Caterpillar Ant Chase

A Mandarin-guided garden chase for children ages 4-6, with adult support for moving and stopping.

Ages 4-6Chinese UI · Mandarin audioAt your child's paceHold and drag, arrow keys or WASDNumbers and movement recognition

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The Mandarin you will hear

The instruction names the caterpillar and ant. Each catch is announced in order; with Auto selected, Beginner has three ants.

带毛毛虫靠近蚂蚁: Guide the caterpillar close to an ant.
抓到第 1 只: Caught the first one.

With sound enabled, the game uses local MP3s, with browser speech or cue sounds as a fallback.

Help with the first try

Demonstrate holding, guiding and releasing to stop. Say the count together without treating the game as proof of counting mastery.

Auto uses 3 / 5 / 8 ants by level. A parent can set a manual goal of 4 / 6 / 8 ants instead; these are ants, not question rounds.

Try it away from the screen

Guide a finger along a drawn path toward three large paper markers and count each arrival together.

Exiting a Mandarin game opens the game library in your saved site language, or Chinese if no language is saved.

See the Game in Action

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Guide and count the ants

caterpillar

ant 1

ant 2

ant 3

What Kids Learn

Core Recognition

Listen to Mandarin guidance and numbered catch feedback.

Listen and Follow

Guide movement toward a target and around flowerbeds.

Visual Attention

Try holding to move and releasing to stop.

Start Together

Show the first action, then step back as your child becomes familiar with the words and controls.

How to Play

1
Choose a level and check the ant goal and voice settings together.
2
Press and hold, then guide the caterpillar toward an ant.
3
Release to stop, or use arrow keys and WASD.
4
Listen to the catch feedback; continue or stop when your child is ready.

Choose a Comfortable Level

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Beginner

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Automatic: 3 ants

An open garden with no flowerbeds. Automatic goal: 3 catches; parents can choose 4, 6 or 8 ants instead.

Play Beginner

Easy

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Automatic: 5 ants

Two flowerbeds and faster ants. Automatic goal: 5 catches; parents can choose 4, 6 or 8 ants instead.

Play Easy

Normal

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Automatic: 8 ants

Three flowerbeds and faster ants again. Automatic goal: 8 catches; parents can choose 4, 6 or 8 ants instead. These are ant counts, not question rounds.

Play Normal

BeginnerAutomatic: 3 ants

An open garden with no flowerbeds. Automatic goal: 3 catches; parents can choose 4, 6 or 8 ants instead.

Play Beginner

EasyAutomatic: 5 ants

Two flowerbeds and faster ants. Automatic goal: 5 catches; parents can choose 4, 6 or 8 ants instead.

Play Easy

NormalAutomatic: 8 ants

Three flowerbeds and faster ants again. Automatic goal: 8 catches; parents can choose 4, 6 or 8 ants instead. These are ant counts, not question rounds.

Play Normal

Parent Tips

Demonstrate holding, moving and stopping before your child tries.
Replay unfamiliar Mandarin prompts and allow pointing rather than spoken answers.
Start in the open Beginner garden; a successful chase does not demonstrate counting or language mastery.
Celebrate effort instead of speed.

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