That's interesting... the 2x2x2 is my least favorite cube. Every twist affects half of the cube! That's too disorienting to me. At least with bigger cubes, most of the cube stays stationary while I'm twisting one face/slice.
But then again, I never developed a good approach for the 2x2x2. I just piece together the bottom layer and then use a few OLL and PLL algorithms (T perm and Y perm, I think) to fix the top. It's horribly inefficient, but I don't really care since nobody is ever impressed that I can solve it anyway. On 2/10/06, cmhardw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Matt Moberly > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > While solving a face seems like an obvious way to work up to solving a > > layer, it doesn't really help you to understand the cube, does it? > It seems > > like solving a 1x2x2 corner or even a 1x2x3 block would be a better > first > > step. > > > > Careful though... she might turn into a roux solver. ;-D > > > Hey Matt, > > I decided to start with the 2x2x2 first though (since it's her > favorite of the cubes), which doesn't allow for anything fancier than > maybe a 2x1x1 block or something. > > The problem I've found is that when it comes to attention span for > little kids you can't throw a lot at them at once. So I figured I > would start small. Plus for a 2x2x2 solving one face is contained in > solving one layer (or can be contained if you use the same steps every > time, the same idea as teaching a beginner a method for solving the > cross). > > Also I was pretty late to develop abstract thinking, and I'm not > saying she will be too, but I've read about mathematical reasoning and > development in kids and most agree that starting early with abstract > tasks can help kids to develop abstract thinking sooner, but up until > a certain age they don't have that type of thinking yet. > > I don't want to throw too much out at once, since she seems to be > interested and I don't want to overwhelm her and scare her away. I > figured small steps and lots of fun puzzles (undo 3-4 turns scrambles) > to make it also a fun way to hang out would be my approach, though I > am open to any suggestions too. > > I'm not used to teaching kids how to do hard tasks like this, so I'm > still figuring out what to do as well. > > Chris > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Jigsaw puzzle > game<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Jigsaw+puzzle+game&w1=Jigsaw+puzzle+game&w2=Free+puzzle+inlay+games&w3=Educational+game+and+puzzle&w4=Word+puzzle+game&w5=Kid+puzzle+game&w6=Puzzle+games&c=6&s=147&.sig=irjrM9wdJDBnytECiSfUCw> > Free > puzzle inlay > games<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Free+puzzle+inlay+games&w1=Jigsaw+puzzle+game&w2=Free+puzzle+inlay+games&w3=Educational+game+and+puzzle&w4=Word+puzzle+game&w5=Kid+puzzle+game&w6=Puzzle+games&c=6&s=147&.sig=5IEF0wvHk31uvuXI6ReWEw> > Educational > game and > puzzle<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Educational+game+and+puzzle&w1=Jigsaw+puzzle+game&w2=Free+puzzle+inlay+games&w3=Educational+game+and+puzzle&w4=Word+puzzle+game&w5=Kid+puzzle+game&w6=Puzzle+games&c=6&s=147&.sig=37T2K_4zOte4R94IVKMFNQ> > Word > puzzle > game<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Word+puzzle+game&w1=Jigsaw+puzzle+game&w2=Free+puzzle+inlay+games&w3=Educational+game+and+puzzle&w4=Word+puzzle+game&w5=Kid+puzzle+game&w6=Puzzle+games&c=6&s=147&.sig=3DsIilZKH4dSS_WgIx9QRg> > Kid > puzzle > game<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Kid+puzzle+game&w1=Jigsaw+puzzle+game&w2=Free+puzzle+inlay+games&w3=Educational+game+and+puzzle&w4=Word+puzzle+game&w5=Kid+puzzle+game&w6=Puzzle+games&c=6&s=147&.sig=2-DgzSlkRkTyIak1hdhkgQ> > Puzzle > games<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Puzzle+games&w1=Jigsaw+puzzle+game&w2=Free+puzzle+inlay+games&w3=Educational+game+and+puzzle&w4=Word+puzzle+game&w5=Kid+puzzle+game&w6=Puzzle+games&c=6&s=147&.sig=EJHY58oeC85Up2uB7KhBMA> > ------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > - Visit your group > "speedsolvingrubikscube<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube>" > on the web. > > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------ > -- http://procool.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
