About Magic Square
A 3 by 3 grid has a few numbers in place, and the missing numbers wait on a tray of tiles. Your child moves the tiles into the empty squares so that every row, column and diagonal makes the same total. A badge at the end of each line turns green when that line adds up.
How to play
- Drag a number tile into an empty square, or tap one then the other.
- Check the badges: green means that line adds up.
- With a keyboard, move with the arrow keys and type the number.
What your child practices
- Adding three numbers
- Number sense
- Logical thinking
- Checking with sums
How it grows with your child
YoungAges 6-8
The numbers 1 to 9 with three or four missing, and every line makes 15.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Only three numbers are given, and the total can be anywhere from 15 to 33.
Play together
Write the numbers 1 to 9 on paper scraps and try to build a square together where every row makes 15.
