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Number Train
Hop aboard a colorful number train! Explore number sequences, discover missing numbers, and build early maths skills through playful challenges.
A little about the game
Number Train All aboard for a fun-filled number adventure! Number Train is an interactive educational game that helps children develop number recognition, sequencing, and logical thinking through engaging train-themed puzzles. Young learners travel through 10 colourful stations, completing challenges such as finding missing numbers, arranging numbered carriages, repairing number sequences, and choosing the correct track. As children progress, they explore counting forwards and backwards, skip counting, and increasingly challenging number patterns—all at a comfortable pace. What children will learn: - Number recognition and ordering - Forward and backward counting - Missing-number identification - Skip counting and number patterns - Logical thinking and problem-solving With cheerful illustrations, interactive activities, and gradual difficulty progression, Number Train makes learning numbers enjoyable and rewarding. Recommended ages: 5–8 years Play, explore, and build number confidence—one station at a time!
How to play
- Find the missing number
Play & Learning
Skills practiced
- Number recognition and identification
- Forward and backward counting
- Number sequencing and ordering
- Missing-number identification
- Skip counting and number patterns
- Logical reasoning and problem-solving
- Attention and concentration
How this game works
All aboard the Number Train! Children travel through 10 colourful stations, completing interactive number puzzles that gradually increase in difficulty.
Players identify missing numbers, arrange numbered carriages in the correct order, repair broken number sequences, and choose the correct railway track.
As they progress, children practise counting forwards and backwards, discover skip-counting patterns, and strengthen their understanding of number relationships.
Each station introduces new challenges at a manageable pace, encouraging children to learn through exploration, practice, and problem-solving.
For Parents
Helping Children Build Number Confidence Through Play
Number Train helps children aged 5–8 develop essential early maths skills through interactive, train-themed challenges.
As children arrange numbered carriages, identify missing numbers, and complete number sequences, they practise recognising numerical order and understanding how numbers relate to one another.
The game gradually introduces more challenging concepts, including backward counting, skip counting, and number patterns. This progression allows children to build on familiar skills while exploring new mathematical ideas.
How parents can support learning:
- Encourage your child to explain why a number comes next.
- Practise counting forwards and backwards together.
- Help your child notice patterns, such as counting by twos or fives.
- Allow your child to solve puzzles independently before offering hints.
Number Train is designed to make mathematical practice enjoyable, encouraging curiosity, logical thinking, and confidence through playful exploration.
Educational approach: Inspired by research on early numerical development, number-based games, and progressive mathematics instruction.
Research behind the activity
The Learning Science Behind Number Train
Number Train is designed around established principles of early mathematics education, including number recognition, sequencing, counting and pattern exploration.
Research by Ramani and Siegler (2008) found that playing number-based board games can improve young children's numerical knowledge, including counting, numeral identification and understanding numerical relationships.
The Institute of Education Sciences also recommends teaching early mathematical concepts through a developmental progression, gradually introducing more challenging skills as children's understanding develops.
Number Train applies these educational principles through interactive activities that encourage children to arrange numbers, identify missing values, explore counting patterns and solve increasingly challenging sequences.
Research references
- Ramani, G. B., & Siegler, R. S. (2008). Promoting Broad and Stable Improvements in Low-Income Children's Numerical Knowledge Through Playing Number Board Games. Child Development, 79(2), 375–394. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01131.x
- Siegler, R. S., & Ramani, G. B. (2008). Playing Linear Numerical Board Games Promotes Low-Income Children's Numerical Development. Developmental Science, 11(5), 655–661. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00714.x
- Institute of Education Sciences. (2013). Teaching Math to Young Children. What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide/18
- Laski, E. V., & Siegler, R. S. (2014). Learning From Number Board Games: You Learn What You Encode. Developmental Psychology, 50(3), 853–864. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034321
These studies examine the underlying activities and cognitive processes. They did not test Chuchiroo games and should not be interpreted as evidence that playing this game produces broader cognitive improvements.
View research & sources
- Promoting Broad and Stable Improvements in Low-Income Children's Numerical Knowledge Through Playing Number Board Games — Ramani & Siegler (2008)External research source · opens in a new tab
- Teaching Math to Young Children — What Works Clearinghouse (2013)External research source · opens in a new tab
- Learning From Number Board Games: You Learn What You Encode — Laski & Siegler (2014)External research source · opens in a new tab