MAGIC BLOCKS TO TRIGGER CREATIVE, MATHEMATICAL, LOGICAL, LANGUAGE, STRATEGIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS IN PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

Autonomous learning is a basic life-skill of critical importance for young learners' future development. The EU project Block Magic aims at introducing a new teaching methodology and technology targeting children between the ages of 2.5 and 7 who are attending pre-school or the early years of primary school. The overarching goal is to help the acquisition of life skills. Through the use of technologically enhanced attribute blocks, a wide variety of competences will be stimulated, such as creative, mathematical, logical, language, strategic and social skills - all these skills are important for lifelong learning. This paper presents the Block Magic methodology and gives examples of learning activities especially designed for the different target skills.