ð§Đ Nursery Puzzle & Problem-Solving Skills
Think âĒ Match âĒ Solve âĒ Discover
Fun puzzles and reasoning activities for young learners.
ð§ What Are Problem-Solving Skills?
Problem-solving means using our brain to think about a problem and find an answer.
Nursery children can develop problem-solving skills through puzzles, matching games, patterns, sorting, memory games and simple questions.
ð Puzzle Skills We Practice
Puzzles
Put pieces or ideas together to complete something.
Matching
Find objects that are the same or belong together.
Patterns
Find what comes next in a repeating pattern.
Sequencing
Put objects or events in the correct order.
Sorting
Group objects according to colour, shape or type.
Reasoning
Think about clues and choose a sensible answer.
ð Matching Puzzle
Which two objects belong together?
ð Pattern Puzzle
What comes next?
ðš Shape Puzzle
Which shape has three sides?
ð§ Odd One Out
Which one does NOT belong?
ðĒ Sequencing Puzzle
Growing a Plant ðą
What happens first?
ð Simple Maze
Help the car reach the house. Click the green path in order.
ð§ Memory Puzzle
Look carefully. Remember these objects.
ðĒ Counting Logic
How many apples?
ð Size Thinking
Which one is the biggest?
ðĄ Think & Solve
ð§ïļ It is raining.
What should you take outside?
ð§Đ Complete the Pair
Which object completes the pair?
âïļ Before & After
What comes after number 2?
ðĶ Sorting Puzzle
Which one belongs in the fruit group?
ð Quick Thinking Challenges
Look
Find five things that are green.
Remember
Remember three objects for one minute.
Continue
Make your own colour pattern.
ð Listen & Learn
Good problem solvers look carefully, think slowly, try different ideas and learn from mistakes.
ð Nursery Puzzle Test
Answer all 10 questions and check your score.
1. What comes next? ðī ðĩ ðī ðĩ ?
2. Which one is different?
3. Which shape has three sides?
4. How many apples? ð ð ð
5. What should you use when it rains?
6. What comes after 2?
7. Which two belong together?
8. Which one is a vehicle?
9. Which one is a fruit?
10. What comes first when growing a plant?
ðĻâðĐâð§ Parent & Teacher Tips
- Give children simple puzzles.
- Ask “What comes next?” questions.
- Let children sort toys by colour or size.
- Play matching and memory games.
- Ask children to explain their answers.
- Give clues instead of immediately giving answers.
- Encourage children to try again after mistakes.
- Praise thinking and effort.