Becca's Heart for Early Childhood Education: August 2012

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Memory card game, puzzle, or file folder pieces

Becca's rule of thumb that has worked successfully with children goes like this:

The child's age up to 2x their age determines number of pieces(then based on their successful completions of at least 4 activities at that level, the teacher or parent starts adding pieces by 1s or 2s until their frustration level is reached.

Example:
1. A young 2 year old should be started with an activity that has 2-4 pieces to manipulate.

2. A young 3 year old should be started with an activity that has 3-6 pieces to manipulate.

3. A young 4 year old should be started with an activity that has 4-8 pieces to manipulate.

Continue to add as age and ability progress. Near 6-7 years of age, a jigsaw type puzzle with 25-50 pieces should be possible to complete. For memory card games, having 20-26 pieces or 10 -13 matches should be challenging enough. File folders have space limitations, so maintaining about 8-10 small zones or areas will be suitable. It will be the content used in the activity that will be the challenge for a child using a file folder game.

Becca's Heart for Early Childhood Education

A love for teaching young children

Sunday, August 26, 2012

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