Block building is important to cognitive development. As children experience the world around them, they form pictures in their minds of what they see. Playing with blocks gives them an opportunity to recreate these pictures in concrete form. Block building is valuable for physical development. Children use their large muscles to carry blocks from place to place. As they carefully place the blocks, while building, they are refining small muscles in their hands.
Block area play fosters:
Cooperation
Perceptual Skills
Structural Concept- Balance Form
Interaction
Language
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
