Chorevia Play: calm games for ages 2 to 5

Peekaboo

Someone is hiding under the blanket. Lift it to find one of 35 animals and see their name.

Builds: Object permanence, animal names

5 animals · 35 words · about 2 min

Lights On

Five rooms in the dark. Find the lamp, then light up each thing (the window, the moon, the bed…) and read its name.

Builds: Cause and effect, household words

5 rooms · 36 words · about 12 min

Sleepy Barn

The animals of the barn, the pond, and the woods are fast asleep. Wake each one, hear its sound, read its name, then say night-night.

Builds: Animal sounds, a calm ending

3 places · 15 words · about 7 min

Bug Hunt

Lift the leaves, rocks, and logs in the garden, the woods, the pond, and the meadow to find who's hiding, and read their names.

Builds: Curiosity, nature words

4 places · 16 words · about 5 min

Scribble Reveal

Rub the scribbles away with a finger to uncover a picture, then hear and read its name.

Builds: Finger control, anticipation

6 pictures · 485 words · about 5 min

Finger Paint

Find the paint pot the narrator asks for, then paint with a finger. Eight colors, each named and written.

Builds: Creativity, color names

3 pages · 8 words · about 5 min

Point and Say

A shelf of 30 picture books of everyday things at home and outside. Tap each picture to hear its name.

Builds: Vocabulary (nouns)

30 books · 485 words · about 8 min

Where’s the Dog?

Listen, then tap the picture the narrator asks for, from any of 30 sets: two to choose from at first, then three.

Builds: Understanding words

30 picture sets · 485 words · about 5 min

Teddy’s Nose

Find Teddy’s nose, ears, tummy, and more, then find your own.

Builds: Body parts

6 questions · 10 words · about 5 min

Hop, Clap, Stomp

Watch an animal hop, clap, or stomp, then do it in the room. A grown-up taps “We did it!”

Builds: Action words, moving off the screen

8 moves · 8 words · about 7 min

Open and Shut

Tap a door, a box, a window, a book, an umbrella, and Teddy’s eyes to open them and shut them again.

Builds: First opposites

6 things · 2 words · about 4 min

In the Box

Move the ball, Teddy, and the duck with a finger: in the box, on the table, or under the table. For older twos.

Builds: Position words

6 questions · 3 words · about 4 min

2½+Better for ages 2½ and uplate twos

My Family

Your family’s own photos and names, one at a time: “Who’s this?” Photos stay inside your household.

Builds: Names, belonging

1 family · 0 words · about 4 min

Sock Match

Find each sock’s twin: two pairs at first, then three. Every match says and shows its color.

Builds: Visual matching, color words

4 baskets · 6 words · about 3 min

Chore tie-in

Mama and Baby

Take each baby to its mama: the calf to the cow, the chick to the hen. Both names are said and shown.

Builds: Matching, animal words

4 fields · 16 words · about 3 min

Shadow Match

Drag each thing onto its shadow: a cup, a ball, a shoe, a teapot, and more.

Builds: Shape recognition

4 sets · 17 words · about 3 min

Color Buckets

Put the balls on the floor into the bucket of the same color, and count them as they go in. One ball, then two, all the way to ten.

Builds: Sorting by color, counting to ten

10 rounds · 6 words · about 13 min

Fruit Halves

Each fruit is cut in half. Find the other half and put it back together.

Builds: Part and whole

4 plates · 9 words · about 3 min

What Goes Together?

Toothbrush and toothpaste, sock and shoe, spoon and bowl: drag each thing to the one it goes with.

Builds: Everyday logic

4 sets · 24 words · about 3 min

2½+Better for ages 2½ and uplate twos

Shape Sorter

A circle, a square, and a triangle, one at a time. Each fits its own hole; a wrong hole just slides it back.

Builds: Shapes, spatial fit

4 boxes · 3 words · about 3 min

Find Something Red

“Can you find something red?” Find it on the table, then look for one in your own room.

Builds: Colors, real-world transfer

4 colors · 14 words · about 3 min

Color the Fish

Pick a paint pot, then tap the picture: a fish, a bird, a butterfly, a turtle. It slowly fills with the color you chose.

Builds: Choosing and naming colors

4 pictures · 4 words · about 3 min

Big Bowl, Little Bowl

Give the big bowl to Big Bear and the little bowl to Little Bear. Cups and balls next, then Middle Bear.

Builds: Size words

4 meals · 6 words · about 3 min

Tall Tower

Drag the blocks onto the tower one at a time while they're counted, three, then four, then five. Tall! Then a tap, and down it goes.

Builds: Stacking, spatial reasoning

3 towers · 8 words · about 4 min

Circles Everywhere

Find the circles in a kitchen, a playroom, a bathroom, and outside: a plate, a clock, a wheel. Things with corners are named too.

Builds: Shapes in the real world

4 places · 25 words · about 4 min

One, Two, Three Ducks

Ducks, ducklings, frogs, and turtles come to the pond. Tap each one to count it: one, two, three.

Builds: One-to-one counting

5 groups · 7 words · about 4 min

More, Please

Teddy is hungry. Tap to give him crackers, grapes, cheese, and cookies, one at a time (“More, please!”), then watch him eat: all gone!

Builds: “More” and “all gone”

4 snacks · 6 words · about 4 min

Set the Table

Friends are coming for dinner. Give each one a plate, then a cup: two friends, then three, then four.

Builds: One-to-one matching

3 tables · 6 words · about 4 min

Chore tie-in

Two-Piece Puzzles

A picture cut into two big pieces: drag each one into its place. Then three pieces, then four.

Builds: Part and whole, spatial reasoning

4 puzzles · 12 words · about 3 min

Under the Cup

Watch the ball hide under a cup, then tap the cup it’s under. Later the cups swap places, slowly. For older twos.

Builds: Memory

4 rounds · 6 words · about 3 min

2½+Better for ages 2½ and uplate twos

Clear the Track

The toy train stops: something is on the track. Drag it off, and the train rolls on. A log, a rock, a ball, a box, and a cat.

Builds: Problem solving

5 trips · 7 words · about 3 min

First, Then

Two picture cards: first socks, then shoes. Drag each card into its place, first or then. For older twos.

Builds: Sequencing, routine language

4 pairs · 14 words · about 3 min

2½+Better for ages 2½ and uplate twos

Who Says Moo?

Listen to a sound, then tap the animal that makes it: two animals to choose from at first, then three. Sixteen animals.

Builds: Listening

8 questions · 32 words · about 5 min

Sounds of Home

Listen to a sound from around the house (the doorbell, running water, the vacuum, the dog), then tap the picture that makes it: two to choose from, then three.

Builds: Listening, household words

8 questions · 10 words · about 5 min

Chore tie-in

Music Box

Five xylophone bars to play any way you like, then three slow play-alongs (Hot Cross Buns, Twinkle, Twinkle, and Mary Had a Little Lamb) where the next bar glows and waits.

Builds: Rhythm, cause and effect

4 songs · 6 words · about 4 min

Sing-Along Book

Three traditional rhymes (Twinkle, Twinkle; Row, Row, Row Your Boat; Old MacDonald) sung slowly, one line per page, with the words lighting up. Tap the page to turn it; tap the words to hear the line again.

Builds: Rhyme, language

3 songs · 4 words · about 4 min

Clap Back

Bear claps two times, slowly. Then it's your turn: tap the big clap button two times while the narrator counts. Then three.

Builds: Listening, rhythm, turn-taking

4 rounds · 4 words · about 4 min

2½+Better for ages 2½ and uplate twos

Beep Beep

A fire truck, a bus, a tractor, a train, and eight more. Tap each one to watch it roll, hear its sound, and read its name; then they drive away.

Builds: Vehicle words

4 places · 12 words · about 3 min

How Does Bear Feel?

Bear is sad, mad, scared, then happy. Each feeling is named, along with what helps: a hug, a big breath, a cozy blanket.

Builds: Feeling words

4 feelings · 7 words · about 3 min

Balloon Breathing

A balloon slowly fills and empties. Tap it, then breathe in and out with it: three slow breaths for each balloon.

Builds: Self-calming

3 balloons · 4 words · about 3 min

Your Turn, My Turn

Build a castle with Bear, one block each: you, then Bear, then you again. On Bear’s turn, we wait. You put the flag on top.

Builds: Turn-taking, patience

3 castles · 4 words · about 4 min

Doctor Teddy

Teddy has a bump, a scraped knee, the sniffles, then a tummy ache. Find each thing that helps on the tray, then give Teddy a hug.

Builds: Pretend play, empathy

4 visits · 6 words · about 3 min

Toy Cleanup

Toys all over the floor! Drag each one into the bin. The bin says “thank you,” and the floor is clear.

Builds: Helping, sorting

3 tidy-ups · 9 words · about 3 min

Chore tie-in

Scrub the Dishes

Rub the sponge over a dirty plate until it shines, then put it on the rack to dry. Then a bowl, a cup, and a pot.

Builds: Finger control, helping

4 dishes · 6 words · about 4 min

Chore tie-in

Feed the Puppy

Scoop food into the bowl and fill the water dish. The puppy eats and wiggles happily. Then the kitten and the bunny.

Builds: Caring, routine

3 pets · 7 words · about 3 min

Chore tie-in

Put Away the Groceries

One thing at a time comes out of the bag: the milk, the bread, the eggs. Drag each to its outline in the fridge or on the shelf.

Builds: Matching, kitchen words

3 bags · 12 words · about 3 min

Chore tie-in

Water the Garden

Drag the watering can over a little sprout. It grows a bit with every watering until it blooms: a tulip, a sunflower, a daisy.

Builds: Patience, nature

3 flowers · 6 words · about 3 min

Chore tie-in

Dress for the Weather

Look out the window: sun, rain, or snow? Dress Teddy for it: a sun hat, a raincoat, mittens. Something that doesn't fit the weather is named and slides back.

Builds: Clothing and weather words

3 days · 12 words · about 3 min

Day and Night

Tap the sky: the sun slowly sets, the moon comes up, and the animals yawn and fall asleep. Tap again for morning, on the farm, at the pond, and in the woods.

Builds: Day and night, calm transitions

3 places · 15 words · about 3 min

Night-Night

Say goodnight to each toy and thing in the room, then switch off the lamp. The last game of the day: it ends with sweet dreams.

Builds: Bedtime routine, a gentle stop

2 rooms · 11 words · about 3 min

First Sounds

A big letter and its sound: “B says buh, like ball.” Then three pictures: which one starts with B? Four letters a sitting.

Builds: Letter names and first sounds

4 letters · 156 words · about 5 min

Rhyme Time

“Cat, hat: they rhyme!” Then: what rhymes with goat, boat or cow? Two pictures to choose from, then three.

Builds: Rhyming

6 questions · 26 words · about 3 min

Clap the Beats

“But-ter-fly!” Clap the beats with the narrator, then tap the drum once for each beat and watch the word split into its beats. One beat, then two, then three.

Builds: Syllables

4 rounds · 19 words · about 3 min

Letter Hunt

“Find the letter M!” Tap the block with the letter on it: two blocks, then three, then four. Letters from the child’s own name come first.

Builds: Letter recognition

4 rounds · 26 words · about 3 min

My Name

Your child’s name in big letter tiles: tap each letter as it lights up, then drag the tiles to build the name, twice. Shown on screen only, never spoken. With no child picked, spell Bear’s name.

Builds: Name recognition, letter order

3 steps · 3 words · about 2 min

3½+Better for ages 3½ and uplate threes

Trace It

Drive the little car along the track with a finger: a line, a wavy line, a circle, a cross, then the letters L, T, O, and C.

Builds: Pre-writing, finger control

4 pages · 9 words · about 3 min

Story Order

Three pictures from a tiny story: plant a seed, water it, a flower. Drag them into order, first, next, and last, then hear the whole story.

Builds: Sequencing, telling a story

4 stories · 18 words · about 3 min

What Happens Next?

The tower is wobbling… What happens next? Tap the ending, then watch it happen. Two endings, then three with a silly one, then say it first.

Builds: Prediction, cause and effect

3 rounds · 18 words · about 5 min

What’s It For?

“What do we use to eat soup?” Tap the picture that does it, and hear why. Two pictures to choose from, then three.

Builds: Word meaning, everyday reasoning

6 questions · 12 words · about 3 min

Who’s Jumping?

Animals hop, clap, stomp, and spin. “Who is jumping?” Tap the one, then jump too! Two animals, then three, then “Who is NOT jumping?”

Builds: Action words

4 rounds · 16 words · about 4 min

Silly Pictures

The fish is in the tree! Tap the silly thing, hear why it’s silly, and watch it hop home. One silly thing, then two, then say what’s silly first.

Builds: Reasoning, language, humor

4 rounds · 25 words · about 4 min

Opposites

This is hot. Which one is cold? Tap the picture that shows the opposite: two to choose from with the pair shown first, then two, then three.

Builds: Opposite words

3 rounds · 20 words · about 5 min

Snack Count

“Bunny would like three carrots, please.” Tap the bowl to put them on the plate one at a time, then “Here you go!”

Builds: Counting out a set (how many)

5 snacks · 20 words · about 4 min

Count to Ten

Tap each one as it's counted: four blocks, five ducks, six balloons, eight fish, then ten stars. Then say how many!

Builds: Counting to ten, one-to-one

5 groups · 15 words · about 5 min

Quick Look

A card of dots, one to five: how many? No counting needed, just look, and tap the number. Dice patterns first, then scattered dots and two colors.

Builds: Seeing small amounts at a glance

4 sets · 6 words · about 5 min

More or Fewer?

Two plates of snacks: which plate has more? Later, which has fewer? Every answer is counted, so the numbers show why.

Builds: Comparing amounts

4 snacks · 14 words · about 4 min

Number Hop

Help the frog hop across the pond: tap the lily pad with the number that comes next. One to five, then one to ten, then the pads mixed up.

Builds: Numerals in order

3 ponds · 11 words · about 4 min

Five Little Ducks

Sing along as one little duck swims away each verse. Count who’s left, tap the number, until mother duck calls and they all come back.

Builds: Counting down, taking away

3 sings · 8 words · about 7 min

Pattern Train

Red, blue, red, blue… which car comes next? Drag it onto the train. AB, then AAB, ABB, and ABC.

Builds: Patterns

5 trains · 5 words · about 3 min

Shape Builder

Build a house from a square and a triangle, an ice cream from a circle and a triangle, a car and a train from rectangles and circles. Then: which shape is missing?

Builds: Putting shapes together

5 pictures · 8 words · about 4 min

Smallest to Biggest

Put three bears in order on the shelf, from smallest to biggest, then three pots, four bears, and four blocks.

Builds: Ordering by size

4 rows · 6 words · about 4 min

Long and Short

Two things lie side by side, starting at the same line: which is longer? Then closer, which is shorter, and the longest and shortest of three.

Builds: Measuring words

5 pairs · 12 words · about 1 min

Heavy and Light

Put two things on a balance scale and watch it tip: the side that goes down is heavier. Then closer pairs, which is lighter, and a guess before weighing.

Builds: Comparing weight

4 weighings · 17 words · about 5 min

Shape Hunt

A playground hides triangles, squares, rectangles, and ovals. Find every one of a shape, and an outline draws itself round it; then a mixed hunt.

Builds: Shapes in the real world

5 hunts · 19 words · about 3 min

Memory Match

Turn over two cards at a time to find the pairs: farm animals, fruit, toys, and things that go. Four cards, then six, then eight.

Builds: Working memory

4 boards · 39 words · about 4 min

Switch Sort

Sort red and blue blocks into two baskets by color… now switch: sort them by shape! The rule is always written at the top.

Builds: Flexible thinking

4 sorts · 7 words · about 5 min

Day or Night?

Hear “day,” tap the sun; hear “night,” tap the moon. Then the silly game: day means moon and night means sun!

Builds: Self-control, holding a rule in mind

4 rounds · 4 words · about 3 min

3½+Better for ages 3½ and uplate threes

What’s Missing?

Look at the toys on the shelf and close your eyes… one is gone! Tap the toy that’s missing. Three toys, then four, then five.

Builds: Memory, attention

4 shelves · 12 words · about 3 min

Big Puzzles

Drag each piece to its place to make the picture: four pieces, then six, then nine. A faint picture in the frame helps, fainter each time.

Builds: Visual memory, planning

4 puzzles · 8 words · about 4 min

Maze Path

Drag the duckling along the garden path to the pond. One turn, then two, then paths that split, with dead ends to back out of.

Builds: Planning, finger control

4 gardens · 2 words · about 3 min

Which One Doesn’t Belong?

Apple, banana, pear… sock! Four pictures: tap the one that doesn’t belong, and hear why. Fruit and animals, then closer groups, then colors.

Builds: Sorting into groups

4 rounds · 42 words · about 5 min

Sink or Float

Guess first, then drop it in the tub: the duck floats, the rock sinks. Three things, three more, then four with the reason why.

Builds: Predicting and testing

3 rounds · 12 words · about 4 min

Mix the Colors

Pour two paints into the bowl and stir: red and yellow make orange! Guess the new color first, then mix all three.

Builds: Cause and effect, color words

4 mixes · 7 words · about 3 min

Animal Homes

The bird goes to its nest, the dog to its doghouse, the whale to the ocean. Drag each animal to its home and hear why.

Builds: Animals and where they live

4 sets · 14 words · about 3 min

Grow Up

A puppy grows into a dog; an egg hatches into a chick that grows into a hen. Put the pictures in order, baby first, grown-up last.

Builds: Life cycles

4 levels · 24 words · about 4 min

Four Seasons

Dress a tree for spring, summer, fall, and winter and hear what happens in each. Then pick what to wear, and put the year in order.

Builds: Seasons and weather

4 levels · 13 words · about 2 min

Melt and Freeze

Tap the sun and watch the ice melt into a puddle; tap the cold and watch it freeze back. Then guess first: will it melt, or freeze?

Builds: How things change

4 rounds · 9 words · about 3 min

Freeze Dance

Dance while the music plays. When it stops, freeze like Bear! Then: did Bear really freeze, or did he wobble?

Builds: Self-control, listening

4 dances · 5 words · about 4 min

Fast and Slow

Bear and Bunny’s band plays fast or slow, loud or quiet. Was that fast or slow? Then tap the drum the same way.

Builds: Tempo and volume

4 rounds · 9 words · about 3 min

Bear Says

Bear says… hop! Do it, then tap the picture. But if Bear doesn’t say “Bear says,” hold still like a statue.

Builds: Listening, self-control

4 rounds · 6 words · about 3 min

3½+Better for ages 3½ and uplate threes

Add-On Song

Old MacDonald had a farm! Pick the next animal, sing its verse, then hear every animal so far in order. Which one came first?

Builds: Memory, singing

4 songs · 8 words · about 5 min

Echo Drum

Bear plays a little rhythm on the drum: tap, tap… tap tap. Your turn! Tap it back on the drum.

Builds: Listening, rhythm memory

4 patterns · 3 words · about 3 min

Feelings Detective

A two-picture story: Fox built a tower, then it fell down. How does Fox feel? Tap the face. Then: what could help Fox?

Builds: Feeling words, empathy

4 rounds · 8 words · about 5 min

Kind Choices

Bunny fell down. What would help? Pick a kind choice and see what happens; an unkind one is named gently and the question comes back.

Builds: Kindness, problem solving

4 rounds · 11 words · about 2 min

Calm-Down Corner

Bear feels mad, scared, then sad. Pick a way to calm down: smell the flower and blow out the candle, squeeze and let go, hug Teddy, or count to five.

Builds: Ways to calm down

4 feelings · 19 words · about 3 min

Pretend Café

Take Bear’s order and serve it: two pancakes and a juice. Tap the food onto the tray and tap Here you go! Then you order, and your grown-up serves.

Builds: Pretend play, remembering an order

5 orders · 12 words · about 2 min

Wash Your Hands

Water, soap, scrub while the song plays, rinse, dry. Tap each step as it glows, then say what comes next, then put the five steps in order.

Builds: A health routine

3 washes · 11 words · about 3 min

Chore tie-in

Brush the Sugar Bugs

A big open mouth with sugar bugs on the teeth. Drag the toothbrush over the top teeth, the bottom teeth, and the back ones until every bug is gone, then find the teeth that are still dirty.

Builds: Tooth brushing

5 brushings · 8 words · about 4 min

Chore tie-in

Safe or Not Safe?

Holding hands to cross the street, a helmet on a bike, a hand near the hot stove: safe or not safe? Tap it, hear why, and see how a not-safe picture is made safe.

Builds: Safety

4 rounds · 5 words · about 3 min

Bedtime Routine

Bath, pajamas, teeth, story, light off: put the night in order, then switch off the lamp and say goodnight. Screen time ends here.

Builds: Routine, a gentle stop

4 bedtimes · 8 words · about 3 min

Chore tie-in

Letter Sounds

“This is K. K says kuh.” Which picture starts with K? Then four pictures, then the one that ends with the sound, then the one with it in the middle. Five letters a level.

Builds: Letter names and sounds

4 levels · 239 words · about 5 min

Blend It

The narrator says a word in its sounds, “c… a… t,” as its letter tiles light up. Tap the picture it makes: from two, then three, then four look-alikes, then four-sound words.

Builds: Blending sounds into words

5 levels · 37 words · about 3 min

Build a Word

A picture of a sun and three empty slots. Put the letter that says “sss” first, then “u,” then “nnn.” The tiles wait in order, then get mixed up, then extra letters join in, then a four-letter word.

Builds: Spelling by sound

4 levels · 30 words · about 5 min

Word Families

The -at family: cat, hat, bat. Change the first letter tile and watch the word change. Pick the letter that makes “hat,” make three words, make two more families, then make a silly word and say it.

Builds: Word families, rhyme

4 levels · 16 words · about 3 min

Big and Small Letters

Match each big letter to its small one: A to a. Three pairs that look alike (C c, O o, S s), then four, then six that look different (A a, G g, R r), then a letter named only, not shown.

Builds: Upper and lowercase letters

4 levels · 28 words · about 4 min

Write My Name

Trace the letters of your own name with a finger: dotted letters with arrows, then dots only, then just the start dot, then write the whole name on a blank line.

Builds: Writing letters of one's name

4 pages · 1 word · about 3 min

I See a Cat

Little sentences read with a finger under each word: “I see a cat.” Tap the word the narrator says, then pick the word that finishes the sentence, then read one yourself.

Builds: First sight words

5 pages · 28 words · about 4 min

Story Builder

Choose who, where, and what happens, and hear the story that comes out. Then put four pictures in order and tell it back.

Builds: Telling a story with a beginning, middle, and end

4 stories · 20 words · about 4 min

Pick the Ending

A tiny story about Bear stops just before the end. Pick the ending that makes sense from two, then from three (one silly, one sad), and say what you would do.

Builds: Prediction, making sense

4 rounds · 24 words · about 3 min

Why?

“Why is Bear wearing a coat?” Pick the reason from two pictures. Then a chain of two: it rained, so there’s a puddle, so… and a why of your own.

Builds: Cause and effect, reasoning

4 rounds · 20 words · about 4 min

I Spy

“I spy something round and red.” Listen to the clues and tap the thing on the table: four things and two clues, then eight things and three clues, then give the grown-up your own clues.

Builds: Describing, listening to clues

4 tables · 35 words · about 3 min

Opposites Match

Big and little, full and empty, hot and cold. Find the picture that shows the opposite: from two, then three; then say the opposite out loud before the choices appear, and find it among four.

Builds: Opposite words

4 rounds · 20 words · about 3 min

Count to Twenty

Tap each thing and it goes on a ten-frame as it’s counted: “ten… and one more is eleven.” Eleven, twelve, then twenty; then some are counted already, and the child counts on from ten, then from thirteen.

Builds: Counting to 20, counting on

5 groups · 25 words · about 4 min

Number Match

A card of dots and three numbers: which one says how many? One to five as on a die, six to ten scattered, then eleven to twenty on ten-frames, then any of them.

Builds: Reading numerals

4 sets · 21 words · about 4 min

One More

“Three apples, and two more. How many now?” The sum is written as 3 + 2 = ? and the child taps the answer; right, and they’re all counted together. Within five, then ten; then the first group hides under a cloth with its number, and the child counts on from it.

Builds: Adding with objects

4 rounds · 16 words · about 3 min

Fly Away

Five birds on the wire. Two fly away. How many are left? The number sentence is written big, and the birds that flew are counted back. Within five, then ten, then say the answer before they go.

Builds: Taking away with objects

4 rounds · 13 words · about 5 min

Bigger Number

Two numbers, no pictures: which is bigger? One to five with dots to check, one to ten, then no dots; then put three numbers in order from smallest to biggest.

Builds: Comparing numbers

4 rounds · 14 words · about 4 min

Number Line

Stepping stones numbered one to ten, with a number missing: tap the one that fills the gap. Then two missing, then one to twenty, then the frog hops forward two more.

Builds: Number order to 20

4 lines · 22 words · about 4 min

Fair Shares

Share the cookies so every friend gets the same, one cookie at a time. Four for two friends, six for two, six for three, then seven for three, with one left over for the cookie jar.

Builds: Sharing equally, first division

4 snacks · 12 words · about 4 min

Tangram Pictures

Make a house, a boat, a fish, and a cat from shape pieces: two triangles, a square, a long piece. Each piece's outline is drawn first, then just the picture's outline, then a piece has to be turned.

Builds: Composing shapes, turning them in the mind

4 pictures · 8 words · about 4 min

Pattern Maker

Finish red, blue, red, blue… then ABB and ABC patterns, build the next tower of a growing pattern, and make your own for Bear to copy. The narrator reads the rule it finds.

Builds: Patterns, the rule behind a pattern

5 patterns · 10 words · about 5 min

How Long?

How many blocks long is the snake? Lay blocks end to end and count, then guess first and measure, then measure two things and say which is longer.

Builds: Measuring with units, estimating

5 things · 12 words · about 6 min

Balance It

A balance scale: tap the heavier side, guess before you weigh, add blocks until it's level, then work out the heaviest of three things with two weighings.

Builds: Weight, reasoning

5 weighings · 15 words · about 6 min

Mirror Half

Finish the other half of a butterfly and a house: each piece goes to the same spot on the other side of the line. Three pieces, then six, then draw a picture that mirrors itself.

Builds: Symmetry

5 pictures · 4 words · about 5 min

Left and Right

Put the cup on the left of the table, then tap Bear's left paw when he faces away and when he turns round, then follow two steps in order: the cup on the left, then the ball on the right.

Builds: Left and right, position words

5 rounds · 6 words · about 5 min

Robot Path

Lay out arrow cards to send the robot to the star, then press Go and watch it step card by card. Two steps straight on, then a turn, then five steps round a wall, then the fewest cards that work.

Builds: Planning, first coding

5 boards · 7 words · about 3 min

Which Key?

Keys and locks. Find the key whose end matches the keyhole: from three, then four; then the key must match in shape and color too; then a chest with two locks, and a toy inside.

Builds: Looking closely, two features at once

5 rounds · 11 words · about 4 min

Guess My Rule

Bear sorts some things into a box: red ones in, blue ones out. Work out the rule and sort the next ones. By color, then shape, then size, then “red circles go in”, and the rule is written once it’s found.

Builds: Finding a rule, flexible thinking

5 rules · 9 words · about 4 min

4½+Better for ages 4½ and uplate fours

Picture Sudoku

Every row and every column needs each animal once. Tap an empty square, then the animal that belongs there: a 3 by 3 with one empty square, then three, then four; then a 4 by 4.

Builds: Logic, holding two rules in mind

5 boards · 6 words · about 4 min

4½+Better for ages 4½ and uplate fours

Card Pairs

Concentration with more cards: turn over two at a time to find the pairs. Eight cards, then twelve, then sixteen; then a card with a letter pairs with a picture that starts with it.

Builds: Working memory

5 boards · 47 words · about 6 min

Key Maze

Walk the puppy to the key, then to the door: the door stays locked until the key is picked up. A short path with the key on it, then the key down a side path, then two keys for two doors in the right order.

Builds: Planning ahead

5 mazes · 5 words · about 4 min

Spot the Difference

Two pictures that almost match: tap what's different in either one, and a ring marks it in both. Two big differences, then four small ones, then say what changed before the narrator does.

Builds: Attention, careful looking

5 pictures · 15 words · about 4 min

Twenty Questions

Bear is thinking of one of the pictures. Tap a question, hear yes or no, and watch the ruled-out pictures fade until one is left. Three things, then eight; last, the child thinks of one and the grown-up asks.

Builds: Asking good questions, narrowing down

5 rounds · 29 words · about 4 min

4½+Better for ages 4½ and uplate fours

Magnet Hunt

Which things will the magnet pick up? Say your guess, tap yes or no, then put the magnet on it and see. Then sort eight things by guess first and test them, and say what the stuck ones have in common.

Builds: Predicting and testing

4 rounds · 20 words · about 5 min

Grow a Plant

Give a seed water and sun and watch it grow day by day. Then a fair test: one pot gets no water, then no light. Say what will happen, tap next day, and see. Last, put the week in order: seed, sprout, bud, flower.

Builds: Living things, fair tests

4 levels · 19 words · about 4 min

Weather Watch

Look at the sky and pick the clothes for sun, rain, and snow; read hot or cold off the thermometer; then say what the sun or the rain will do to the puddle, the snowman, and the laundry, and watch it happen.

Builds: Weather, predicting

5 days · 23 words · about 3 min

Whose Tracks?

Footprints in the snow: match the big paw print to the bear from two, then from three; follow a trail to the cave, the pond, or the tree; then work out who was here first from whose tracks are on top.

Builds: Clues, deduction

4 snowfields · 9 words · about 3 min

Light and Shadow

Say which way the shadow will fall, then switch on the flashlight; drag it along and watch the shadow move; move it closer to make the shadow bigger; then match a turned shadow to the thing that made it.

Builds: Light, cause and effect

5 lights · 11 words · about 3 min

Rhythm Echo

Bear plays a rhythm on the drum and the child plays it back: three beats, then four and five with a rest (a hollow dot, a beat of quiet), then reads the dots and plays it before Bear does.

Builds: Rhythm memory, reading a pattern

5 patterns · 4 words · about 3 min

High and Low

Is the note high, like a bird, or low, like a bear? Tap the one it sounds like; then listen to a little tune on three keys and play it back: two notes, three, then four.

Builds: Pitch, listening memory

4 rounds · 4 words · about 4 min

Bear Says Two Things

Simon Says with two steps. Bear says hop, then clap: do it in the room, then tap what Bear said, in order. One move, then two, then calls without “Bear says”, when the statue is the one to tap.

Builds: Listening, holding two steps in mind

5 rounds · 15 words · about 3 min

Statue Dance

Dance while the music plays; when it stops, freeze like a statue. Then freeze like the picture: a tree, a star, a ball, a flamingo. Then hold the pose while the narrator counts to five.

Builds: Self-control, body awareness

4 dances · 10 words · about 3 min

How Do They Feel?

A face and a moment: how do they feel? Happy, sad, mad, scared with Bear; proud, worried, surprised with Fox; then two feelings at once, and what could help.

Builds: Feeling words, empathy

4 rounds · 15 words · about 3 min

Your Turn, Bear’s Turn

A tiny board game with Bear: tap the die to roll and hop toward the picnic, then wait while Bear takes his turn. Three spaces, then a longer board with go-back spaces, and everyone gets to the picnic in the end.

Builds: Taking turns, waiting, rules

4 boards · 7 words · about 5 min

Problem Solvers

Two friends want the same swing. Pick a fair idea and see what happens: take turns, share, ask a grown-up, say sorry, invite them. An unfair idea is tried kindly, then another. Then say your idea first, and think of one of your own.

Builds: Fairness, solving problems with words

4 rounds · 7 words · about 2 min

Helping Hands

Lunch for four friends: count out four plates, then work through the list (plates, cups, forks) one for each friend, then spot what's missing when one more friend arrives.

Builds: Planning a job, one-to-one counting

4 jobs · 13 words · about 4 min

Chore tie-in

Pack My Bag

Pack the bag for a rainy day, then a snowy one; remember a list of three, then four things said once; then plan a trip to the beach, the park, or Grandma's and pack what fits.

Builds: Getting ready, remembering a list

5 bags · 23 words · about 4 min

Chore tie-in

What Time Is It?

Match breakfast, the playground, dinner, and bed to morning, afternoon, evening, and night; read the o'clock hour from a big clock and set it yourself; then put the day in order.

Builds: Time words, telling the hour

5 rounds · 21 words · about 4 min

Cross the Street

Tap the steps for crossing safely in order and watch Bear do them, spot the one unsafe thing in a picture (a ball rolling into the road, no hand held), then decide: a car is coming, so wait, or the road is clear, so cross.

Builds: Street safety, careful looking

4 rounds · 9 words · about 4 min

Goodnight Plan

Get tomorrow ready, then get ready for bed: put clothes, bag, bath, teeth, story, and lights off in order (four steps, then five, then six), plan tomorrow morning too, then switch off the lamp. Screen time ends here.

Builds: Planning ahead, a gentle stop

5 plans · 16 words · about 4 min

Chore tie-in