Pencil Ready with Len

Pencil ready?

Five-minute brain exercises with Len. Just a pencil, a cup of tea or coffee, and your own kitchen table.

Len Hartley sitting at a wooden kitchen table with a blue mug of tea, glasses on his head and a red pencil behind his ear.
Len Hartley, The Kitchen Table Coach. Len is an AI character.

Move one stick

9 + 3 = 5 isn't true. Move just one stick to make it right. There are three different answers. Tap a stick to pick it up, then tap where it should go.

Pick up any stick.

Found:???

This one is the grand finale on Day 29 of Len's book. There are 29 days of warming up before it.

Cover of the book Pencil Ready? 30 Days at the Kitchen Table, with Len at his kitchen table.

Pencil Ready? 30 Days at the Kitchen Table

One brain exercise a day for a month, about five minutes each, getting gently harder each week. Print the pages, sharpen your pencil, and have a go.

  • 30 daily challenges: numbers, words, memory, focus, stick puzzles and real-world sums
  • Rail, road, air and kitchen rounds built on everyday timings
  • A fridge tracker, a score log and all the answers at the back
  • Printable PDF in A4 and US Letter
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Weekly puzzle packs

Fresh puzzles arriving every week, so there's always something new at the table. Starting soon.

Want to know when? Email Len at hello@pencilreadylen.com.

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