Improve Spatial Intelligence with Jig Zone

Posted on 02. Feb, 2009 by in All Posts, Cool+Creative, Tech Stuff

There are countless ways that the arts connect to spatial intelligence.  When class time allows, I let the children use puzzles to improve their “Art Brain”.   Jig Zone is an online puzzle maker and fun way to engage students and practice spatial reasoning.  Jig Zone allows you to upload your own images or use some from their gallery.  It also allows for differentiated instruction by determining difficulty level based on the number of pieces in each puzzle.  

How you might integrate Jig Zone into your curriculum:
1. Use a digital white board and have the students work in teams to get the best time.
2. Have children try to reassemble a photograph of their own artwork.
3. Create a puzzle based on art concepts or artist study and use as a learning extension at school or home.
Click the image below and try this puzzle for yourself!  


Here are some other puzzle links you may find useful . . .
Discovery Education 
Free Online Puzzle maker
Ed. Helper
kidscrosswords.com
Puzzle House (Online jigsaw puzzle of fine art)
Children’s Storybooks Online
Kid’s Art Jigsaw Puzzles

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5 Responses to “Improve Spatial Intelligence with Jig Zone”

  1. Skip Zalneraitis 3 February 2009 at 8:16 am #

    My wife is a real puzzler. Uses them herself when she taught and encourages me to use them. It really is such a lift to the students whose intelligence is strongest in that area. Thanks for putting this out in your blog.

  2. Michelle Hansen daberkow 16 February 2009 at 5:51 pm #

    What if our district blocks the jig Zone as a game?

    How do we work around that? Thank You.

  3. admin 16 February 2009 at 5:58 pm #

    Hi Michelle,
    I would e-mail the person in charge of your district tech with a link to Jig Zone asking for a bypass code or to unblock that specific site. It never hurts to ask and would be the easiest route to take. Good luck and let us know how you utilized Jig Zone with your students! -Hillary

  4. Daniel Ludvigson 5 March 2009 at 2:37 am #

    Its nice to have a list of links that kids can access. They play so many games that it is nice to have a few educational ones

  5. Jigsaw Break 18 March 2009 at 5:36 am #

    Hello, I just saw your post where you mentioned

    “Use a digital white board and have the students work in teams to get the best time.”

    Most jigsaw puzzles emphasize on speed. Part of it is because, they are displayed in a free-flowing format. However, at jigsawbreak.com, the emphasis is on accuracy. We organize the jigsaw puzzles as a grid where each piece is snapped to the cells. The goal is to arrange the jigsaw in fewer moves. We call this our N^2 jigsaw challenge.