| Sudoku puzzles are one of the hottest trends | | | | portion of their brain (which is like a big |
| right now. You can not help but to see books | | | | muscle). |
| and books of puzzles and solving tips in just | | | | |
| about every book store in the US. These have | | | | Logical Reasoning |
| caught on like wildfire and for good reason | | | | |
| they are addicting. These have gained such | | | | Sudoku puzzles are great at teaching kids |
| popularity that even kids like doing sudoku | | | | logical reasoning skills. Since you can only |
| puzzles. They are buying books and searching | | | | use the numbers 1 to 9 and not repeat a |
| for free sudoku puzzles online to play all | | | | number in any row, column or square you have |
| the time. | | | | to use logic to solve the puzzles. To become |
| | | | proficient at solving sudoku puzzles kids |
| Solving sudoku puzzles is a wonderful | | | | must be able to work through logical and |
| activity for kids. There are many benefits | | | | ordered steps. At first this can be |
| to solving these number puzzles for kids. | | | | difficult for them but with practice it can |
| Some of the benefits are listed below. | | | | become very fun. |
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| Spatial Relationships | | | | Partterns and Sequence |
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| Sudoku puzzles are great at teaching spatial | | | | Sudoku puzzles are often solved by seeing the |
| relationships, which is a very important | | | | patterns, sequence, and order of the numbers |
| skill on most IQ tests! To solve a sudoku | | | | and this will help them spot relationships in |
| puzzle you must be able to look at the rows, | | | | numbers. This will help them tremendously |
| columns and boxes and the interrelationship | | | | later on in math. |
| between all of these elements at the same | | | | |
| time. To become proficient at solving the | | | | There are many benefits to kids sudoku |
| puzzles kids must develop their spatial | | | | puzzles. They are a great way to get kids |
| awareness and the relationship between all of | | | | interested in numbers and math and much |
| the elements. This is something that can be | | | | healthier then playing Super Mario Brothers |
| very boring and hard to teach children. | | | | for another two hours everyday. The |
| However, by playing sudoku your kids or | | | | important thing is to not push solving them. |
| students will naturally increase their | | | | If you push your kids to solve the puzzles |
| ability to spot these things. | | | | because it is good for them and will make |
| | | | them smart they will not develop a love for |
| Number Sense | | | | them and in fact will grow to resent or even |
| | | | hate solving the puzzles. Instead capitalize |
| It is a proven fact that the more kids work | | | | on kid's natural curiosity and desire to |
| with numbers the more proficient they become | | | | follow. Start solving some sudoku puzzles in |
| with math. This can lead to students that | | | | front of the children. You can even do this |
| can solve math problems in their head easily | | | | while they are doing something else and in no |
| and rapidly. Well, sudoku puzzles are a | | | | time flat they will be asking you, "Daddy |
| great way to develop this skill. In order to | | | | what are you doing" or "Mommy what is that?" |
| solve the puzzle kids must be able to think | | | | That is your big chance jump in and make it |
| about all of the numbers 1 to 9 quickly and | | | | fun! |
| easily. This helps build the number sense | | | | |