Ages 4–7Number Express — included in Family Plus on TotType
Number Express is a toy train line where every car is a ten-frame: ten seats in two rows of five. Animal passengers hop on, a full car closes its doors with a ding and couples on with a clunk, and Captain Tusk, the walrus conductor, asks the questions. Typing 3 to fill a car that already holds 7 is making ten; 13 is one full car and three more passengers. The line runs from the Farm to the Beach, the Jungle and the City: 4 lines, 32 stations and 96 trips to ride them all once, then endless new trips.
- Ages
- 4–7
- Teaches
- Making ten, teen numbers, and tens and ones on ten-seat train cars · Counting to 20, one passenger per press, with the count said aloud
- Plan
- Family Plus plan ($9.99/month) — try a free 60-second demo first
- Plays on
- Any browser — keyboard or touch, nothing to install
How to play Number Express
Count the passengers as they board, then type how many and press Enter (on a tablet, tap the number keys and Go). When a car has empty seats, type how many more will fill it. To bring a number, add full cars with + Car (or the T key) and single passengers with + 1 (or the O key), then press Go. On the number line, type the stop where the train is waiting. A wrong answer plays out as a funny picture, like one passenger too many riding on the roof, and then there is one more try with extra help. Three trips make a station, and every station adds a decoration and stamps to your child’s ticket book.
What your child learns
- Making ten, teen numbers, and tens and ones on ten-seat train cars
- Counting to 20, one passenger per press, with the count said aloud
- Making ten: the number that fills a car
- Teen numbers as ten and some more, and tens and ones to 99
- Adding and subtracting within 20 across ten, with the regrouping shown
- Reading a number line to 100 by counting on from the last sign
Why it works at this age
Between four and seven, children move from counting one by one to seeing numbers as groups of ten. The ten-frame is the picture early-years teachers use for that step, and here every train car is one: seven seated and three empty seats is 7 + 3 = 10 at a glance, and 13 is one full car and three more. Wrong answers play out on the train instead of earning a red cross, so a mistake shows why it was wrong.
Tips for parents
- Play together: be the passenger. You say a number, your child builds the train.
- Before your child types, ask how many seats are empty and count them together.
- Stop at the end of the line: two stations make a natural break.
Frequently asked questions
What age is Number Express for?
Ages 4 to 7. The age a grown-up picks sets the starting line: 4 starts on the Farm (counting and making ten), 5 on the Beach (numbers to 20), 6 in the Jungle (tens and ones to 50) and 7 in the City (adding and taking away across ten, and the number line to 100). The help fades as a job gets easy and comes back when it gets hard.
What does Number Express teach?
Number Express practices counting to 20, making ten, teen numbers as ten and some more, tens and ones to 99, adding and subtracting within 20 across ten, and reading a number line to 100. Learning Insights shows the numbers 0–20 your child answered; bigger numbers are on the game's grown-up card.
Is my child’s progress saved?
Game progress is saved on this device; learning shows up in your child's Insights. Up to four children can share a device, each with an animal badge, and a child picked with Track as plays under their own profile. Nothing is saved in the free demo.
Does Number Express work on a tablet?
Yes. The on-screen number keys type the answers, and big buttons let a passenger on, add a full car or one passenger, take the last one back and say Go.
Is Number Express free?
Number Express is part of the Family Plus plan. Anyone can play a free 60-second demo of the real game first.
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