Seat animal friends in a row using picture clues such as next to, not at an end and between. Five levels from three seats to animals with snacks, a daily set and printable sheets.
Who Sits Where builds deduction: using several small facts together to reach one answer that no single fact gives. A child reads a clue such as Fox is next to Owl, holds it in mind, reads another such as Cat is not at an end, and works out where everyone sits. This is the same skill as the logic puzzles in children's maths contests and the grid puzzles in grade 1 and 2 enrichment books, and it is the start of reasoning with if and not. The game counts toward the deduction skill in the logic group of the kids games on this site. There is no timer by default, the speaker button reads every clue aloud, and tapping a clue does not give the answer away.
Level 1, Starter, has three seats and about two clues, using only next to, left of, and a named seat. Level 2, Four friends, has four animals. It adds not in seat 3 and not at an end clues, and a tree that stands above one seat so a clue can say left of the tree or under the tree. Level 3, Full row, has five animals with five to eight clues, including somewhere-between clues and at least one not clue, plus at least two position clues such as next to, left of or between. At most one clue names a seat outright, so the child has to deduce. Level 4, Snack time, has three seats, each with an animal and a snack, and clues such as Dog has the apple. Level 5, Detective, has four animals and four snacks, so eight things to place, with between, not and has clues. Levels 3 and 5 are hard for a 6 or 7 year old and are meant to be done slowly.
The generator first hides a random seating. It then lists every true clue about that seating and adds them one at a time, each time keeping the clue that rules out the most arrangements, until exactly one seating is left. It tests this by trying every possible arrangement: 6 for three seats, 120 for five, and 576 for four seats with snacks. Then it takes the clues away one by one and puts a clue back whenever the puzzle would stop having a single answer, so no clue is wasted and the set is minimal. Tests re-solve 500 puzzles at each level from the printed sentences alone, with separate code, and also check that removing any single clue lets a second seating in. A puzzle that does not meet its level rules, for example too few clues at level 5, is thrown away and a new one is made.
The game moves up a level after 3 right answers in a row and down after 2 wrong answers in a row, and you or your child can pick a level yourselves. A wrong seating gets a gentle Try again, never a buzzer. Each day there is a set of 5 puzzles, the same for everyone with the same date on their device. To print, choose a level, 4, 6 or 8 puzzles and Letter or A4 paper. Every print makes new puzzles, with empty seats to fill in and the animals to draw or cut out, and the answer key is on the last page. Stars and progress are saved in this browser only. This game does not teach reading beyond the short clue sentences, it never relies on guessing, and it does not replace a teacher: it gives one kind of puzzle, done many times, in short sessions.
Level 1 is meant for a 6 year old on the first day: three seats and about two picture clues. Levels 3 and 5 take a 7 or 8 year old a few minutes each. The game moves levels on its own, so a child lands at a comfortable one within about 10 puzzles.
Yes. The generator checks every possible seating, 6 for three seats and 120 for five, and keeps a puzzle only when exactly one fits all the clues. Tests repeat the check on 500 puzzles at each level using the written clue sentences.
Next to means in the seat right beside. Left of and right of mean anywhere on that side, not only the neighbour, and the clue says somewhere to remind you. Somewhere between means in the middle of the other two, in either order, with gaps allowed. Not at an end means seats 2 to 4 of 5. Under the tree means the seat below the tree picture.
A child can tap any clue to hear it again, and a wrong seating shows Try again with no penalty. Starting with the clue that names the most specific fact, such as a seat number or an end, usually opens the puzzle up.
Yes. Pick a level, 4, 6 or 8 puzzles and Letter or A4. The clues are drawn as pictures with short sentences, the seats are empty boxes, and the last page has the answer key.
No. Stars, levels and streaks are saved in this browser on this device. The page counts visits with Google Analytics, never answers or scores.