How this product aligns with the EYLF
Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Dantoy Large Building Blocks encourage children to engage in play-based learning by providing a versatile medium for exploration and creativity. As children manipulate the blocks, they experiment with balance, structure, and design, fostering their natural curiosity and inquiry skills.
Developing early STEM and problem-solving skills
These building blocks support the development of early STEM skills as children learn to construct and deconstruct various structures. Through this process, they encounter challenges that require problem-solving and critical thinking, enhancing their understanding of spatial awareness and engineering concepts.
Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators.
Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas
Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a dedicated building area where children can freely access the blocks to create structures, encouraging collaborative play and sharing of ideas.
Incorporate the blocks into a storytelling corner, where children can build scenes that represent stories they are exploring, enhancing their narrative skills.
Play-Based Activity Ideas
Organise a building challenge where children work in small groups to create a specific structure, promoting teamwork and communication.
Encourage children to create their own designs and present them to peers, fostering confidence in sharing their ideas and enhancing their language skills.
Use the blocks to introduce basic concepts of measurement by comparing the heights and widths of different structures built by children.
Provocation Ideas
Provide images of various architectural structures and invite children to recreate them using the blocks, stimulating discussion about design and engineering.
Introduce a theme, such as “nature,” and encourage children to build structures that reflect elements of the natural world, promoting connections with their environment.
