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The Rascal and the King's Daughter
Fairy tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
City of seven bridges
Author tale
Age : 10-12 13+
creative thinking problem solving
graphs
Papa Big-Nose
Fairy tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
problem solving error handling collaboration
The Parable of the Elephant
Wisdom tale
Age : 3-4 5-6 7-9 10-12 13+
collaboration
including part of the whole
The two bear cubs too greedy and the fox
Facetious tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
problem solving
addition subtraction size comparison equality and inequality fractions convergence limits
The multiplication table
Nursery rhyme
Age : 7-9
multiplication numbers
Walk!
Facetious tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
problem solving
measures time
Nursery rhymes and fingerplays
Nursery rhyme
Age : 3-4 5-6
count numbers
Times of life
Etiological tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
critical thinking
addition subtraction time
The longest word
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
Two outputs for one input
Riddle
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12 13+
Dido's ruse
Tale
Age : 10-12 13+
creative thinking self-confidence perseverance
geometric shapes orders of magnitude optimization
The Three Goats
Cumulative tales
Age : 3-4 5-6 7-9
strategy
size comparison
The portrait
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
graphs
The yellow dragon and the blue dragon
Wisdom tale
Age : 10-12 13+
perseverance
A Liar's Truth
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
logic
The intelligent daughter of the farmer
Riddle tale
Age : 10-12 13+
creative thinking self-confidence
logic
And yet
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
The Peasant of Isfahan
Wisdom tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
collaboration intuition
symmetry
The Key
Wisdom tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
perseverance
Ten little dogs
Nursery rhyme
Age : 5-6
addition subtraction count
The Eye
Wisdom tale
Age : 10-12 13+
equality and inequality multiplication
The Weight of the Statue
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
fractions equations
The mountains of Calabria
Fairy tale
Age : 5-6 7-9
recursivity
Mirror of Creation
Wisdom tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
creative thinking collaboration
symmetry
The adventures of the three princes of Serendip
Riddle tale
Age : 10-12 13+
critical thinking problem solving self-confidence problem decomposition
logic orders of magnitude
Le Géant
Cumulative tales
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12
error handling
recursivity
The Account
Fairy tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
multiplication
Ветрилото
Facetious tale
Age : 10-12 13+
symmetry
The mountain goat
Fairy tale
Age : 5-6 7-9
orders of magnitude
Le Ouistiti
Fairy tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
geometric shapes
The Hare and the Tortoise
Wisdom tale
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12
perseverance
equality and inequality measures time
The Story of Ommi Sissi
Cumulative tales
Age : 7-9
The Five Breads
Riddle tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
critical thinking problem solving
division fractions logic
How many drops
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
logic the zero
Skeletons
Nursery rhyme
Age : 5-6
count numbers time
The Zebra
Riddle
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12 13+
La Pierre blanche et la Pierre noire
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
strategy
logic
A Sheet
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
geometric shapes
The Lyre Player
Fairy tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
error handling
logic probabilities
L'Enfant
Facetious tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
recursivity
La oca de Navidad
Riddle tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
creative thinking self-confidence
division optimization
The Disciple's Share
Facetious tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
division convergence limits logic
The Shadow of Gerixeti
Author tale
Age : 10-12 13+
collaboration
angles
Count to ten
Facetious tale
Age : 3-4 5-6 7-9
creative thinking
count
The Mittens
Cumulative tales
Age : 3-4 5-6
addition subtraction count measures
Oak carrier
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
size comparison measures
The Forest of the Century
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
critical thinking
multiplication numbers time
La Cacahuète
Cumulative tales
Age : 3-4 5-6 7-9
size comparison scheduling classification
Yes or No
Riddle
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12 13+
geometric shapes
How to fill the house?
Riddle tale
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12 13+
creative thinking problem solving
geometric shapes
The blind man on Baghdad Bridge
Wisdom tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
problem decomposition
addition subtraction division powers
The Legend of the Three Sisters
Legend
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
creative thinking
equality and inequality measures scheduling classification
The twelve animals
Etiological tale
Age : 5-6 7-9
strategy
count scheduling classification
Half a chicken
Fairy tale
Age : 7-9
problem solving
The Age of Diophantus
Riddle
Age : 13+
fractions equations
The three scientists and the apple
Facetious tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
collaboration
angles equality and inequality geometric shapes
The rooster Kirico
Cumulative tales
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12
problem decomposition
scheduling classification
Grandpa and the turnip
Cumulative tales
Age : 3-4 5-6 7-9
collaboration
addition subtraction count
The Rat Princess
Cumulative tales
Age : 5-6 7-9
equality and inequality
There were five in the nest
Nursery rhyme
Age : 3-4 5-6
problem decomposition
count numbers
Courtillon-Courtillette
Fairy tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
strategy problem solving error handling
construction planning
The Eye of Horus
Tale
Age : 10-12 13+
division fractions convergence limits measures powers
The Groumf Hunt
Cumulative tales
Age : 3-4 5-6
Fair sharing
Wisdom tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
problem solving error handling
The Three Little Pigs
Fairy tale
Age : 3-4 5-6
strategy problem solving error handling
construction planning
The Legend of Chess
Legend
Age : 10-12 13+
multiplication numbers orders of magnitude powers
The Intelligent Bride
Riddle tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
creative thinking
logic
The Empress chooses a Prime Minister
Wisdom tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
critical thinking error handling self-confidence intuition
The Gingerbread Man
Cumulative tales
Age : 3-4 5-6 7-9
count
The Farmer's will
Riddle tale
Age : 10-12 13+
problem solving
division fractions prime numbers
Geometric shapes
Riddle
Age : 5-6 7-9
angles geometric shapes
The Goat, the Cabbage and the Wolf
Riddle
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
problem decomposition
In your hands
Wisdom tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
strategy creative thinking
logic
Garbancito
Fairy tale
Age : 5-6 7-9
measures
The Cat and the Meat
Facetious tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
including part of the whole equality and inequality logic measures
The Hunter and the Nut
Etiological tale
Age : 10-12 13+
perseverance
probabilities
Six birds on a branch
Riddle
Age : 3-4 5-6 7-9 10-12
numbers
The Wolf and the seven little goats
Fairy tale
Age : 5-6
critical thinking
equality and inequality logic
The one that disappears when you name it
Riddle
Age : 5-6 7-9 10-12 13+
logic
The Quick Thinker
Riddle tale
Age : 7-9 10-12 13+
creative thinking error handling self-confidence
size comparison orders of magnitude
The Little Red Hen
Cumulative tales
Age : 3-4 5-6
autonomy
logic construction planning
The Wisdom of a judge
Facetious tale
Age : 7-9 10-12
problem solving
size comparison