego as a child and have seen wh...Ι used to love my lego as a child and have seen what a lot of language as well as thinking activity putting a scene together may generate. <br /><br />As I work with EFL/ESL teachers and some of them teach preschoolers, I think this would be a great addition to the range of activities available - we also encourage arts and crafts work with a view to developing fine motor skills but tracing and colouring in are not the only things to do!<br /><br />Thank you for suggesting the idea of a block centre with a variety of things, some of which can be made by the children themselves. <br /><br />When they have finished with their creation, they can of course act out scenes, at the farm, on the road, giving directions how to get there, buying some fresh eggs...etc.Marisa Constantinideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025362358277156998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-56733154517640542982009-11-21T00:28:44.549-05:002009-11-21T00:28:44.549-05:00Hi Scott,
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. ...Hi Scott,<br />Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I am not so gifted in building towers:) It really is amazing to just sit and observe preschoolers playing with blocks - the learning and creativity is far more than what may first meet the eye!Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-47827580124545341412009-11-20T10:22:01.400-05:002009-11-20T10:22:01.400-05:00Blocks are great. My boys and girls continually am...Blocks are great. My boys and girls continually amaze me by their creativity and thinking when using blocks and assorted accessories. They have figured out how to make bridges, roofs, and precarious towers that somehow do not fall. Blocks are among my favorite teaching tools.Scotthttp://scottsbricks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com