Sharon MacDonald, M.Ed., has been training teachers throughout the United States for more than fifteen years. Her training workshops and presentations focus on a variety of early childhood topics based on years of classroom experience. With a master's degree in education, Sharon has taught ages ranging from three-year-olds to adults and an inclusion program for children with disabilities. She is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop presenter at early childhood education conferences and has written many magazine articles.
Block Play is titled 'The Complete Guide to Learning and Playing
with Blocks'! And so it is! Information about the benefits and
values of block play, the stages of block play and the role of the
teacher in block play is written in a simple, easy-to-understand
style. The author uses the example of one child to illustrate how
all kinds of learning can take place within the confines of the
block area. The second half of the book features specific
activities to enhance block play at the beginning, intermediate and
advanced levels. - Laverne Nelson, Research Associate University of
Arkansas
I have not seen a book on teaching with blocks since the NAEYC book
that is about 20 or more years old. This book is terrific. The
sections I especially like and find useful for my classroom
instruction and workshops are the chapter on Assessment especially
the section on stages of development and the chapters on Activities
for various levels. I talk and demonstrate about blocks and their
uses in my environment class and my method class. This book will be
a great asset for the students to have after they have completed
the classes and they are in their first job having to justify why
they want to spend several hundred dollars on a set of unit blocks
or having to explain to parents on how and what children have
learned with the blocks in the classroom. - Janie H. Humphries,
Ed.D., Professor and Coordinator of Early Childhood Education,
Louisiana Tech University
I was amazed to discover that Block Play teaches all the skills and
concepts necessary for children to be successful learners. As a
librarian I appreciate the bibliography of related books. - Carolyn
Olson, Willmar Public Library
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