Role of Pre-school Block Learning in Children's Development

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Role of a pre-school block learning centre to support children’s learning
and development:
Pre-school block learning provides one amongst the foremost valuable learning
experience out there for young children. Pre-school block play stimulates learning domains of
development, intellectual, physical, Psychological, and language altogether. The present
analysis shows that pre-school block learning is fundamental for later psychological feature
success for learning scientific discipline and number ("Why play-based learning? - Early
Childhood Australia", 2019). In an exceeding analysis study, published in “Journal of
Research in Early Childhood Education” the researchers assured that children, who attained
pre-school block play learning at the age of three four-five years, will perform better in
mathematics (BELONGING, BEING & BECOMING The Early Years Learning Framework
for Australia, 2019).
Toddlers, three-year-old, and four and five years old is part of pre-school block
learning. Toddlers can develop their concept of size, the idea about comparing objects by
making exact matches, sense of accomplishment, and self-confidence through the pre-school
block learning procedure ("Department of Education," 2019). The three-year-old child can
learn the concept of sorting, shape, counting, size, one to one correspondence, and ordering
through this block play learning process. Four and five-year-old child will learn about
intricate pattern, counting, classifying, fractions, sequencing, problem solving during the pre-
school block learning practice. During this procedure, children learn about science,
mathematics, conceptual understanding. This procedure is beneficial for the children because
this procedure they develop the concept of problem solving, imagination, self-expression,
vocabularies, mathematics, creativity, self-esteem, continuity and performance, social and

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emotional growth, and development in all areas. Block play and learning help the children to
learn through image and examples.
Pre-school block play learning has a few steps. Discovering is the first step which
refers that children are focused on sensorimotor development that is why educator has to
work together with children. The second one is repetition, which involves allowing children
to build the same pattern again and again, and that will help the children to figure out next
steps. The fourth step is enclosures, which indicates the special care towards the children.
This stage is the starting of dramatic play with block. Pattern stage will help the students to
enhance designs and patterns. Pretending is the last stage where a student learns to use block
play to understand the world ("SA.GOV.AU - Preschool and kindergarten services," 2019).
This procedure in pre-school helps the children to develop a trusting relationship.
Establishing a trustworthy relationship will help them socially, psychologically, and
academically. Children learn about the world through physical learning with the help of pre-
school block learning procedure.
Role of educator in the centre to promote learning:
To continue the pre-school education, the educator has a decisive role to play.
Educator has to support the children by communicating with them. What students are
building with block, the educator can be aware through the communication process with the
children. Instead of focusing on the result, the educator has to prefer the procedure of
building ("Preschool in your state," 2019). Childcare providers should guide the children to
choose block, arrangement, combination, number, and exceptional design.
In the pre-school block learning, the educator is responsible for several matters. The
educator has to observe the children. To educate social studies, pattern formation, the idea
about community, and problem solving ability, the educator should arrange props. Children