Block Play Performance Among Preschoolers As a Predictor of Later School Achievement in Mathematics

Effects of Toys on the Play Quality of Preschool Children: Influence of Gender, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status

“…Children age five and older engaged in highly symbolic play with nonrealistic objects, even when realistic toys were not present. Other researchers examined the symbolic level of children's play with two common preschool construction toys-blocks and LEGOs (Hanline et al 2009;Wolfgang et al 2001). These building materials were found to prompt numerous symbolic activities in play and the complexity of building was found to predict reading and mathematics abilities later in school.…”

Early Mathematical Growth: How to Support Young Children’s Mathematical Development

“…Moreover, playing with blocks is one of the central activities in preschools and at homes. By using different types of blocks, children have opportunities to classify, measure, order, count, and use fractions (Wolfgang, Stannard, & Jones, 2001).…”

Early Childhood as a Foundation for Civic Engagement

“…Kim (1999) demonstrated that children who engage in pretend play have better developed narrative structure and narrative recall abilities. In a longitudinal study, Wolfgang, Stannard, and Jones (2001) found block play in preschool settings to be related to later math achievement in seventh grade and high school.…”