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Blockbusters: Ideas for the block center

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The values of block play include development of hand-eye coordination, thinking skills, language development, cooperation among children, mathematical concepts, and many others. Guidelines for the block center and activities are described and illustrated. Samples of task cards and sentence strips give practical ideas for the classroom.

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  1. School Services, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia

    Jaynie Nesmith

  2. School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Columbus State University, 4225 University Avenue, 31907-5645, Columbus, Georgia

    Polly K. Adams

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Adams, P.K., Nesmith, J. Blockbusters: Ideas for the block center. Early Childhood Educ J 24, 87–92 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02353286

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