Six Bricks activities are set out in a manner that engage the child in holistic learning experiences by stimulating many areas of development simultaneously. Perceptual skills are imbedded in the activities and children are continually working at mastering these skills as they work with the Six Bricks to achieve outcomes.
During an activity, a child may be expected to build (motor skills), count (mathematical development) and discuss their thinking (language and cognitive).
The activities allow for children to work independently, in pairs, as a group or in a whole class situation.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Gross motor & fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, body awareness, balance, dominance, bilateral integration, crossing the mid-line, sound and movement.
VISUAL SKILLS
Visual field, visual perception, visual discrimination, peripheral vision, eye teaming, left to right eye movements, line tracking
COGNITIVE SKILLS
Concentration & focus, working memory, auditory memory, visual discrimination & memory, sequential memory, cognitive flexibility, planning, problem solving; creativity & imagination; recognising forms, shapes, symbols, sound and movement patterns; and planning and predicting
SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL SKILLS
Playfulness, expressing emotions, growing confidence collaborating, inhibitory control, turn taking, self-regulation
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Speech & Language: listening to & carrying out instructions, effective communication, conceptual vocabulary, prepositions, spatial vocabulary, talk for writing
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Awareness of number and colour, counting, size, length, colour, comparing, ordering, graphing, matching, sequencing, balance and counter balance, patterning, problem solving, link concrete to abstract.
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