One of the learning goals for my 20mths old baby boy this month is to get him interested in doing the Tangram puzzle, introduced from the previous Heguru right-brain school he used to attend. He is supposed to match the wooden blocks of different shapes to form a selected picture.
Initially he doesn't show much interest in doing the Tangram puzzle. He prefers to wait for me to complete the puzzle for him and then have fun messing everything up later, which was what always happened during his Heguru lessons that time.
Well, that's until I introduced him another almost similar activity, called the Magnetic Pattern Board from ELC. This Pattern Board Puzzle is more attractive and is much easier to do, compared to the Tangram puzzle mainly because of the colours I guessed.
Recently Reagan has been very interested in sorting colours and once I bring out this board, he shows great enthusiasm in completing the puzzle all by himself without my help or instructions at all. Somehow he understood exactly how to play the game !
This activity not only helps in his motor and IQ skill , it also helps to train his patience and concentration in completing each picture.
I used this activity to reinforced his learning of colours and shapes too.
Not long after, I tried my luck with Heguru's Tangram puzzle again. Hopefully after a week of practicing on the easier version of the Pattern Board Puzzle, he is more willing to challenge himself with the more difficult (or boring)Tangram puzzle.
And I was right! Now finally he has more patience to complete the Tangram puzzle all by himself!
That's one big improvement I see. Keep it up baby boy, you're doing wonderful!
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