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The jigsaw puzzle was invented as an educational
tool. In ___1___
eighteenth century, a map maker called John
Spilsbury thought of a way which makes ___2___
geography an interesting experience for children. ___3___
he did was to paste maps on large blocks of wood. He
then sawed the wood into ___4___
pieces and put them into a box. Children had fun ___5___
the interlocking pieces together to ___6___
a complete map. ___7___
they did so, they also learnt more ___8___
the geography of the world.
Today, the jigsaw puzzle is not only___9___
for learning, it is also an entertaining way to ___10___
time. Jigsaw puzzles now come in all kinds of ___11___
and sizes. Very young children can be ___12___
occupied with large, colorful jigsaw puzzles. For
adults, ___13___
complicated puzzles of at least one thousand ___14___
could prove an interesting challenger.
If you are resourceful, you may even ___15___
to create your own jigsaw puzzle. All you ___16___
is an interesting picture, a ___17___
of wood and a small saw. First, glue your picture
firmly ___18___
the wood. Next, use a soft pencil to outline ___19___
you want your jigsaw to be 'dissected'. When this is ___20___,
you can then saw the wood into small pieces.
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The jigsaw puzzle was invented as an educational
tool. In the
eighteenth century, a map maker called John Spilsbury thought of a way which makes
learning
geography an interesting experience for children.
What
he did was to paste maps on large blocks of wood. He
then sawed the wood into
small
pieces and put them into a box. Children had fun
putting
the interlocking pieces together to form
a complete map. While
they did so, they also learnt more
about
the geography of the world.
Today, the jigsaw puzzle is not only
used
for learning, it is also an entertaining way to
pass
time. Jigsaw puzzles now come in all kinds of
shapes
and sizes. Very young children can be
kept
occupied with large, colorful jigsaw puzzles. For
adults, more
complicated puzzles of at least one thousand
pieces
could prove an interesting challenger.
If you are resourceful, you may even
want
to create your own jigsaw puzzle. All you
need/require
is an interesting picture, a
piece
of wood and a small saw. First, glue your picture
firmly onto
the wood. Next, use a soft pencil to outline
how
you want your jigsaw to be 'dissected'. When this is done,
you can then saw the wood into small pieces.
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