HEART PUZZLES
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Using red light weight cardboard, cut out 3-5 medium sized hearts. |
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Now cut the heart shapes into two puzzle pieces. Make sure that each heart is cut with a different type of line down the middle of the heart. |
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Mix up the puzzle pieces and let your children take turns matching the puzzle pieces.
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You can use these simple puzzles to create many different kinds of learning puzzles.
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MATCHING NUMERALS AND DOTS
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On one side of each puzzle, print a numeral, such as; 1, 2, 3, etc. |
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On the opposite side of each puzzle make corresponding dots. |
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Mix up the puzzle pieces and have children take turns matching the numerals and dots. |
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MATCHING OBJECT STICKERS
You will need sets of matching stickers for these puzzles.
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Take a heart puzzle and place matching stickers on each side of the puzzle. |
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Continue doing the same to three or four different puzzles. |
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Mix up the puzzle pieces and have children take turns matching the object stickers. |
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MATCHING CAPITAL AND LOWER CASE LETTERS
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On each side of a heart puzzle, print upper and lower case letters. |
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MATCHING COLOR PUZZLES
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Make the heart puzzles in different colors.
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MATCHING SPANISH AND ENGLISH WORDS
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Write the same word on each side of the puzzle. |
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One side in Spanish and the other side in English. |
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MATCHING COMPOUND WORDS
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On the left side of the puzzle, write the beginning words of a compound word. |
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One the right side of the puzzle, write the ending of the compound word. |
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Example: Cow and Boy.
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MATCHING RHYMING WORDS
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On one side of a puzzle write a word. |
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On the other side of the puzzle write a rhyming word.
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