building-blocks method
nounUK /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ blɒks ˈmeθ.əd/
US /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ blɑːks ˈmeθ.əd/
A way of learning or making something by putting small, simple parts together one step at a time.
The teacher used the building-blocks method to help us learn big words by starting with small sounds.
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2. A teaching style that introduces easy skills first and adds harder ones later.
With the building-blocks method, kids learn to add before they try multiplying.
3. A way of building software by joining small ready-made parts.
The team coded the game using the building-blocks method, reusing simple pieces again and again.
4. A plan for solving a problem by breaking it into small pieces.
She tackled her science project with the building-blocks method, finishing one small part each day.