My child built a city out of wooden blocks

Physical Education

• The child has developed gross motor skills by lifting and moving the wooden blocks to build the city.
• They have engaged in physical activity, promoting coordination and balance while reaching, stacking, and constructing the city.
• The child has likely improved their spatial awareness and body control as they navigated around the city during construction.
• By engaging in imaginative play, the child may have improved their physical stamina and endurance as they stayed active during the building process.

Encourage your child to further develop their physical skills by introducing new building challenges, like creating a farm or a zoo with the wooden blocks. Encourage them to incorporate more movements, such as crouching, bending, or stretching, while building. This will support their physical development and promote imaginative play.

Book Recommendations

• Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson: A classic poem about a boy who builds a city out of blocks.
• Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges: A fun and playful story about a group of kittens building their own city.
• The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall: A reimagined version of the classic tale with a focus on building and construction.