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Presenting Mrs. Taylor's Kindergarten Class Blog!

Follow our Reggio Emilia Inspired class to see what students are learning at Prince Edward School. Visit often, borrow ideas to enhance your learning at home, and most importantly discuss with your child their -- PLAYFUL LEARNING, EXPLORATIONS and DISCOVERIES at school!!!


Saturday, 2 November 2013

Strategies and Benefits for playing with Puzzles

Modelling --Strategies for puzzles






 
 
Benefits for children when playing with Puzzles
 
  1. Develop vocabulary
  2. Increase small muscle development
  3. Develop eye hand coordination
  4. Improve memory skills
  5. Increase problem solving skills
  6. Build spatial perception
  7. Build literacy skills


To increase your child's vocabulary use words such as straight, curved, edge, inside, outside, above, below, beside when teaching basic puzzle skills.