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Brick work
By Julian Grenier,
Nursery World,
6 June 2001
Playing with construction sets is a vital component in children's mathematical development. Julian Grenier explains how to build learning opportunities
Playing with construction sets is a vital component in children's mathematical development. Julian Grenier explains how to build learning opportunities Building with bricks and blocks has been a central feature of early childhood education since they were included in Froebel's kindergarten in the 1830s. The power of Froebel's blocks to support children's mathematical development lay in their strict proportions, building up from the one square inch blocks. Their plainness encouraged children to be involved in the pure shapes, forms and...
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