• Episode 4: Block play for early learning

  • May 22 2023
  • Length: 31 mins
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Episode 4: Block play for early learning

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  • What is block play?

    In this episode, presenter Colin Kelly and guests discuss what block play looks like in early childhood education now - and find out more about the difference it can make to children's learning and development. 

    How is playing with wooden blocks relevant to young children now? And what space and resources do early years settings and schools need to encourage young children's block play?

    You'll hear from: 

    Lauren Gray - Senior Early Years Officer at Larbert Village Nursery and Primary School in Falkirk, Scotland. 

    Paula Phillips - Senior Leader at Tops Day Nursery Group, with Early Years settings throughout S.W. England. Paula has also been a Froebel Trust Travelling Tutor since 2017.

    Jane Whinnett MBE - Associate Tutor on the Froebel in Childhood Practice course at the University of Edinburgh and a Travelling Tutor for the Froebel Trust. Jane is author of the Froebel Trust pamphlet on Froebel’s Gifts and Block Play Today.

        Visit the Froebel Trust website to access the free resources mentioned in this episode, find out more about our work and contact us with any comments or questions.
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