tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830300261138851617.post7856936197724858707..comments2011-03-11T18:00:37.654-08:00Comments on Krafty Kids Kare Daycare and Preschool: Puzzle CenterSusan =-}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05546170450882964569noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830300261138851617.post-6028132396149463792011-03-11T18:00:37.654-08:002011-03-11T18:00:37.654-08:00How puzzles can align with the Developmental Conti...How puzzles can align with the Developmental Continuum for Creative Curriculum:<br /><br />Responsibility for Self and Others:<br />#5. Demonstrates self-direction and independence<br />#7. Respects and cares for classroom environment and materials<br /><br />Prosocial Behavior:<br />#10. Plays well with others<br /><br />Fine Motor:<br />#19. Controls small muscles in hands<br />#20. Coordinates eye-hand movement<br /><br />Cognitive Development:<br />#24. Shows persistence in approaching tasks<br />#25. Explores cause and effect<br /><br />Logical Thinking:<br />#27. Classifies objects<br />#28. Compares/measures<br />#29. Arrange objects in a series<br />#30. Recognizes patterns and can repeat them<br />#31. Shows awareness of time concepts and sequence<br />#32. Shows awareness of position and space<br />#33. Uses one-to-one correspondence<br />#34. Uses numbers and counting<br /><br />Language Development:<br />#41. Answers questions<br />#42. Asks questions<br /><br />Reading and Writing:<br />#45 Demonstrates understanding of print concepts<br />#46. Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet.<br /><br />By choosing a wide range of developmentally appropriate puzzles there is so much children can learn from this center and a knowledgable, caring teacher.Susan =-}https://www.blogger.com/profile/05546170450882964569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830300261138851617.post-7410589683856965462011-03-11T17:48:24.475-08:002011-03-11T17:48:24.475-08:00So, what do we learn from the Puzzle Center? When...So, what do we learn from the Puzzle Center? When children play with the puzzles they work on their social/emotional development by cooperating with one another, sharing the pieces, the puzzles and building designs with their pieces. They develop self-confidence by completing a puzzle successfully since they are such great self-correcting toys.<br /><br />Children develop physically by practicing eye-hand coordination and refining their small muscle skills.<br /><br />Cognitively children develop skills in problem-solving, matching, counting, color recognition, seriation, patterning and classifying.<br /><br />Children work on language development with the puzzle center by using words to describe how they are putting their puzzles together. They may compare size, color and shapes while they put the puzzles together, work on visual discrimination, reading skills left-to-right progression, and matching similar objects.Susan =-}https://www.blogger.com/profile/05546170450882964569noreply@blogger.com