January 29th was National Puzzle Day. Recently we introduced a large floor puzzle to the class. The children have worked on it before worship and during activity time.
Some children have experience of working on jigsaws at home and have learned strategies like looking for straight lines for edges or finding all the zebra pieces first.
Some children have experience of working on jigsaws at home and have learned strategies like looking for straight lines for edges or finding all the zebra pieces first.
We see the children building their physical skills- using hand-eye coordination to turn pieces until they fit; cognitive skills- problem-solving; and emotional skills- setting a goal and practicing patience.
A few children return to the puzzle over time, building their skills and teaching other children. It is an activity that naturally lends itself to collaboration. There are plenty of conversations that occur over the puzzle pieces.
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| Where's this one go? |
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| Not on top of that piece. |
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| I can show you. It goes here. |
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| I can make it fit. Yeah, that way. You got it; you got it! |
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| Yes! I got it! Woohoo! Yes, we did it! |
What's the favorite puzzle in your home? Does your child have any floor puzzles or 24 piece puzzles?
