Knight's move

The knight in chess always moves the same way - two squares straight, then one to the side.
Run your finger two squares up, down, left or right and then one across. If you land on a numbered square, that is the one.
Other pieces do not block it - the knight jumps right over them.

Example

123
123
123
123

For parents

What does this exercise practice?

The knight's move practices thinking ahead in space and counting squares carefully in two directions - with no arithmetic at all.

Common pitfalls

Children often move diagonally like a bishop. But the knight always goes straight first and then across.

How to practice at home

Put a knight on a real chessboard and mark every square it reaches in one move with a coin.

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