This 1st grader learns patience in a balancing act he thought up.
HOW PUZZLES FIT INTO THE CURRICULUM
Language Arts: ·Listening to, following and remembering a set of directions. ·Working cooperatively in a small group with appropriate language. ·Concentrating. ·Writing about the strategies that are used to put the puzzle together.
Social Studies: ·Direction and placement-- map organizing skills, planning. ·Polite speaking manners in asking for things. Physical Education: ·Small motor, eye-hand coordination. Art/Math: ·Sorting and classifying by color, texture, pattern and shape.
Learning to work and draw puzzles teaches concentration.
