We then got rid of it because it does consume lots of space. Place the cutouts in your Language Center. This forces the children to match the words rather than the shapes. Pay close attention to your puzzle pieces. As a Free Choice project, I placed the pieces in the Art Center for children to draw around.
Children choose just one from the pile and glue it on paper.
Observe and encourage as they draw. Have the children tell you about their completed pictures. Print their exact words on their papers. Cut car and truck shapes from construction paper. The nomadic farming families of Afghanistan sometimes ride on camels and donkeys instead of in cars to get from one place to another over rocky hillsides.