Point to the one that belongs in the empty box.
Why it helps: Patterns: spotting what repeats and saying what comes next, like the days of the week.
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 accountTwo of these are exactly the same. Point to both.
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 accountPoint to the box with more green triangles. 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 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 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 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 accountTeddy saw where the ball went. Then Teddy fell asleep.
Why it helps: Other minds: knowing someone will look in the wrong place if they missed what happened.
How to play it with them, with a free accountPoint to them in order, biggest first. Count as you go: one, two, three, four.
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 accountAn 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.
