How to play Tens and Ones
A number hangs on Golu’s sign, like 23. On the table are two supply boxes, one with bundles of ten sticks tied with a red band and one with single sticks. Your child taps a box to put a bundle or a stick on the mat, and Golu counts the total as it grows. Tap a stick on the mat to take it back; make the number exactly and the sticks glow.
Everything is spoken aloud in your child's language, so a child who cannot read yet can still play. The word also appears on screen in your own script, so print and sound arrive together. Tap 🔊 to hear the question again.
No wrong answers, only another try
If your child taps the wrong one, it still says its own name, which is its own little lesson, and Golu asks again. After a second try the right one bounces or wiggles to help. Nobody loses and there is no timer. At the end a marble drops into Golu's jar.
What your child learns
Place value: seeing a two-digit number as tens and ones, counting in tens and then ones, in your language. At this age children learn best by doing one clear thing and seeing something happen straight away, which is why every tap makes the 3D world move and answer straight away.
Play it together
Sit with your child for the first round and say the words with Golu. Point at it, name it, and let your child tap. Five minutes is plenty. Then try the same thing for real, away from the screen.
More 3D games
All of Golu's 3D games are on the 3D games for kids page, sorted by age.
Now do it for real
When the screen goes off, do something with your hands. Try 🏎️ Steep or flat? — an easy science experiment for ages 3-6, with every step read aloud in your language. You will need a book or a tray for a ramp, two toy cars or a ball; nothing that needs a trip to a shop.
There are 56 more on the things to do at home page, and free printable worksheets if you would rather have something on paper. Ten minutes on a screen and twenty minutes off it is a good shape for a day at this age.
