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Block Play
In the Pūkeko room, ngā tamariki enjoy playing with the different types of blocks such as wooden, Duplo, colored window blocks, foam blocks, and balancing stones. We also enjoy including people, animals, and vehicles in our block play. We are pretty clever at stacking and balancing the blocks to make towers, we also like to use our imaginations and pretend the blocks are phones or shopping items as they fit really nicely into our shopping bags!
Block play can help children to:
- learn about gravity, stability, balance, weight, and trial and error
- understand shape, size, space, depth, w,idth and height
- develop hand-eye coordination and muscles
- learn to plan and ask questions
- gain confidence in their own abilities
- learn to cooperate and share with others