14/08/2026
The 24th-31st of July, the grades 4 and up had the opportunity to build 300-500pc puzzles.
It was an awesome experience watching them start. It started with: 'Ma'am, there are pieces missing of this puzzle', and 'Ma'am, this is so hard.'
The complaining eventually moved to: 'Ma'am, could we please have time to finish our puzzle?'
When they had completed their puzzle it was amazing to see their faces, they were proud of themselves for completing their puzzle, the joy of a project completed..
From this experience I had: 'Ma'am, when may we build another puzzle?'
It might just be a puzzle, but that puzzle has the potential to show them perseverance, to show them a puzzle can be solved, it gave them self confidence to try a new puzzle..
So a challenge for all of you reading this: Have some family time and build a puzzle.