Today, several children worked together with the Magna-Tiles.  The Magna-Tiles are one of the toys that have reminded a choice from the very first day of school.  The children never seem to get tired of them.  Magna-tiles combine math, science, and creativity.  At the beginning the year, the children were build flat creations.  In this stage (age 3), children stack blocks vertically, lay them down and line them up.  Slowly they started making 3-D shapes such as cubes and pyramids.  This stage (ages 3-4) is known as bridging.  It is the stage when children begin to make structures.  Today, their structures are larger, taller, and can fit a child inside of it.  This stage (age 4) involves making enclosures.  At this stage, children can close up a space between blocks with another block. Children do the most problem solving and planning at this stage.