About this game

Put the strips in order

Put the strips in order: a free Kindergarten math game for ages 5-6. Each round draws 5 questions; instructions are read aloud and every answer is checked and explained.

How it plays and why it helps

Lining up by height for a class photo is a lesson in order. Put the strips in order is the Kindergarten version with paper strips. Each card shows four pictures of three or four colored strips, all starting from the same line. Your child taps the picture sorted from shortest at the top to longest at the bottom. Five cards make a round, the instruction is read aloud, and every answer is checked with one reason: each strip is longer than the one before.

Ordering three or more lengths is harder than comparing two. Each strip must be longer than the one above and shorter than the one below, at the same time. The hint gives a starting point. Find the shortest first.

One picture on every card is the right order upside down, longest first. It looks tidy and sorted, so it is easy to accept. Read the instruction again together: "Shortest at the top. Which one is on top here?" Praise the check: "You started with the shortest."

Aligned with

  • K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
  • K.MD.A.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

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