Sprouts trail · ages 5–6
Free math games for 6-year-olds
Six-year-olds are usually moving from counting one by one to seeing small groups at a glance and starting to add. They are also getting confident with shapes and with spotting what comes next in a pattern.
The Sprouts trail in Number Quest mixes all of these in short rounds. Quest mode gives ten questions and three hearts, Number Pop turns sums into bubbles to tap, and Practice lets them stay on one skill, such as little sums, for as long as they like.
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What children usually work on at age 6
- Counting and recognising amounts up to 20
- Comparing two groups: more, fewer or the same
- Adding within 10 with pictures and dots
- 2D shapes and their sides and corners
- Repeating and growing patterns
Try some example questions
Tap a question to see the answer and how it works.
1. CountingWhat number comes before 19?14182023
Answer: 18. 18 comes just before 19.
2. More or lessHow many more dots are in the bigger group?95110
Answer: 5. One group has 6 and the other has 1. That's 5 more.
3. CountingWhat number comes after 6?9875
Answer: 7. 6, then 7.
Tips for parents and teachers
- Let them choose the mode. Number Pop is a great reward after a Quest.
- When a sum is hard, ask them to count the dots in both groups out loud.
- Build a buddy together and aim for the party hat at a 3-day streak.
- Keep sessions short: the 5-minute daily goal is plenty at this age.
Why Number Quest
Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases. Five trails from age 5 to 16+, five ways to play, a daily goal that builds a streak, buddies to unlock and a friendly weekly leaderboard. Questions are made fresh on the device, so there is always something new.
An Android app on Google Play is coming soon. Until then, play free right here in your browser.