Follow a sequence
Read one instruction, carry it out, then move to the next.
For parents, carers and educators
Maths and computational thinking, traced together.
Each puzzle is a small program. A child follows it with a pencil, updates the numbers, notices patterns and checks what happened step by step.
Try the Pattern PathInside the method
What a child practises
Each card describes an observable part of the activity, without making an unsupported claim about attainment.
Track a changing number
Add and subtract while keeping the running number clear.
Notice patterns
Look for repeated moves, shapes and number relationships.
Use mistakes as clues
Check the trace, find the wobble and make a useful correction.
How it fits together
A small web demonstration. A paper-first world.
Web demonstration
A short, accessible introduction to tracing an algorithm.
Print-first books
The main activities are designed for pencil-and-paper play away from a screen.
Calm by design
No child account, leaderboard, streak or reward tied to an email address.
Privacy note
Play stays separate from adult email.
Children can play without an account or personal details. The adult email preview is separate from play and does not unlock a reward.
For a parent or grown-up
Take the next puzzles to paper.
Preview the request for the free 6-puzzle printable starter pack, plus occasional Almostarium book and puzzle updates.
Phase 1 preview: this form validates the journey but sends and stores nothing.
This form is for an adult. Children are not asked for personal information. Read the privacy draft.