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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
Vehicle Pattern Sequences
Look at four vehicle patterns and find what comes next. A playful way to recognize and continue AB patterns.
Patterns
Fish Maze
Help the little fish find its way to the coral, away from the jellyfish. This simple maze supports visual attention and movement control.
Maze
Match Community Helpers and Tools
Match each community helper to something they use at work. Talk together about people in your community.
Matching
Find and Count Stars
Children find and circle eight stars among moons, planets and clouds, then count them with an adult.
Find and circle
Fruit Skewers
Use a picture recipe to wash, choose and taste fruit. A grown-up makes the skewer and removes the stick before serving.
Cooking together
Fire Truck Puzzle
Color a fire truck and put together a four-piece puzzle with help from an adult.
Picture puzzle
Find Soft Things
Look around the home for eight soft things and mark the pictures you find. A gentle observation and conversation game to play with an adult.
Scavenger hunt
Match Farm Animals and Babies
Match each farm mom to her baby. With an adult's help, name the animals and notice how they look alike.
Matching
Bedtime Routine
A six-picture chart to follow the evening routine and mark each completed step.
Routine chart
Black and White Fruit
Show your child six black-and-white fruit pictures to look at, point to and hear named.
Picture cards
Posting Colorful Pieces
A child puts large, colorful pieces through an opening in a box, exploring hand movements while hearing the names of colors.
Hands-on activity
Farm Animal Story
Look for a duckling on the farm in a short story with repeated questions, big pictures, and animal sounds.
Story & talk
Object Permanence Box
Play hide-and-find with a shoebox and a large ball. Your child watches the ball fall and discovers where it went.
Hands-on activity
Black and White Faces
Show your baby six black-and-white faces during tummy time. Copy the expressions and talk together.
Baby look cards