Block Play Supports Children’s Informal and Formal Spatial Skills

Authors

Zachary S. Gold, St. John Fisher University
Jessica Perlman
Nina Howe
Natalie S. Byrd, St. John Fisher University

Document Type

Poster Presentation

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

fsc2025

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate unstructured play with blocks as a method of understanding children’s spatial skills. Children with stronger spatial skills built larger block structures, suggesting that prompting specific play themes that support complex structures may improve children's broad spatial abilities. This project was presented as part of an invited research presentation at the U.S. Play Coalition in Bloomington, Indiana.

Comments

Student poster presented at the 2025 Fisher Showcase, St. John Fisher University, April 25, 2025.

Publication Information

Gold, Zachary S.; Perlman, Jessica; Howe, Nina; and Byrd, Natalie S., "Block Play Supports Children’s Informal and Formal Spatial Skills" (2025). Fisher Showcase 2025. Paper 73.
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/fsc2025/73

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