Description
Alana’s Animals from Thinknoodle, is an enchanting family game that teaches children the key maths skills needed in schools. Recommended by National Numeracy. For 2 to 4 players | 10 mins | Age 3 to 14 Alana’s Animals has been designed to teach fundamental early years maths skills in a way that is exciting and engaging. Players gain a variety of maths knowledge from playing, including number recognition, rational counting, quantities & magnitude and subitising. Alana’s Animals is perfect for all ages and includes 3 games of increasing skill and complexity.
What our testers said
“I have so many animals, I can make a big farm.” – Girl aged 6
“I have 4 cows and 3 sheep, so I have fewer sheep.” – Boy aged 4
What our experts think
This game is a great way to encourage healthy competition and turn-taking, while developing Numeracy skills.
The children enjoyed collecting the animals and the cards encouraged them to use maths vocabulary, such as “more than” and “less than”. This is also great for developing their concentration and observation skills.
Some of the younger players needed some adult support, especially when reading the cards and understanding the rules of the game. However, there are several different ways to play which keeps children engaged and they enjoyed competing to win apple rewards which reinforces the concept of winning and losing.
Skills developed
– Encourages numeracy skills
– Develops turn-taking and understanding of winning and losing
– Promotes concentration and attention skills
