Kindergarten Girls' Perception of Block Play and Teacher Strategies to Increase Preference for Block Play

쌓기놀이에 대한 여아들의 인식과 여아들의 선호도 증가를 위한 교사의 전략

This study used qualitative methods to understand kindergarten girls' perception of block play and to devise teacher strategies for encouraging block play for girls who had not participated in block play. Results showed that girls preferred art and home-dramatic play over block play. Girls' preference not to play with blocks was based on harassment by boys and confusion about how to build with blocks and the fact that pride in block structures could not be communicated to their parents at home. Consequently, a girls-only block play area was designed with appropriate accessories along with presentation of some Polaroid pictures. Results were that girls enjoyed block play and made ingenious block structures.