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a boy is experimenting with wooden unit blocks and ramps
Article
Physics in pre-school
Looking for a fun way to teach STEM to young learners? Discover how ramps can help children develop critical thinking skills in physics, engineering, and maths.
Boys making nature patterns
Article
Maths play with loose parts
Natural loose parts can be used in a multitude of mathematical ways. An assortment of pinecones can be used for classifying, sorting, and counting. Leaves can be used to investigate shape and symmetry. Rocks can be measured and compared by…
girl playing with wooden block as a telephone
Article
Block play and spatial skills
Many early childhood experts have documented the value of blocks for children’s learning, offering evidence that when children are given time to plan, construct, and create with blocks, they develop socially, emotionally,…
Boy on meadow engaged in outdoor maths activity
Article
Maths in the great outdoors
Resonating with the work of Rousseau, Froebel and Montessori, there has been a resurgence of interest in the UK in the potential of outdoor learning.
A child playing with blocks
Video
Building STEM skills through block play
This short inspirational video is packed full of evidence that block play supports all the skills children need for the 21st century. Here’s a school where the foundation of learning is in playing with blocks.
Children play on outlast blocks
Video
Introducing Outlast blocks
Wooden playthings that last forever outdoors
Child lining up mini unit blocks in a row
Article
Empowering mathematical minds through play
Research shows that early math skills may be a better indicator of later academic success than early reading skills. So how should teachers prepare young children for math education?
Three young children around a water play table
Article
Making the most of water play
Water is one of the basic raw materials for purposeful play, it fosters curiosity, imagination, and experimentation – and it is free. A thoughtful teacher can structure the environment and materials in the water centre to make the most of…
Two children doing woodwork
Case study
The value of woodwork
As children have the opportunity to learn woodworking skills they become more confident in all areas.