About Hot or Cold?
A hot drink, a snowman or a volcano sits on a white plate, and two bins wait below, one with a flame and one with a snowflake. Your child drags each thing into the bin where it belongs, and small copies collect inside. It is a gentle first step into sorting things by temperature.
How to play
- Drag the thing on the plate into the flame bin or the snowflake bin.
- Or simply tap the bin where it belongs.
- On a keyboard, press the left or right arrow, or 1 or 2.
What your child practices
- Telling hot from cold
- Sorting into two groups
- Dragging and dropping
How it grows with your child
TinyAges 2-4
Five things, all very clear, like the sun, a hot drink, a snowman and ice cream.
LittleAges 4-6
Six things from a bigger mix, such as a hot pepper, a penguin or shaved ice.
Play together
In the kitchen, let your child gently touch a cold glass of water and a warm cup, and talk about the difference.
