About Thermometer
On a thermometer with numbered marks, a red column shows the temperature. Your child reads where the column stops, counting the small marks between the numbers. The oldest kids also read cold temperatures below zero, shown in blue, and compare two thermometers.
How to play
- Find the numbered mark just below the top of the column.
- Count the small marks up to the top of the column and tap the number.
- On a computer, the number keys pick answers in order, starting at 1.
What your child practices
- Reading a scale
- Counting in steps of two
- Numbers below zero
- Warmer and colder
How it grows with your child
YoungAges 6-8
A scale from 0 to 40 with a mark for every 2.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Scales that go below zero, and some rounds ask which thermometer is colder or warmer.
Play together
Check an outdoor thermometer together each morning and talk about whether today is warmer or colder than yesterday.
