About Number Patterns
Four numbers follow a secret rule, and the fifth tile is empty. Your child spots the rule, maybe adding 2 each time or counting down, and taps the number that comes next. Younger kids count on by ones and twos, while older ones meet doubling and growing steps.
How to play
- Look at how each number changes to the next one.
- Use the same rule to find the number for the empty tile.
- On a keyboard, press 1 for the first answer, 2 for the next, and so on.
What your child practices
- Spotting number patterns
- Counting on and back
- Skip counting
- Logical thinking
How it grows with your child
LittleAges 4-6
Counting up by ones or by twos with small numbers.
YoungAges 6-8
Steps of 2, 5 or 10, or counting down by ones.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Adding 3 or 4, taking away 2 or 5, doubling, and steps that grow.
Play together
Say a number pattern out loud on a walk, like 5, 10, 15, and let your child find the next number and the rule.
