Developer: Nosy Crow
Cost: Free with in app purchases
Available on iOS
Recommended for preschoolers and older
This app is all about puzzles! When you download the app, you get to select 5 free puzzles. There are over 300 puzzles to choose from that are all created with artwork from other Nosy Crow apps - most of which are book and story related. You can purchase more puzzles (10 more for $0.99) and make jigsaw puzzles from your own photos. You also automatically receive any jigsaws from other Nosy Crow apps that you already own.
The best part about this app is that you can change difficulty of each puzzle from 4 to 300 pieces. You can also set the rotation of the pieces to make the puzzles more or less challenging. Both of these settings can be adjusted at any time.
We like this app because puzzles are great ways for kids to practice building strategies and setting goals. They can work together or with others to complete the puzzles in this app. While working on puzzles kids use their memories and find ways to solve problems.
Puzzles also provide some early literacy skill practice. For example, when searching for the right piece children sometimes look to identify shapes. Practicing shape recognition is important because it helps with letter recognition and reading later on. This app also involves quite a bit of hand eye coordination and fine motor skills to move and rotate the pieces into the right spot. This practice helps with the physical process of writing.
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