Building Bridges to Understanding in a Preschool Classroom: A Morning in the Block Center

Research shows that when teachers facilitate the engineering design process, the amount of time children engage in an activity increases, as does the number of engineering behaviors they exhibit and the likelihood that they will finish the activity (Wang et al. 2013). With the addition of the commun...

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Published inYC young children Vol. 70; no. 1; p. 26
Main Authors Christenson, Lea Ann, James, Jenny
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Association for the Education of Young Children 01.03.2015
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Children & youth
Critical thinking
Learning
Preschool education
Primary Education
Problem solving
Reading Materials
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Research shows that when teachers facilitate the engineering design process, the amount of time children engage in an activity increases, as does the number of engineering behaviors they exhibit and the likelihood that they will finish the activity (Wang et al. 2013). With the addition of the community helper dolls in the block center, the children discover through play that building a community means building for people with a variety of needs. [...]one type of building does not meet the needs of all people. Throughout this unit Ms. Lisa exposes the young learners to a wide variety of informational and literary print and video sources; including fiction and nonfiction stories and exposition, as well as maps, charts, graphs, and primary source documents such as photographs.
ISSN:1538-6619
1941-2002