1. FINE MOTOR SKILLS WOODEN BLOCKS

2. DEVELOPING GROSS MOTOR SKILLS  Lift their hands  Roll over  Sit  Crawl  Stand and walk

3. FINE MOTOR SKILLS  First grip  Pincer grip

4. DRAWING 1. Scribble stage (1-3 years old)

5. DRAWING 2. Pre-schematic stage (3-4 years old) It is in this stage that a child first makes the connection to communicating through their drawing.

6. DRAWING 3. 4-5 years old

7. DRAWING 4. The Schematic Stage (5-6 years old)

8. DRAWING 5. The Dawning Realism (7-9 years old)

9. WOODEN BLOCKS AND LEGO  Wooden blocks are ‘open’; everything is possible, making connection  Lego is construction material : different elements are connected by a technique. Lego, duplo, k’nex

10. WOODEN BLOCKS Stage 1: Applies to the very young child, under two years of age. Blocks are carried around, not used for construction.

11. WOODEN BLOCKS Stage 2: At approximately age two or three, building begins. Children mostly make rows, either horizontal on the floor or vertical (stacking).

12. WOODEN BLOCKS Stage 3: Bridging: two blocks with a space between them, connected by a third block.

13. WOODEN BLOCKS Stage 4: Enclosures: four blocks placed to enclose a space.

14. WOODEN BLOCKS Stage 5: Age three to four. When facility with blocks is acquired, patterns and symmetry can be observed.

15. WOODEN BLOCKS Stage 6: Age four to five. Naming of structures, with names relating to function of building.

16. WOODEN BLOCKS Stage 7: Beginning at age five, buildings often represent actual structures children know from real life or stories. Strong impulse to dramatic play around the structures.