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Young children cannot be taught<\/em>\u00a0STEM skills. For a five-year-old, the practical application of science, technology, engineering, and math is something they can only absorb through\u00a0experience<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u00a0live<\/em>\u00a0STEM, when you engage with tools and materials,\u201d explains Hal Melnick from Bank Street College of Education. \u201cAnd, what better place to do that than the classroom with a knowledgeable teacher who sets up the environment so that kids can engage with scientific principles and ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is no better material to engage a child in STEM learning than Caroline Pratt\u2019s unit blocks. The unit is \u201cone of the big ideas in mathematics. Math is the study of relationships and the science of pattern. There’s a whole lot of abstract stuff we can talk about later on in life, but it builds from the experience that kids have had with well-organized, well-structured tools like the blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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In this 3-minute video, Melnick and other educators explain why every school that is serious about STEM education needs to have a strong block play component in their curriculum.\u00a0Watch now.<\/a><\/p>\n

Rhonda. “Solid Foundation for STEM.” Solid Foundation for STEM. Community Playthings, 16 June 2016. Web. 06 Mar. 2017.\u00a0\u00a0Reprinted with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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