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Puzzle Play
Puzzles are great ways to help kids build a variety of cognitive skills. You can make your own puzzle by cutting apart any picture.
Puzzles are a great way to help kids build cognitive skills like problem solving, spatial relations, visual memory, and shape recognition. You can make your own puzzle by cutting apart any picture, even a page torn from a magazine.
Print this page and have kids color it. Then cut it apart. The puzzle pieces don’t have to be fancy; you can just cut a few straight or zig-zag lines (kids can do the cutting themselves, too). Then, help kids put it back together.
![First/Then Board Printable](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FirstThenBoard-ENG-667x500.jpg)
“First/Then” Boards: Managing Daily Routines
A printable tool to help children know what to expect in their daily routines and activities.
![Daily Connections printable](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DailyConnections-ENG-667x500.jpg)
Planning for Play in Daily Routines
A printable page to plan moments of playfulness during daily routines.
![All About My Day printable](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AllAboutMyDayMonth-ENG-667x500.jpg)
Provider-Parent Communications Log
A printable page to help parents and caregivers communicate about a child’s day.
![Lesson Planning Practice Printable](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PlanningPractice-ENG-667x500.jpg)
Lesson Planning Practice
A tool to plan opportunities for learning connected to monthly and weekly themes.
![Two adults drinking coffee.](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Packard_Article_ParentsCareGiversTalk-667x500.jpg)
Communicating with Parents and Caregivers Around Routines
An article offering strategies for communication with parents/caregivers.
![A family playing tic-tac-toe.](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Packard_Article_StructuredPlay-667x500.jpg)
Shaping an Engaging Learning Environment
Your space is full of opportunities for children to learn and grow!
![A parent and child holding Autumn leaves.](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Packard_Article_Routine-667x500.jpg)
Planning Our Days: Creating Schedules for Children
Planning ahead can help you be intentional about the learning of the children in your care!