Puzzles are an awesome way to enter into reading and math. They teach pattern recognition and congruency. At Little Sprouts Preschool we start them out small with just a two piece puzzle, but some of our preschoolers have been able to put together a 24 piece puzzle all by theirselves!
Marcel Danesi Ph.D., the leading researcher in puzzles and what they do for your brain has said, "puzzles are beneficial to brain activity", and "solving puzzles can thus be characterized as a blend of imaginative association and memory." He goes on to explain how doing puzzles makes it easier for children to learn how to read, remember what certain words look like, and decode misspelled words.
So don't just sit there...
Get Your Puzzle On!
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