Puzzles for Kindergarten

Why these puzzles

They match what kindergarten builds: counting to ten, naming and combining shapes, and spotting patterns, all through play with a clear finish.

Tips

• Use one puzzle as a five-minute warm-up or a centre activity.
• Project it and solve one together, asking the class to suggest moves.
• No student logins: open the link and play.

The puzzles

• Colour Sort (ages 3+): Put every wooden ball in the bowl of its colour. Builds attention to detail and logical reasoning.
• Counting Pegs (ages 3+): Put the right number of pegs in each row of the pegboard. Builds number sense and persistence.
• Memory Pairs (ages 3+): Turn the tiles two at a time and find every matching pair. Builds working memory and attention to detail.
• Pattern Blocks (ages 3+): Fill the picture with yellow hexagons, red trapezoids, blue diamonds and green triangles. Builds shapes and geometry and spatial reasoning.
• Picture Jigsaw (ages 3+): A painted picture in a few big pieces. Put each one where it goes. Builds spatial reasoning and attention to detail.
• Shape Sorter (ages 3+): Post every wooden shape through its own hole in the box. Builds shapes and geometry and attention to detail.
• Stacking Rings (ages 3+): Stack the wooden rings on their pegs, in the order the card shows. Builds logical reasoning and planning ahead.
• Little Maze (ages 4+): Roll the bead along the grooves and get it home. Builds planning ahead and spatial reasoning.
• Odd One Out (ages 4+): One of these doesn’t belong. Can you spot it? Builds logical reasoning and attention to detail.
• Shape Match (ages 4+): Fit the tiles together: every arrow, heart and key finds its matching hole. Builds shapes and geometry and spatial reasoning.
• What Comes Next (ages 4+): Red, blue, red, blue… finish the bead pattern. Builds pattern recognition and number sense.
• Block House (ages 5+): Fill the wooden house with blocks. At the top levels they come in order. Builds spatial reasoning and planning ahead.
• Hexwood (ages 5+): Fill the hexagon tray. Pieces only snap when they truly fit. Builds spatial reasoning and shapes and geometry.
• Hidden Blocks (ages 5+): Copy the picture on the card by turning and arranging the blocks. Builds spatial reasoning and pattern recognition.
• Rectangle Tray (ages 5+): Fit every wooden piece into the rectangle, with none left over. Builds spatial reasoning and shapes and geometry.
• Tangram (ages 5+): Seven wooden shapes, one picture. Turn and flip them to fill it. Builds spatial reasoning and shapes and geometry.

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