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Thinking & Problem Solving activities
Thinking skills activities such as mazes, sequencing, matching and spot-the-difference puzzles that grow attention, memory and logical reasoning. Children practice planning ahead, noticing details and trying again when something does not work the first time. These are the habits of mind that support learning in every subject.
38 activities
Activities
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Explore an outdoor space and mark nine fall treasures as you find them.
Scavenger hunt
Community Helpers
Look at a city scene and imagine the work of a firefighter, mail carrier, police officer, baker, and doctor. Talk about what each person does and what might happen next.
Picture talk
Find Letters b and d
Find the letters b and d in a grid and circle each one in a different color.
Find and circle
Find and Count Farm Animals
Find the farm animals and objects, count each group, and write how many there are. Counts go up to 12.
I spy and count
Halloween Word Search
Find eight Halloween words in a 10×10 word search with a picture word bank.
Word search
Astronaut Movement Course
Walk through the spaceship, jump on the Moon, practice balancing, and count down to launch!
Movement & dance
Banana Oat Pancake Recipe
Mash, mix, and follow a picture recipe for pancakes. An adult handles the stove while the child helps with the safe steps.
Cooking together
Ocean Animal Memory Game
Cut out 8 pairs of ocean animals and play a matching game that builds memory and encourages conversation about marine life.
Memory game
Complete the Rocket and Robot
Draw the missing halves of a rocket and a robot, using the grid as a guide.
Draw the other half
Insect Picture Sudoku
Complete a 4×4 sudoku with a bee, ladybug, butterfly and ant. Practice observing, comparing and solving problems.
Picture sudoku
Star, Bell and Gift Patterns
Continue five ABC and AABB patterns by drawing stars, bells and gifts. Look for what repeats and discover what comes next.
Patterns
Ocean Animals
Find six ocean animals in an 8×8 word search, with pictures to help children read the words.
Word search
Feelings Bingo
Draw face cards and find the matching feelings on your bingo card. Talk together about how people may feel.
Bingo
Complete the Butterflies
Complete the missing half of each butterfly, then color the two butterflies to match.
Draw the other half
Count Space Objects
Find rockets, planets, stars, astronauts and moons in space. Count each group and record how many you found.
I spy and count
Vehicle Picture Sudoku
Complete a 4×4 picture sudoku with a car, bus, airplane, and boat. Cut and glue the pictures so each row and column has one of each vehicle.
Picture sudoku
Halloween Witch Maze
Help a friendly little witch find her way to her pumpkin cauldron in a Halloween maze.
Maze
Rainbow Color Board Game
Roll the color die and move to the next matching space. A playful way to recognize colors and practice taking turns.
Board game
Butterfly Life Cycle Sequencing
Cut and paste the pictures to discover the butterfly life cycle: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly.
Sequencing
Find the Number 7
Find and circle the eight 7s hidden among snowflakes numbered 1 to 9.
Find and circle
Shapes Memory Game
Find five pairs of colorful shapes and name them in a memory game for 3-year-olds.
Memory game
Match Summer Opposites
Match four pairs of opposites with animals and summer things: big and small, hot and cold, fast and slow, day and night.
Opposites
Toothbrushing Steps
Arrange and glue four pictures to show the steps of brushing teeth: add toothpaste, brush, spit, and rinse.
Sequencing
Farm Animal Odd One Out
In each row, children look at four animals and circle the one that doesn't usually live on a farm.
Odd one out