turn and match
Turn the shapes here
Shapes and space
Level 2
Which one is the same shape, just turned around?
Why it helps:
Shapes and space: picturing a shape turned around, like fitting a jigsaw piece.
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pattern sequence
Find the rule
Level 1
Point to the one that belongs in the empty box.
Which one goes in the box?
Why it helps:
Patterns: spotting what repeats and saying what comes next, like the days of the week.
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odd one out
Find the rule
Level 3
All 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.
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find the links
No wrong answers
Talk it through
Level 1
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.
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size order
Drag them into order here
Compare
Level 1
Point to them in order, smallest first. Count as you go: one, two, three.
Why it helps:
Putting in order: each one is bigger than one neighbour and smaller than the other.
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find the links
No wrong answers
Talk it through
Level 3
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.
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odd one out
Find the rule
Level 3
All 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.
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sort groups
Drag them into the boxes here
Find the rule
Level 1
Find the two that go together. Then find the other two.
Why it helps:
Categories: sorting a whole set by one rule and saying why, like tidying toys away.
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pattern sequence
Find the rule
Level 2
Point to the one that belongs in the empty box.
Which one goes in the box?
Why it helps:
Patterns: spotting what repeats and saying what comes next, like the days of the week.
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activity
See it their way
Level 1
No pointing. No words. Just my eyes.
- 1Pick something in the room and stare at it. No pointing, no words.
- 2They have to guess what you are looking at.
- 3Swap over.
4 minutes
You need nothing at all
Why it helps:
Other minds: working out what someone is paying attention to from their eyes alone.
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