About Number Neighbors
Three number tiles sit in a row, and one of them is an empty box with a question mark. Your child works out which number belongs there: the one just before, in between or just after. The oldest kids also count in tens and hundreds.
How to play
- Look at the row of three numbers and find the gap.
- Count on or back, then tap the missing number.
- With a keyboard, key 1 picks the first answer, key 2 the second.
What your child practices
- Number order
- Counting on and back
- One more and one less
- Counting in tens and hundreds
How it grows with your child
TinyAges 2-4
Three quick rounds counting from 1 to 5, always asking what comes next, with two choices.
LittleAges 4-6
Numbers up to 19, and the gap can be at the start, the middle or the end.
YoungAges 6-8
Numbers up to 99, often next to a ten, like 29, 30, 31.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Steps of one, ten or a hundred, with numbers up to about two thousand.
Play together
Count up and down the stairs together, and stop now and then to ask which number comes next.
