tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post1935457940489449961..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: "Just Right" PuzzlesTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-35471572688005427632013-01-08T00:40:14.957-08:002013-01-08T00:40:14.957-08:00What a lovely discussion about puzzles. My three y...What a lovely discussion about puzzles. My three year old classes love puzzles and so do I..and I agree with Barbara that the process of doing a puzzle for each of us may vary. I really encourage children to take a puzzle out of it's frame piece by piece instead of tipping them out! It prevents spillage onto the floor, mixing with other puzzles and also damage to puzzles - but mostly it gives children a chance to scan the puzzle and they have better recall of where the pieces will go. We start demonstrating and encouraging this at the beginning of the year and it doesn't take long for children to do the same.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362699079007570443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-5261601457086312252013-01-06T11:38:15.548-08:002013-01-06T11:38:15.548-08:00I love puzzles. Particularly jigsaw puzzles. So fa...I love puzzles. Particularly jigsaw puzzles. So far my children have shown a great interest in them as well. Both (now 4 and 5 years old) are the do it and take it apart to start over again kids. My 5 year old just recently showed me she could do a (albeit, too easy) puzzle upside down. I'm looking forward to those big family/friend puzzles on the kitchen table.Cave Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446689918377947144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-51986414748154411322013-01-05T10:57:18.304-08:002013-01-05T10:57:18.304-08:00There may be only one "right way" for th...There may be only one "right way" for the puzzle to look when done, but there are lots of ways to arrive at that look. Some people look for the corners and then the sides, some sort the pieces by color. Some "big picture" people may put pieces in the area they're going in. Some may look for a long time and then suddenly start putting pieces together. And those are just the differences we can see. Who knows what they're thinking. Puzzles accommodate a lot of different problem-solving styles.Barbara Zaborowskihttp://www.barbarazab.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com