Tuesay, November 9, 2010 —
Excited 4-year-olds gathered at E.E. Waddell Center recently to participate in this year’s Block Fest.
This group of 4-year-olds came from All Star Learning Center, but various groups of children had been attending the festival all week, with both morning and afternoon sessions available to preschools, day cares and families.
“It is countywide,” said Margaret Hightower, Parents As Teachers coordinator for the Stanly County Partnership for Children (SCPC).
“All of the 4-year-olds can be a part of it.”
Five stations of different kinds of blocks were set up inside the gym. The children were organized into groups, then taken to the stations.
They played with each set of blocks for a certain amount of time, then rotated, so that all the children were able to play with all the blocks.
“The idea of blocks came about as a way to help children learn,” SCPC Executive Director Barbara Whitley said.
“Children can learn by doing. With blocks, they practice using their hand and eye coordination and their fine and gross motor skills.”
The children also practiced creativity as they played, building houses, towns, race tracks and alphabet letters with the blocks. They worked together with each other, practicing social skills.
“There are a lot of things that you can learn from the simple activity of playing with blocks,” Whitley said.
Many parents were present with their children, as parent and child interaction is encouraged by the Parents As Teachers program.
“The parent is the first and best teacher,” Whitley said.
“It’s fun for you to do something with your child.
“We’re thrilled to make this available. It’s a great experience.”
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