News Release

WARSAW — Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Health & Human Science educator Shannon Shepherd will be presenting “Block Party” at North Webster Library, 110 E. North St., North Webster.

The lesson is being offered on three different Mondays, June 3, June 10 and June 17, and will run from 1-2 p.m.

The program is provided to engage parents and guardians in block play with their children. The goal is for families to continue block play at home. “Block Party” consists of five stations with different types of blocks, and the children and their parents rotate through the different stations, which focus on different areas of development.

Blocks use a child’s own action for learning skills, with adult support, in the areas of math, science, literacy (prereading and language), social and physical (gross and fine motor development). Parenting skills are further developed at a block party through demonstrations and guided practice. In the “Block Party” programs, adults learn to guide children’s early learning experiences and use blocks as tools to support a child’s development.