Logic & Problem Solving Skills for Children

Baby

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Baby logic Playing finger or hand games helps your baby make logical connections between action and reaction.

Logic & Problem Solving

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Bring the noise! Get out the pots and pans (and ear plugs) and watch your baby discover cause and effect.

Creativity & Life Skills

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Out of reach Demonstrate how your baby can solve problems using objects.

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New Toddler

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Big, bigger, biggest Help your baby learn about sizes by comparing toys or objects around the house.

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Baby brain building The early wiring of your baby’s brain sets the stage for future development. Here are some tips to enrich your child's early experiences.

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Knock knock Play hide-and-seek with your child's toys and see if she can guess who's there.

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Toddler

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Power dressing Inspire your child to dress herself with this silly sorting game.

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Sorting for toddlers Play a sorting game with your child’s own toys. Familiar categories might be dogs, cats, farm animals and exciting jungle animals.

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Little helper Toddlers love to "help" their caregivers with mundane tasks like laundry and sweeping. Here's why it's important to let them pitch in.

Personal & Social Skills

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Curious Twos

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All sorts of fun Kindle classification skills by asking for help sorting household objects.

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Same or different? Try this puppy printable to see if your toddler can “spot” what’s different.

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Nature scout See how dirty feet can boost critical thinking.

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Preschool

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Play problems away Problem-solving skills are important for mathematical and scientific thinking, but they also help children—and adults—tackle day-to-day challenges.

Logic & Problem Solving

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Dino-sort Being able to sort and classify objects based on their characteristics is actually an early science skill.

Logic & Problem Solving

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Bug memory cards Playing Memory is a great way to reinforce turn taking and develop memory skills and concentration.

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Pre-K

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Carnival Marvel - Level 1 Step right up for learning and fun! Based on our popular kindergarten game, this practice book introduces matching, counting, writing and phonics skills.

Logic & Problem Solving

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Monster maze Help your child build pencil control with this spooky maze!

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Pattern puzzlers These 5 matching and pattern recognition printable activities are a great way for young children to practice basic logic skills.

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Kindergarten

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Personalized puzzles Make puzzles out of pictures your budding photographer has taken.

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Preparing kids with 21st century skills Our world is rapidly changing. How can we help our children keep up?

Logic & Problem Solving

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More to the story This printable activity encourages your child to consider why simple events occurred. The ability to conclude why simple events occurred is an important Cognitive Development skill.

Reading & Writing

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