Ask and find
I am thinking of one. Ask yes-or-no questions to find it.






Why it helps: Asking good questions: finding the answer by ruling several out at once, not guessing one by one.
How to play it with them, with a free accountI am thinking of one. Ask yes-or-no questions to find it.






Why it helps: Asking good questions: finding the answer by ruling several out at once, not guessing one by one.
How to play it with them, with a free accountAll but one belong together. Point to the one that does not.





Why it helps: Categories and reasons: saying what the others share and why one does not fit.
How to play it with them, with a free accountAll but one belong together. Point to the one that does not.





Why it helps: Categories and reasons: saying what the others share and why one does not fit.
How to play it with them, with a free accountOne of them has gone. Point to it in the top row.
Find as many ways as you can. There is no wrong answer.


Why it helps: Reasoning out loud: finding the ways two things are alike and putting them into words.
How to play it with them, with a free accountFind the three that go together. Then the other three.






Why it helps: Categories: sorting a whole set by one rule and saying why, like tidying toys away.
How to play it with them, with a free accountWhich one is the same shape, just turned around?
Why it helps: Shapes and space: picturing a shape turned around, like fitting a jigsaw piece.
How to play it with them, with a free accountPoint to them in order, smallest first. Count as you go: one, two, three, four, five.





Why it helps: Putting in order: each one is bigger than one neighbour and smaller than the other.
How to play it with them, with a free accountPoint to the box with the most green squares. Count to check.
Why it helps: Number sense: which is more, and counting to check, like whose plate has more grapes.
How to play it with them, with a free accountTwo of these are exactly the same. Point to both.
An occasional email when there are new cards, and the odd note about what landed with a real child and what did not. No account needed.