Block Parties @ the Library

Research shows 7 stages of play that children will move through in order. As they reach each stage, they will move back and forward through them.
1. Carrying blocks
2. Stacking--both vertical and horizontal
3. Bridging
4. Enclosures
5. Patterns and Symetry
6. Early Representational
7. Early Representational

The library provides the materials. As play progresses, additional items can be added, such as scarves, vehicles, animals, clothespins. A big meeting room is the perfect place for block parties. They are a great literacy tool.
Frank Lloyd Wright remembered, "the feeling of those simple maple blocks in my fingers to this day."