Aseem's "Fishy" Puzzle

Duncan, Jan and Peter gave Aseem this puzzle for his birthday two weeks ago. At 60 pieces and no frame, it was intimidating for him in the beginning. Today I suggested the fishy puzzle and he was ready. He asked for help in a few places, but it was more for moral support, in retrospect. In less than an hour he had completed it!

I continue to be amazed by how long the kids' attention span is when they are engrossed in something that engages them fully. Ordinarily I would not expect either of the kids to spend an hour in one place, but they have shown me that they can indeed do it when the activity has an achievable end-point, yet is sufficiently challenging - in other words, when they are in Flow.