Patterns are harder than they look
If your four-year-old cannot do a red-blue-red-blue row on paper, nothing is wrong. Extending a printed pattern is the third rung of a ladder, and most cards start you at the top of it.
25 August 2026 · 3 min read
Why these puzzles work
What each kind of puzzle is really asking a child to do, and what to try when it does not land.