Can colorful blocks prep preschoolers for a future in math? This study says yes
Monday, August 27, 2018 - 15:10
in Physics & Chemistry
A 4-year-old lines up colorful blocks in a row: red-red-green-red-red-green. Her teacher encourages her to replicate the pattern using soft toys: bear-bear-monkey-bear-bear-monkey. Another child uses blocks to build a doorway, figuring out how to balance blocks on top of others. This isn’t just play. Patterning and spatial activities like block play are simple yet powerful […]