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Customers
What an excellent idea to encourage interest in all countries around
the world - especially the small ones which do not receive much
attention. Congratulations on your work. Glad to see you included
all the Pacific Islands!
-Mark Redman
Love your global puzzle!!!!!! I have one and it is fabulous.
-Kim Bornac
The puzzle is great! Thank you. It was wonderful for the whole family
to complete together. My eight year-old daughter (who completed
most of the pieces for the continents) is especially happy.
-Lorraine Brown
I have one comment: this is perhaps the nicest puzzle I ever saw.
-Peter De Coster MD
My father and I couldn't put it down. We stayed up until 4:00 am to finish it.
And we learned so much about the world.
-Richard Gordon
I can’t believe no one came out with this sooner. Its educational value is so huge.
-David Shafer
A Broader View got it right the first time.
-Richard Hamph
I gave it to my fourth grade class and they absolutely loved it. They just wouldn’t stop.
-Michelle Garcia
It's about time!!
-Sheila Winters
Educators
The Global Puzzle is a great motivator. Students who have been apathetic
about geography get excited about finishing the geography puzzle.
Students have asked me if they can buy it for themselves. This puzzle
is also great for all types of learners. I have gifted students
and learning disabled students in the same class. Both sets of students
are challenged by the puzzle, yet driven by its simplicity. They
locate all the countries of the world, while working together.
Thanks so much for providing fun, engaging ways to teach geography.
-Jane
C. Moore
Marietta
Middle School
6th
Grade
Marietta,
GA
I decided to have a "race" to see which class can put
together their puzzle the fastest (I have two puzzles and two classes).
It is a fun competition and the kids get their classwork done so
that they have time to work on the puzzles. However, as we both
know, they are all winning each day they work on the puzzles. As
I listen to them work, it is rewarding to hear them argue and discuss
where places are and why. They are learning, without being taught
and they are teaching each other while they “play”.
As a middle school teacher, it is easy to fall into the trap of
only doing things that are geared towards the state tests, but as
a Social Studies teacher, it is my prerogative to utilize all of
the available resources to teach students. The Global Puzzle does
exactly that. If we can make our students more aware of their world,
then they will inevitably be able to understand more of the content
in their reading.
-Michael
Smith
Indiantown
Middle School
7th/8th Grade Social Studies
I purchased your puzzle last year upon the recommendation of one
of my student's parents for our school geography bee. It was an
instant hit! It became an "addiction," almost, as the
kids wanted to work on it always! I had to limit the numbers of
kids working on it to four at a time, and they had to be reminded
that we did have other responsibilities that needed to be completed
as well! It was up for the better part of our school year, and when
it was finally finished, there was a major cheer, and we had to
have a group picture around the puzzle. All in all it was truly
a wonderful addition to our class. Thank you for a wonderful experience!
-Elissa
Beattie
Hartland
South Elementary School
4th
Grade
Hartland,
WI
Are you puzzled about how to differentiate instruction
to meet students' needs? Seventh graders at an Iowa Middle School
have discovered that "hands on" is not only fun, but it
also involves strategy and teamwork. This global puzzle is a high
interest activity which enables students to learn through touch.
-Susan
Hightshoe
1999
Award for Excellence in Teaching, ACIE
1998
Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher
1996
National Social Studies Teacher of the Year (NCSS)
1994
State Social Studies Teacher of the Year (ICSS)
Marion,
IA
I broke my 7th grade geography class into teams and challenged them
to put the puzzles together. They loved it! The activity engaged
even my most "difficult" students. Some of the students
doled out pieces and "constructed" the continents. Others
grabbed their textbooks to use as a reference! About 1/2 the class
was reluctant to leave and worked through lunch.
Thank you for a great educational product!
-Sharon
Gillette
Middle
School Social Studies Teacher
I used The Global Puzzle with my 4th-5th-6th grade (combined) class--and
they loved it! We left the finished map up for many months, and
they consulted it often. My students were very disappointed when
we finally had to put it away due to space constraints. They certainly
learned a lot from it! And in general it increased their awareness
of the global map and the countries of the world.
I enjoyed the puzzle every bit as much as my students. I love your
puzzle!
-Aimée
Johnson
Mountain
Road School
4th / 5th / 6th Grade
New Lebanon, NY
The Global Puzzle was a fun magnet for many people, and we felt
quite proud when we finished the puzzle. Congratulations on a beautifully
designed work!
-Ann
Louise Hagerty
St.
John's School
Principal
Houston,
TX
The puzzle in the classroom can teach so many lessons. The most
recent lesson I used the puzzle for was with a group of first graders
at Sherman Elementary school. We are studying schools around the
world. What do they look like. etc.etc. We used the puzzle to locate
the countries we were reading about. We also wrote letters to two
countries( Austria and Germany). They have received the letters
and we are waiting to receive letters and pictures from them.
-Sandy Flores
Sherman Elementary school
Eau Claire, WI
Our third grade class put the world map together last year. They
really enjoyed it from January through April. As we put in
Iraq, Iran, etc. the students were excited to see where our principal,
Mr. Hechimovich, was to go with the e-mail he had sent of a desert
storm.
-Laura B. Mangan
Kingsland Elementary School
3rd Grade
Spring Valley, MN
Retailers
It out sold the #2 puzzle, 30 to 1. Parents and grandparents were fanatical.
-Christine Osbourne
Wonder Works, Mt. Pleasant, SC
We sold as many Global Puzzles as all of our other puzzles combined.
-Martin Kaplan
Kaplan’s - Ben Hur, Houston, TX
The Global Puzzle was by far the best selling puzzle. It was a toss up to be the best selling product overall, 1st or 2nd.
-Trishia Busenlehner
Homewood Toy & Hobby, Homewood, AL
Top selling puzzle!
-Diane Bishop
Kiddly Winks, Longmeadow, MA
It was absolutely the best selling puzzle through the holiday season.
-Joann Stockenberg,
The Chalkboard, Joliet, IL
It was by far the best selling because of its personality.
-Debbie Scholl
Fundamentally Toys!, Houston, TX
Sold much better than any other puzzle. People would come in just for it!
-Brandy
Grandrabbits Toy Shoppe, Boulder, CO
The Global Puzzle sold more units than any other board game or puzzle.
-David Eckwall
Wethersfield, CT
It was the top selling puzzle. For top game it competed with one other game.
-Nancy
The Villager, Houston, TX
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