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Two scenes
The hen took two pictures of the backyard, but one changed a little! Something switched, disappeared or showed up. Compare them bit by bit.
Hen Backyard
Educational games for kids ages 2 to 6
In the backyard: spot the differences, complete the sudoku, toss the rings and play tic-tac-toe with the hen.
- games
- 14
- years old
- 2 to 6
- BNCC goals
- 5
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What children learn here
Every game follows a goal from Brazil’s BNCC, with its equivalent in Head Start ELOF, Common Core and the EYFS. Tap a code to see every game that works on the same goal.
Spaces, time, quantities and relationships
- EI03ET05Group objects and pictures by color, shape and likeness8 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 3, P-MATH 9 · Common Core K.MD.B.3
- EI02ET04Find people and objects in space: above, below, beside, between6 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 10 · Common Core K.G.A.1
- EI03ET01Compare sizes, weights and other features of objects4 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 8 · Common Core K.MD.A.2
- EI03ET07Match numbers to amounts and count to ten1 gameHead Start ELOF P-MATH 1, P-MATH 2, P-MATH 3, P-MATH 5 · Common Core K.CC.A.1, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5 · EYFS M-NUM
Themes in this region:Numbers and countingColors, shapes and patternsSizes and measuresSpace and positionFeelings and friendship
The 14 games of Hen Backyard
4 and 5 year olds
More pieces that look alike, asking for attention and memory.
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Swapped colors
The chicks painted the backyard shapes! In the scene on the right, some changed color. Look at the color of each one.
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Different faces
The backyard animals posed for two pictures. In the second one, some look sad, surprised or sleepy. Whose face changed?
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Three in a row
In tic-tac-toe, you win by getting three the same in a row: across, up and down or corner to corner. You're the egg and you're one move away from winning!
5 and 6 year olds
Bigger challenges and the party that reviews everything the child learned.
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Color sudoku
In sudoku, each color shows up only once in each row across and each column up and down. Look at what's there and figure out what's missing.
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Animal sudoku
Each backyard animal wants its own spot: one of each in every row and every column. Figure out who's missing in each space.
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Number sudoku
Now the sudoku uses numbers: one to three and then one to four. Each number only once in each row and column.
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Ring tower
Tap a peg to pick up the top ring and tap another to drop it. A big ring can't go on top of a small one. Move the whole tower!
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Copy the tower
The sample shows where each ring has to go. Think before you move: sometimes you need to get one out of the way.
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Block the hen
Sometimes you can't win, but you can stop the hen from winning. Find where she would make three in a row and put your egg there.
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Tic-tac-toe with the hen
Now it's a whole game! You put down an egg, then the hen takes her turn. Try to make three in a row and watch out for two hens in a row.
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Backyard party
Region party
Corn rained down on the backyard and the hen invited everyone to the party! Let's remember what you learned with her.
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Party differences
Region party
The guests arrived and the hen took two pictures. Who switched places, who disappeared and who showed up?
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Party tower
Region party
The party rings are all mixed up. Look at the sample and fix them in as few moves as you can.
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