Character building

The humble building block offers children endless scope for making social connections, writes Anne O'Connor Blocks are one of the most open-ended and unstructured play materials available. They provide versatile opportunities for learning across all areas of the curriculum. They should have an established place in all early years settings. Their use in the development of the physical, mathematical and scientific curriculum is obvious. Their value as a resource for imaginative and creative play is easy to see. Close observation of children using blocks, however,...