🧩 Thinking & feelings · Ages 5–6 · about 3 weeks

Puzzles and Logic

Goal: Solve logic puzzles, explain their thinking, and keep trying when something is hard.

For parents: Praise the effort and the explanation, not just the answer. 'You tried three ways before it worked!' builds persistence.

Do together

  1. Who am I?

    You need: Nothing

    Give clues one at a time: 'I am an animal. I have a long neck. I eat leaves from tall trees.' Your child guesses after each clue.

  2. Tangram shapes

    You need: A square of card cut into seven tangram pieces (search 'tangram template')

    Make a house, a boat or a cat from the pieces. Then invent a new shape and name it.

  3. Odd one out and why

    You need: Four objects or pictures

    Which one does not belong? There can be more than one right answer — the reason is what matters.

Talk about it

  • How did you work that out?
  • What will you try next if that doesn't work?
  • Is there another answer?

Words to use

  • clue
  • puzzle
  • because
  • try
  • solve

Play

  • Odd One Out
    Logic
  • Pattern Parade
    Patterns
  • Shape Detective
    Shape clues
  • Focus Farm
    Attention
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