About Missing Number
Five 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 in the gap and taps it. For older kids, the rows also count by twos, fives and tens, and sometimes go backward.
How to play
- Read the row of numbers from left to right.
- Work out the number hiding behind the question mark and tap it.
- On a keyboard, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 to pick an answer.
What your child practices
- Number order
- Counting forward and backward
- Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s
- Spotting number patterns
How it grows with your child
LittleAges 4-6
Counting by ones up to 10, and the first number is always shown.
YoungAges 6-8
Rows that start anywhere up to 25 and count by ones or twos.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Counting by 1, 2, 5 or 10, forward or backward, up to 100.
Play together
Count by twos or tens together while you walk or climb stairs, and pause now and then so your child says the next number.
