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Building Blocks and Spatial Skills

Spatial skills involve the ability to see patterns and rotate pictures and objects in two- or three- dimensions. Well-developed spatial skills are important for success in diverse fields such as, engineering, science, mathematics, design, art and architecture.

Playing with blocks helps develop spatial skills in two ways:

Spatial visualization is the ability to [...]

Children and Learning

It was once thought that newborn children came into this world as “blank slates”. People believed that children had to be taught and that they did not actively participate in their own learning. But over the years researchers discovered that young children are actually active learners. They gather and organize materials that lead to their own [...]