🐞 Tiny Explorer — a free maths game for kids
Shrunk to bug size, a lawn becomes a jungle. Find creatures, measure them, fill the journal.
Measurement sticks when there is a reason to measure. Comparing a 12 mm beetle to a 5 mm ant, counting legs to decide what is and is not an insect, and sorting by habitat give children the vocabulary of early biology and the number work at the same time.
How to play
- 1Look across the backyard scene and read the field task.
- 2Tap the creature — or creatures — that match it.
- 3Some tasks are counts, some are measurements in millimetres, some ask which animal is not an insect.
- 4Every creature you identify is added to your field journal as a collectible card.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Tiny Explorer a science game or a maths game?
- Both. Classification, habitats and anatomy come from early science; counting, comparing and millimetre measurement come from maths. They are taught in the same task on purpose.
- What is the field journal?
- A collection of cards, one per creature discovered, with its habitat, diet and a fact. Cards are kept on the device so the collection grows across sessions.
- Are the creatures scary?
- No. Every creature is drawn as friendly flat artwork — no photographs, nothing startling. It is designed for young children.
- Does it need an account?
- No. It is free, needs no signup, and works on any browser.