Comments on: Puzzle Perfection! https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:10:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Melanie B. https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-16951 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:10:28 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-16951 What a fantastic analysis! I love having the opportunity to observe a child who is deep in learning through play just as the child in this blog post was. Puzzles are a wonderful way to engage children in math language on so many levels- from sorting (if pieces from more than one puzzle are mixed together) to talking about attributes to spatial awareness. Great post!

]]> By: Lynda https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-8508 Mon, 31 May 2021 01:54:34 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-8508 It put a smile on my face went a child grasp a concept that they are working on.

]]> By: Gerri Mehnert https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7693 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:13:14 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7693 The little girl in the video with the rainbow puzzle is, though she might not be aware of it, practicing completing patterns both in color and shape.

]]> By: Tracy Knabel https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7564 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:35:19 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7564 In reply to Chris.

Puzzles help with problem solving and develops their reasoning skills and communication skills.

]]> By: Tracy Knabel https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7559 Sun, 26 Jul 2020 19:04:55 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7559 In reply to Susan.

I agree. She manipulates the pieces to get them to fit the right way. i love her persistence and determination to solve the problem!

]]> By: Diann Gano, M.Ed https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7547 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 18:17:01 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7547 In reply to Sara Carter.

Puzzles in the eyes of that infant/toddler stage look like shape sorters, hide and seek games, and introducing place vocabulary. Words like, IN, OUT, UP, DOWN, etc. Rolling a ball, but rolling a square block looks differently. Just introducing the child to lots of deep thinking through play!

]]> By: Sara Carter https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7545 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 03:39:41 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7545 In reply to Aeriel.

What if you work with 1 to 1 1/2 year olds what the best approach to the puzzles?

]]> By: Denise https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7492 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:30:38 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7492 Puzzles are an excellent way to help children problem solve and spatial awareness. I liked the way the child stayed focused on what she was trying to do. When she figured it out, how she realized what she had done.

]]> By: Teresa https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7475 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 18:25:35 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7475 I enjoyed seeing her work the puzzle and figuring out how it fit together.

]]> By: Esther https://earlymathcounts.org/puzzle-perfection/#comment-7473 Tue, 07 Jul 2020 19:28:39 +0000 https://mathathome.org/?p=11973#comment-7473 This was a great example of exploring and conquering a challenging task of putting a puzzle together. I have has a 2 year old just pull out magnetic blocks and begin to piece them together. Not knowing how they all work at the beginning but she just began to put them all together and at the end she put triangles together to make a circle. It was just amazing on how her thinking was.

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