Mrs. McCann- Connections and Relationships

This activity was very thought provoking for me, I was drawn to the concept of “Connections and

relationships.” What came to mind first took me to a cottage where we spend our summers.

It gets put out on the dining table as soon as it comes out of the car. The room overlooks the

vast and magnificent Atlantic ocean. It attracts everyone to it as they arrive from near and far to

connect after a year of attending to all of the demands of the busy lives that we all seem to lead

these days. Some of us like to work on it in the morning, others spend time at the table

throughout the day and into the evening. Often people are crowded all around and sometimes a

solitary person is concentrating on the task at hand.

There are many of us here and we all enjoy being together to do things and to do nothing.

Everyone has a little different strength. Some like to put the edges together, and others like to

organize things based on shapes and colors, but nothing can be done until everything is right

side up.

This puzzle symbolizes the connectedness of our relationships and experiences to each other.

We come together from near and far to bond and recharge after a year of work and school. We

connect talkin about our year and what it all means. We relate to each other and connect while

making connections necessary to put the puzzle together. This big puzzle-making tradition in

our family reminds me of how even in my class we make connections daily solving problems

and building relationships. It is a source of joy and appreciation to see these connections

playing out in the process of simply solving puzzles and in our daily lives.