Educational game ‘The Scholar Cat’

About the game

The Maths Cat has gone fishing, but instead of the usual catch, some interesting puzzles await him. Where are there more fish, where are there fewer, and when are there equal numbers?

In the game ‘The Maths-Loving Kitten’, the child counts the fish on the left and right, compares the numbers and chooses the correct symbol: ‘=’, ‘>’ or ‘<’.

Together with the clever cat, even mathematical symbols become part of a fun fishing trip.

In the set

• a 32 × 23 cm game board with spaces for fish and numbers
• fish-shaped tokens
• tokens with numbers and the symbols ‘=’, ‘>’ and ‘<’

How to play

1. Place the fish in the windows on the left and right.
2. The child counts the fish and places the corresponding numbers.
3. Place the correct symbol between them: more, fewer or the same.

Where to start

Start by counting fish up to 5 and learning the ‘=’ sign. The ‘>’ and ‘<’ signs are the next step.

Game variations

• ‘Count how many fish there are on the left and on the right’;
• ‘Show which side has more’;
• ‘Find the correct symbol’;
• ‘Make up a story: why are there more fish here?’.

What children can practise

• counting
• comparisons: more, less, equal
• mathematical symbols
• attention and logic

Who it’s for

Children aged 4 and over; at home, at kindergarten, at school, or during lessons with a teacher.

Material

Wood-based board (pressed wood), bright print.