๐ Learning ยท Path 8
Academic Foundations
Build the literacy, numeracy and scientific foundations that everything else stands on.
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39 games on this path โ each one grows more than one thing at a time.
Number Sense
Hungry Bear's Picnic
Give the bear exactly the right number of snacks.
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Number SenseGarden Orders
The sign at the end of each row says what to plant and how many. Plant it, water it, pick a neighbour's order โ then count the money at the gate.
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Number SenseBubble Pop: 1-2-3!
Pop the number the Kidsquare Bear calls out.
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Operations & Calculation
Astro-Math: Starship Racer!
Steer into the right answer to speed up.
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Number Sense
Number Moles!
Pat the mole holding the target number.
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Operations & Calculation
Hoop Shot
The sum is on the ball, the answers are on three backboards. Learn the trick, then throw.
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Number SensePizza Fraction Dash!
Serve the exact fraction of pizza.
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Operations & CalculationWrite & Solve
Work out the multiplication in the grid โ write it or type it.
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Scientific ObservationFind the Hidden Animals
Real camouflaging animals are hiding in a jungle scene โ find them all, then discover who they were and how they hide.
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Number SenseCount & Match
Count the little things and tap the number โ or switch the question and find the word instead: a flock of birds, a bouquet of flowers, a stack of books.
โถ PlayMeasurementSet the Clock
Move the hands of a real clock to match the time โ o'clock, half past, and more.
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MeasurementBalance the Scales
Add weights to the other pan until the beam sits level โ that's when both sides are equal.
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Geometry & Spatial ReasoningButterfly Symmetry
One wing is decorated โ colour the other to match, exactly mirrored down the middle.
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Number SenseOrder Climb
Numbers and letters on the holds โ tap them in order (1โ6, AโF, then by twos) to climb.
โถ PlayData & StatisticsLucky Tumbler
Crank a drum of balls. Little ones put the numbers in order; older ones predict which colour is likelier and watch a bar chart prove it.
โถ PlayOperations & CalculationHands-On Maths
Work out +, โ, ร and รท with real objects you can move โ or just type the answer and press Enter.
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Computational NumeracySpeed Maths
Learn a named mental-maths trick โ then race through fresh problems by typing the answer. From Friends-of-10 up to Pythagoras and Gauss.
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Equation Balance
Solve for x by keeping the scale level โ do the same to both sides, one honest step at a time, until it reads x = N. Or just type the answer and press Enter.
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Investigation & ExperimentationMolecule Lab
Drag atoms into the target molecule โ water, carbon dioxide, ammonia and more โ and watch it turn into a 3-D model with its formula.
โถ PlayScientific ObservationDNA Match
Build the other side of the double helix โ A with T, C with G โ and watch the hydrogen bonds appear. Real sequences, plus an RNA mode.
โถ PlayEvidence-Based ReasoningWhose Child Is It?
Read a family tree by blood group. Learn ii, IแดฌIแดฌ, Iแดฌi โฆ then work out which child could be theirs โ and which man could be the father.
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Number SenseNumber Word Scramble
The letters of a number word are shaken up โ put them back in order and the numeral appears. One to ten, then -TY, -TEEN and the compounds.
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Geometry & Spatial ReasoningTile Laying
Lay the tiles so every half-shape meets its other half โ same shape, same colour. The edges around the grid tell you where to start.
โถ PlayPatterns & Algebraic ThinkingPattern Add & Subtract
Plus puts one pattern's cells into another; minus takes them out. Do the sum with your finger and watch where the two patterns overlap.
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Geometry & Spatial ReasoningBuild It
Look at the plan, then drag each piece into its place. The shape AND the colour have to match โ and some pieces belong to nothing.
โถ PlayGeometry & Spatial ReasoningFrom Above
A stack of rings from the side โ now imagine floating up and looking straight down. Which picture is the same thing?
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Geometry & Spatial ReasoningHex Match
Drop each coloured hex tile onto a board cell with the same symbol โ and line up matching colours to score. Every board can always be finished.
โถ PlayGeometry & Spatial ReasoningJigsaw
Pick one of Kidsquare's own paintings, break it into 6, 12, 20 or 30 pieces, and put it back together. Tap a piece, tap where it belongs โ they swap. Peek at the finished picture whenever you like.
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Geometry & Spatial ReasoningMirror Me
The left half shows a pattern of coloured dots โ fill the right half to mirror it across the centre line. A gentle reflection-symmetry puzzle that always has one answer.
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MeasurementWhat Time Is It?
Move the hands to match 7:30, read a clock and dial the digits, then wind the minute hand round until the cuckoo comes out and calls the hour.
โถ PlayNumber SenseConnect the Dots
Count 1 to 10, 1 to 20, or skip-count by fives, tens and hundreds โ tap the dots in order and the hidden painting appears in full colour, exactly on the line you drew.
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Operations & CalculationCounting Backwards
100, 93, 86โฆ with a method that makes the tens easy, no clock at all, and help the moment you want it.
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Vocabulary & Language DevelopmentName Them
Say as many animals as you can out loud, and tap to count. Afterwards, a wall of the ones there were.
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Financial NumeracyCount the Change
Mind Grandma Pang's stall. Count the change up from the price โ 87, 90, 100 โ and hand it over.
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Geometry & Spatial Reasoning3D Rotation
Which block figure is the same one, turned? The wrong ones are mirrors โ and the game says so when you pick one.
โถ PlayGeometry & Spatial ReasoningTurn It In Your Head
Which wooden piece is the same one, just turned round? Careful โ some of them have been flipped over instead.
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Investigation & ExperimentationColour Mixing
Pour two pots into the bowl and a brand new colour comes out. Nothing can be wrong, and every colour says its own name.
โถ PlayNumber SenseBig, Middle, Small
Line them up from biggest to smallest โ the same painted thing at three, four or five sizes, and nothing else changing.
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Number SenseCounting Stars
Tap each star once โ it lights up and keeps its number. Then: how many were there? The last number you said is the answer.
โถ PlayThese grow it too, along the way
26 games that are mostly about something else, and build this on the side.
What this path is made of
4 skills and 40 things you can actually watch a child do. Not a score โ the behaviour itself.
8.1 Literacy
10Reading Literacy ยท Writing Literacy ยท Oral Language ยท Vocabulary & Language Development ยท Comprehension & Interpretation ยท Critical Literacy ยท Information Literacy ยท Media Literacy ยท Digital Literacy ยท Learning Literacy
8.2 Numeracy
10Number Sense ยท Operations & Calculation ยท Patterns & Algebraic Thinking ยท Geometry & Spatial Reasoning ยท Measurement ยท Data & Statistics ยท Mathematical Reasoning ยท Mathematical Problem Solving ยท Financial Numeracy ยท Computational Numeracy
8.3 Science
10Scientific Observation ยท Questioning & Curiosity ยท Investigation & Experimentation ยท Data Collection & Analysis ยท Evidence-Based Reasoning ยท Systems Thinking ยท Engineering & Design ยท Environmental Science ยท Scientific Communication ยท Scientific Ethics & Safety
8.4 Research
10Inquiry & Question Formulation ยท Information Seeking ยท Source Evaluation ยท Data Collection ยท Data Analysis ยท Synthesis & Knowledge Building ยท Research Communication ยท Research Ethics ยท Reflection & Improvement ยท Independent Inquiry
