Kaida’s Challenge

Kaida’s Challenge – a fun game for all the family to play

Kaida, our very own dragon maths mascot, will guide your child in learning all things mathematics, from numbers and shapes to space and measure.
Kaida’s Challenge is designed to foster co-operation skills, build relationships and connections, and nurtures a positive attitude towards learning as your child plays with others, navigates turn taking and takes on each of the challenges.

Before playing for the first time, prepare your counters 0 – 5. Add stickers to 6 of your counters. Place a sticker with the number on one side of each counter, and a sticker with the corresponding number of dots on the reverse side.

Dragons challenge 1

• Collect 4 objects
• Complete 5 star jumps
• Place a favourite toy ‘under’ a chair
• Build a small tower, then build an even bigger tower
• Point out a circle shaped object from around the home.
  For example: a circle clockface or plate
• Collect 3 objects and place them in height order, shortest to tallest

Dragons challenge 2

• Collect 5 objects and place them in weight order, lightest to heaviest
• Repeat a made-up action pattern.
  For example: Clap, clap, tap your knees, tap your knees, stomp stomp
• Collect 3 items, add 2 more, how many items do you have now?
• Fill a container with a range of objects and guess how many are inside.
  Once you’ve made your prediction – check!
• Find a square shaped object and a triangle shaped object from around the home – go, go, go!
• Show 2 counters in a pile, next to 4 counters in pile. Which is more?

Dragons challenge 3

• Using your Dragon Maths board, place your age in counters on the board, using the song, add 10. How old will you be in 10 year’s time?
• Predict how many steps to takes to get from the living room to the kitchen?
  Once you’ve made your prediction – test it out!
• Count backwards from 5 or even 10. Make it fun using different voices!
• Collect 5 objects, can you match to your number 5 counter? Repeat using 2 objects etc.
• Place a favourite toy ‘between’ 2 objects
• Order your number counters from 0 to 5. What number comes next?