This film shows how constructive play with blocks of different shapes and sizes can be used to foster the basic perceptive skills and to develop logical thinking, concepts of height, eye-hand co-ordination, symmetry and balance.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320269
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Thought and thinking
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Preschool
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Perceptual-motor learning
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Thought and thinking
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Perception in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception in children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perceptual-motor learning
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Thought and thinking
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)