Description
Smart Look & Find Differences is a 17-set picture card activity for children
aged 3 and up. Each set contains two large, colourfully illustrated cards
(Card A and Card B) showing the same scene with deliberate differences
children observe both cards carefully and identify every change in colour,
shape, size, position or quantity. Scenes include animals like elephants
and lions, people playing sport, dogs and more.
Because no reading is required, the activity is fully accessible from age 3.
As children find each difference, they are encouraged to describe it aloud
‘the lion’s cave is darker’, ‘the boy’s ball has changed colour’ turning a
visual activity into a rich verbal expression exercise.
The activity guide provides structured ways to extend the game and
introduces numbered difference targets.
Developed in association with Early Learning Consultants, this set is often
used in structured play and therapy-friendly learning settings. Parents and
teachers choose it because it trains the kind of careful, systematic visual
attention that directly improves reading, science observation and everyday
detail-noticing.
HOW CHILDREN LEARN
- A child places Card A (elephant with children riders) beside Card B
and scans both carefully noticing the trunk position has changed,
or the colour of a child’s shirt is different developing systematic
left-to-right visual scanning. - Describing the difference aloud ‘this elephant has a red rug but
that one doesn’t’ trains children to convert visual observations
into precise spoken language, building the descriptive vocabulary
that underpins reading comprehension and science. - The activity guide structures the task with numbered differences
on some cards (as visible on the dog set), giving children a target
number to find building concentration and the habit of not
stopping at the first difference. - Differences in colour, shape, size, position and quantity expose
children to five distinct types of visual change building a complete
visual discrimination toolkit rather than a single observation skill. - Playing across all 17 sets animals, people, everyday scenes builds
sustained attention and the confidence to look carefully at a complex
picture rather than reacting to the most obvious feature.
SKILLS DEVELOPED
- Keen Observation
- Visual Discrimination
- Spatial Relationship Awareness
- Verbal Expression & Descriptive Language
- Problem Solving
- Concentration & Sustained Attention
- Colour, Shape & Size Awareness
WHO IS IT FOR
- Parents building sharp observation, visual discrimination and
descriptive language with children aged 3 to 7 at home. - Preschool and kindergarten teachers running visual observation
and verbal expression activities in the classroom. - Occupational therapists using visual attention and spatial
discrimination tasks in structured sessions. - Speech and language therapists using picture-comparison cards
to build descriptive vocabulary and verbal expression. - Homeschooling families looking for a no-reading-required visual
thinking activity accessible from age 3. - Learning centres stocking hands-on observation and discrimination
resources for early years groups.
PRODUCT FEATURES
Age Group: 3 Years & Up
Players: 1 or more (individual or group play)
Play Type: Picture Comparison — Spot & Describe Differences Activity
Educational Category: Visual Discrimination / Observation / Verbal Expression
Contents: 34 Large Picture Cards (17 Sets of Two Cards Each) + Activity Guide
Difference Types: Colour, Shape, Size, Position & Quantity Variations Across Sets
Reading Required: No — Fully Picture-Based, Accessible from Age 3
Safety Certifications: BIS IS 9873 (Part 1) | EN71 Part 1, 2 & 3 | CE Marked
Really happy with this purchase. Helps reduce mobile time because the game itself is genuinely interesting. The pieces/cards are easy to hold and the printing is bright and clear.