Sudoku... an all-time favorite for many can be taught at a very young age.

What are the benefits of Sudoku?

• Strengthens memory + attention
• Improves reasoning
• Improves logical thinking
• Teaches patience

For this activity you will need:

• Paper/cardboard 
• Scissors
• Markers
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Colors

How to:

1. Decide on 8 images your child likes and draw them in 8 small boxes to use on Sudoku cards.
2. Color the images. 
3. Divide paper/cardboard into 4 square cards. Divide each square into 4 boxes. Draw 2-3 images in each square card, depending on level of difficulty.
4. Outline each square card with a marker.
5. Cut each square card.
6. Color the images in the square cards.

*Note: Every 4 images make one set. For this activity, you will have 2 sets.

Procedure: (Ages 3-4)

• Provide child with one set at a time.
• Set 1 includes 4 images: shirt, peach, star, and cheese.
• Set 2 includes 4 images: box, kite, key and fish.
• Provide the child with square cards for set 1 and the 4 images that belong to the set.

You can opt for all cards to have one empty box or two, depending on level of difficulty.

• Easy: One empty image in the square card.
• Challenging: Two empty images in the square card.
• The child completes each square card with the missing image.

Challenge: Provide your child with both sets (set 1 and set 2) and all 8 image cards. Have the child find the missing images for each square card from 8 image cards instead of 4.