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Challenge your child's geography skills with this United States wooden map puzzle. It features colorfully illustrated pieces in the shape of each state. The pieces lay in a wooden tray that have the capitals and each state's outline under the pieces to aid your child in learning. Also includes each state's nickname on the front and state facts on the back like population, motto, size, capital and year of statehood. Measures 12" x 18".
I have an older version of this. It is a great puzzle and learning tool. My 5 year old loves it, but the smaller states don't have names on the pieces because the pieces are so small the names won't fit. They should fit on the board itself.
The girl I gave this to loves this gift. Not only does she know the name of the states and their capitals....she is also learning where each state is located. When she hears the news she knows where it is.
When we ordered this puzzle map of the USA we had hoped that there would be a piece for each state. Alas, that is not the case as the New England states are clumped together, as are a couple of other regions. We will keep on looking for the perfect puzzle of the USA for our grandchildren. This is good but it just isn't complete. Children are going to think of New England as one clump. They won't know the difference between Conn. and Ver.
I bought this puzzle a little over a year ago for my then 7 year old. What I did not expect was for my 2 year old to fall in love with it! He will sit and play with it by himself for a full 30 minutes, but he really loves it when mom or big brother 'help out' (he hands us pieces and then tells us where to put them). I always say the name of the state when I play with him and he can now identify several states by their shape. Great for tactile learners, highly educational, and fun to boot!
My three year old has quickly picked up a lot of U.S. Geography from this puzzle (can map most state names to their locations quickly) and enjoys putting it together on her own.
The only thing deluxe about this puzzle is the fact that it's made of heavy duty wood, so it's very durable. My son has had this puzzle since he was 3, and he is still enjoying it at age 5. He likes it very much and has learned a lot about states from using it. However, I think any states puzzle would be educational and fun. A person should rate the puzzle against other similar toys, and this one could use a lot of improvement.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the shape of Michigan (and Maryland) is cut wrong, many New England states are bunched together into big clumps, all I'm assuming so that the puzzle is easier for little tykes. The capitals are only shown under the pieces. They chose to put the nicknames of the states on the front of the pieces instead, and only some of the states merited a picture of something associated with that state. Many have no picture at all, or in the case of Hawaii, the picture actually obscures the shape of the islands that make up that state. The bold black outlines of each state just make for ambiguous or even inaccurate borders and no way to see which borders are actually natural boundaries like rivers. I find myself wishing I still had my little cardboard puzzle from my childhood, which had more accurate rendering of all the political boundaries, each state cut out separately, and all capitals located on the front of each piece with its star in the right location. I'm looking forward to when my son will graduate to a big boy states puzzle.
I bought this for my nephew at 2 1/2 years of age. Do you know that he could say the state of Texas, and recognize the little pieces like New York, Vermont, etc. just because of this puzzle. It is very appealing to toddlers.
I ordered this U.S. puzzle to keep at my house to use when my five grandchildren come over. We work on a few of the states each time they come. It's nice because under each piece is the capitol of the state so it can be used to learn those or just the state locations. I have found it quite useful, and the kids look forward to our little "game".
Great way to learn the states and capitals. I wish they made a world map puzzle like this.
I purchased this puzzle for my 7 year old son. He loves it and plays with it daily. He says the state names as he puts them in their spot on the puzzle and he is also learning the state capitals now. There is so much else to learn from this puzzle as well. I would highly recommend this puzzle, I am very happy with it. It is wooden, so my son can play with it as long as he wants.
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About Large Wooden USA Map Capitals and States Puzzle detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3289 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Melissa & Doug
- Model: 3797
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 18.12" h x 11.50" w x .75" l, 1.86 pounds
Features
- Ages 5+
- Dimensions: 12 x 18 in.
- Wood pieces shaped like each state
- Each piece features state nicknames on front
- State population, motto, size, capital and year of statehood featured on back
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