Little Learners, about four to six, feed Rupert up to five and then up to ten flies, and take small hops on. Kids, about seven to ten, add and take away within 10 and then within 20.

Does my child need to read?

No. Every question is spoken aloud, and the pads show only numbers. The speaker button says it again.

Counting one to one, recognising when a count is complete, and adding and taking away on a number line, including sums that cross ten.

No. Every round has eight questions and ends with a card. Mistakes only change the stars, and the questions your child finds hard come round more often.

No. Games for children on twzl never show ads.

Rupert's Number Pond

Kids

About Rupert's Number Pond

Rupert the frog prince is hungry, and his pond is full of numbered lily pads. For the youngest: a voice asks for so many flies, and you tap them one at a time for his tongue, counting along, then tell him when he has had enough. For older children: Rupert sits on a lily pad and a sum appears. Tap the pad he will land on, then watch him hop it out one pad at a time, counting out loud, on to add and back to take away. Every right answer brings a lost tadpole home to his pond. Questions come back until they are easy, and the game moves on as you get better.

Rupert's Number Pond teaches counting, adding and taking away with Rupert the frog instead of buttons. Little Learners feed him flies: a voice asks for a number, the child taps that many flies for his tongue, counting along, and says when he has had enough. Kids work out a sum, tap the numbered lily pad Rupert will land on, then watch him hop it out one pad at a time, counting aloud, forward to add and back to take away. Every right answer brings a lost tadpole home.

Tips

Count out loud together as Rupert eats each fly. He says each number too, so your child hears one number for every fly, which is the heart of counting.
Stopping at the right number is the real skill. If your child taps one too many, Rupert spits it back out and says how many he wanted, with no fuss.
On the lily pads, encourage your child to count the hops on their finger before tapping. The pads are a number line, the same one they will meet at school.
Wrong pad? Rupert still hops the sum out and says the answer, so a mistake becomes a worked example. The same sum comes back later.
Taking away hops Rupert backwards. Ask your child which way he will go before they tap: forward makes more, back makes fewer.
Sums that cross ten, like 8 plus 5, are the hardest. Point out how Rupert reaches 10 first, then hops on. That is the strategy that makes them easy.

Questions

What age is it for?: Little Learners, about four to six, feed Rupert up to five and then up to ten flies, and take small hops on. Kids, about seven to ten, add and take away within 10 and then within 20.
Does my child need to read?: No. Every question is spoken aloud, and the pads show only numbers. The speaker button says it again.
What does it teach?: Counting one to one, recognising when a count is complete, and adding and taking away on a number line, including sums that cross ten.
Can my child lose?: No. Every round has eight questions and ends with a card. Mistakes only change the stars, and the questions your child finds hard come round more often.
Are there ads?: No. Games for children on twzl never show ads.