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50 games · 473 words to read · for ages 4 to 5 · See every word
Slow, calm, narrated games. Every animal and thing has its word written on screen, and the letters light up as it’s said. Use ◀ and ▶ to move between levels and games.
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Games for ages 4 to 5
5 minLetter Sounds4 levels · 239 words · Letter names and 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.
3 minBlend It5 levels · 37 words · Blending sounds into wordsThe 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.
5 minBuild a Word4 levels · 30 words · Spelling by soundA 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.
3 minWord Families4 levels · 16 words · Word families, rhymeThe -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.
4 minBig and Small Letters4 levels · 28 words · Upper and lowercase lettersMatch 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.
3 minWrite My Name4 pages · 1 words · Writing letters of one's nameTrace 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.
4 minI See a Cat5 pages · 28 words · First sight wordsLittle 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.
4 minStory Builder4 stories · 20 words · Telling a story with a beginning, middle, and endChoose who, where, and what happens, and hear the story that comes out. Then put four pictures in order and tell it back.
3 minPick the Ending4 rounds · 24 words · Prediction, making senseA 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.
4 minWhy?4 rounds · 20 words · Cause and effect, reasoning“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.
3 minI Spy4 tables · 35 words · Describing, listening to clues“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.
3 minOpposites Match4 rounds · 20 words · Opposite wordsBig 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.
4 minCount to Twenty5 groups · 25 words · Counting to 20, counting onTap 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.
4 minNumber Match4 sets · 21 words · Reading numeralsA 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.
3 minOne More4 rounds · 16 words · Adding with objects“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.
5 minFly Away4 rounds · 13 words · Taking away with objectsFive 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.
4 minBigger Number4 rounds · 14 words · Comparing numbersTwo 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.
4 minNumber Line4 lines · 22 words · Number order to 20Stepping 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.
4 minFair Shares4 snacks · 12 words · Sharing equally, first divisionShare 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.
4 minTangram Pictures4 pictures · 8 words · Composing shapes, turning them in the mindMake 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.
5 minPattern Maker5 patterns · 10 words · Patterns, the rule behind a patternFinish 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.
6 minHow Long?5 things · 12 words · Measuring with units, estimatingHow 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.
6 minBalance It5 weighings · 15 words · Weight, reasoningA 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.
5 minMirror Half5 pictures · 4 words · SymmetryFinish 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.
5 minLeft and Right5 rounds · 6 words · Left and right, position wordsPut 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.
3 minRobot Path5 boards · 7 words · Planning, first codingLay 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.
4 minWhich Key?5 rounds · 11 words · Looking closely, two features at onceKeys 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.
4 minGuess My Rule5 rules · 9 words · Finding a rule, flexible thinkingBear 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.
4 minPicture Sudoku5 boards · 6 words · Logic, holding two rules in mindEvery 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.
6 minCard Pairs5 boards · 47 words · Working memoryConcentration 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.
4 minKey Maze5 mazes · 5 words · Planning aheadWalk 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.
4 minSpot the Difference5 pictures · 15 words · Attention, careful lookingTwo 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.
4 minTwenty Questions5 rounds · 29 words · Asking good questions, narrowing downBear 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.
5 minMagnet Hunt4 rounds · 20 words · Predicting and testingWhich 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.
4 minGrow a Plant4 levels · 19 words · Living things, fair testsGive 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.
3 minWeather Watch5 days · 23 words · Weather, predictingLook 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.
3 minWhose Tracks?4 snowfields · 9 words · Clues, deductionFootprints 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.
3 minLight and Shadow5 lights · 11 words · Light, cause and effectSay 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.
3 minRhythm Echo5 patterns · 4 words · Rhythm memory, reading a patternBear 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.
4 minHigh and Low4 rounds · 4 words · Pitch, listening memoryIs 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.
3 minBear Says Two Things5 rounds · 15 words · Listening, holding two steps in mindSimon 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.
3 minStatue Dance4 dances · 10 words · Self-control, body awarenessDance 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.
3 minHow Do They Feel?4 rounds · 15 words · Feeling words, empathyA 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.
5 minYour Turn, Bear’s Turn4 boards · 7 words · Taking turns, waiting, rulesA 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.
2 minProblem Solvers4 rounds · 7 words · Fairness, solving problems with wordsTwo 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.
4 minHelping Hands4 jobs · 13 words · Planning a job, one-to-one countingLunch 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.
4 minPack My Bag5 bags · 23 words · Getting ready, remembering a listPack 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.
4 minWhat Time Is It?5 rounds · 21 words · Time words, telling the hourMatch 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.
4 minCross the Street4 rounds · 9 words · Street safety, careful lookingTap 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.
4 minGoodnight Plan5 plans · 16 words · Planning ahead, a gentle stopGet 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.