Stage 1
Numbers and colors are still new
Where number sense begins — names of numbers, names of colors, counting by eye.
Slowly but in the right direction,one step at a time
Made by a KAIST-trained engineer, the father of a child on the autism spectrum,
who built SlowKids from his own family's experience
children with developmental delays, developmental disabilities, slow learning, or borderline intelligence
— learning tools designed to build the foundations of math step by step, at their own pace.
What is SlowKids?
Standard learning tools move so fast that children can't keep up — SlowKids began with that very worry from parents.
SlowKids is a set of learning tools designed for children with developmental delays, developmental disabilities, slow learning, or borderline intelligence to pick up the basics of math on their own.
With enough thinking time, layered hints, and voice guidance, children get to do it themselves — and that small success becomes the seed of independence.
Used by parents, special education teachers, and cognitive therapists alike.
These words, have you ever
said them quietly to yourself?
You may have heard these dozens of times.
But these words sting fresh every single time.
Before we begin
We buy a workbook, and two pages in, the tears start.
Numbers 1 to 10 — months later, still stuck in the same spot.
One wrong answer, and they won't try again.
Peer-grade books are too fast, younger-grade ones too babyish.
We hear you.
That's why we made small practices paced to your child.
One screen, one step — walking slowly, together, at your child's pace.
Before words,
let us show you!
One slow step at a time.
Instead of flashy reactions, scenes where a child moves forward at their own pace.
A quiet screen, plenty of time to think
Try again — confidence built from small repetitions
Moments the child taps and confirms on their own
Why SlowKids learning tools are different
Staged difficulty
Starts where the child is right now and builds up through small wins
Repetition by design
The same concept practiced from many angles, settling longer and deeper
Enough thinking time
An adjustable wait before answering reduces impulsive picks
Voice guidance
Prompts read aloud, so non-readers can work on their own
Quiet by design
No flashing screens, no jarring sound effects — a calm screen
One screen, one task
Just one activity at a time so attention can settle without competition
Where to start?
Find the right tool for where your child is right now
Stage 2
Holding a pencil, writing is hard
Build the hand control and eye-hand coordination needed before letters and numbers.
Stage 3
Comparison and pattern finding is hard
Size comparison, position words, and repeating patterns — the base of math thinking.
Stage 4
Numbers are known, but adding is hard
Connect numbers with amounts; combine and split to build the idea of addition.
All learning tools at a glance
Browse by category and open any one you'd like to try
Foundations
Eyes and hands first
Number sense
When numbers become amounts
Number relations
Bigger, smaller, same, different
Pre-addition
Combining and splitting numbers
Addition
Building from small steps
Subtraction
Taking away, one step at a time
Multiplication
Patterns in numbers
