A look inside the app
Three ways to play with animals
These are screens from the three activity families in Their First Puzzles. Each asks for one simple action, then lets a child explore at their own pace.
The five playable worlds are Ocean, Forest, Desert, Savanna, and Jungle. Every world contains animal puzzles, and all of them are open from the start. The screens below show examples from Forest, Ocean, and Savanna, not a complete list of boards.
Bring home
A child moves a large animal to its matching place. Some boards match an animal to its shape; others bring a baby to its grown-up. This Forest screen shows a fox and rabbit ready to find their shapes.
- Action: drag the animal toward the matching shape or family member.
- Try saying: “Where could this fox go?”
Build
A child puts two or three large pieces together to make an animal. In this Ocean example, the crab’s claws, body, and legs wait below a complete crab.
- Action: move each piece into place to build the animal.
- Try saying: “Which piece has the claws?”
Sort
A child puts animals with the group where they belong. This Savanna screen shows hippos and meerkats, with a matching place for each.
- Action: place each animal with its group.
- Try saying: “Where does this hippo belong?”
Keep the conversation going offline
Print the animal cards and invite your child to place the creatures in their ten worlds. Use a few cards at a time, talk about what you see, and let the child change their mind.