How to Use these Books
Just as a professional athlete needs a coach, a track to practice on, and a stopwatch to monitor time for improvement, consider KeeYa and KeeYu as your imaginary coaches, this 3-in-1 puzzle book as your challenge to tackle, and a progress-monitoring tool that requires a notebook, stopwatch, and a 15-Attempt timesheet shown below (also template shown at the end of the book).
STEP 1: GETTING STARTED
Draw inspiration from your coaches, KeeYa and KeeYu, to develop patience, concentration, and curiosity.
Take your time to solve all the puzzles carefully, comparing your guesses to the answers at the end. Avoid rushing for answers.
Once you have attempted all the puzzles and know the answers, start the process of memorizing the picture and poem clues for each puzzle.
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Gather a notebook, a stopwatch, and a copy of the 15-Attempt timesheet.
Start the MEMORIZING PROCESS with Puzzle 1:
(i)
Write the date, puzzle number, and attempt number at the top of the page of your notebook. See sample of memorizing clues and timing of poem 1 at the back of the book.
(ii) PICTURE CLUES:
Start the stopwatch and sketch all the memorized picture clues of puzzle 1. Check the book for any missing clues and include them. Stop the stopwatch after finishing and record the time. This is to improve your memory, motor skills, and eye-brain-hand coordination.
(iii) POEM CLUES:
Start the stopwatch from zero and list all the memorized poem clues (facts) of puzzle 1. Check the book for any missing facts and include them. Stop the stopwatch after all the facts are listed and record the time. This is to improve your memory, language, vocabulary, rhyming, and creativity.
​Taking notes on a puzzle by memorizing, timing, sketching, and listing clues.
Document your timings for the picture and poem clues for Puzzle 1 in the Attempt 1 column of the 15-Attempt timesheet. Repeat this process for all twelve puzzles.
