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- Fine motor development. Jigsaw puzzles help to develop and refine a child’s fine motor skills. In order to play with a jigsaw puzzle, children need to pick up, pinch and hold pieces, move them around and manipulate them into the correct slots.
- Hand and eye coordination. Playing with jigsaws requires trial and error. If a piece doesn’t fit, a child must put it down and try another one. This is all fantastic practice for developing a child’s hand and eye coordination.
- Problem solving and logical reasoning. Completing a jigsaw puzzle successfully can’t be cheated so your child needs to use critical thinking, reasoning skills and problem solving – all skills which are valuable in later life.
- Spatial awareness. Clinical trials* have proved that by working out how smaller pieces fit into the bigger picture children develop their skills of movement, depth and distance perception – known to neurologists as visuospatial functioning!
- Chunky Pet Puzzle. Chunky puzzles with large pieces for little hands are a good first puzzle experience. Choose a puzzle that interests your child, like this pet-themed Melissa & Doug puzzle.
- Two-Piece-Matching Puzzle. Two- and three-piece puzzles help kids learn how to match one part of a picture with another and how to click those pieces into place.
- Individual Puzzles. Puzzle sets that include small puzzles with a few pieces, like this farm animal set from Skillmatics, allow kids to try more difficult puzzles without getting overwhelmed.
- 12-Piece Jigsaw. Your child’s first jigsaw puzzle will probably be 12 pieces, like this Mudpuppy dinosaur puzzle. We love that this one has its own case that makes it easy to keep all the pieces together and store a bunch of 12-piece puzzles in the same bin.
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Jul 28, 2020 · July 28, 2020. Source: University of East Anglia. Summary: New research shows that children only learn to do jigsaw puzzles once they have reached a certain stage of development....
The Brain-Boosting Bonanza. One of the coolest things about solving jigsaw puzzles with your kids is that it’s like giving their brains a workout at the mental gym. As they combine those puzzle pieces, their brains go into overdrive, making them think hard, solve problems, and better understand shapes, colors, and patterns.
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Older adults are regularly encouraged to do more puzzles of all kinds to help fight off dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. Puzzles seem to help with memory and recall, and school-aged kids can certainly benefit from this too. There are plenty of educational jigsaw puzzles available of things like maps or the periodic table of elements. Assembling the...
Photo: Artaxerxes/Creative Commons Almost any teacher can make space in their classroom for a table with a few chairs pulled around it. Don’t leave the puzzles on the shelf—open the box, spread out the pieces, and invite students to get involved. Fill up free time.Students can tackle puzzles for a few minutes at the beginning or end of class. Those...
Here’s a selection of our favorite jigsaw puzzles to use in the classroom. Some are educational, some are inspirational, and some are just downright fun. They range from 200 to 1000 pieces, so you’ll find one appropriate for any age or level. Just a heads up: WeAreTeachers may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. We only recommend ...
Take a field trip without leaving your classroom. This puzzle highlights the best America’s National Parks have to offer. (White Mountain, 1000 pieces, $20)
Oct 2, 2022 · Studies have shown that jigsaw puzzles can help improve visual-spatial reasoning, short-term memory, and problem-solving skills as well as combat cognitive decline, which can reduce risk of...
Oct 18, 2021 · Jigsaw puzzles are all about organising pieces to solve a problem. They push your child to become a critical thinker and find the right piece each time that will help them solve the puzzle. There’s no other way about it – they have to orient their minds to problem-solving mode.
