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Story Time Chess The Authority in Early Childhood Chess At Story Time Chess, we understand the profound benefits of chess and the effectiveness of learning through storytelling.

Story Time Chess is revolutionizing early childhood education by using a unique story-based curriculum, that explains why chess pieces move the way they do. We pride ourselves in creating a fun and interactive learning environment that has children begging for more. This new approach enables children as young as three to comprehend the rules of chess, while developing a passion to continue playing outside of the learning environment. Chess is a game that acts as literal brain food:
• Increasing IQs
• Enhancing arithmetical skills
• Honing verbal skills
• Sharpening critical thinking
• Boosting emotional intelligence
• Raising self esteem
• Instilling confidence

Let Us Teach:
A network of Certified Story Tellers, hand selected and trained experts in our curriculum, who provide one-on-one lessons or group sessions in your home. Teach You To Teach:
Provide Teachers, regardless of chess experience, with a cloud-based portal designed to teach you to teach our curriculum in your school. Learn more here: www.ChessAtThree.com

Another way to make learning stick? Get up, move, act it out. 🕺♟️We call them Chessercises: movement-based activities th...
10/07/2026

Another way to make learning stick? Get up, move, act it out. 🕺♟️

We call them Chessercises: movement-based activities that get kids out of their seats and using their whole bodies to learn chess. Instead of only telling a child how a knight moves, we might have them jump the knight’s “L” themselves. Suddenly, something that felt abstract on a chessboard becomes something they’ve actually done.

For young kids especially, learning doesn’t have to mean sitting still and listening. Moving, pretending, and playing give them another way to understand and remember new ideas.

Plus, sometimes little bodies just need to MOVE. And we’re more than happy to make that part of the lesson

So, what exactly is a mini-game? ♟️Learning chess can be a lot for a beginner. There are six different pieces, different...
10/05/2026

So, what exactly is a mini-game? ♟️

Learning chess can be a lot for a beginner. There are six different pieces, different ways to move, new rules to remember, and eventually, strategy to think about too. That’s why at Story Time Chess, we don’t expect kids to learn everything at once.

Our mini-games break chess down into smaller, playful challenges that focus on just one or two pieces and one specific skill at a time. Kids get to play right away, make their own decisions, experiment, and understand why a move works before we add something new.

Over time, those little skills start coming together until your child is ready to put all the pieces on the board and play a full game of chess.

It may look a little different from the chess you grew up with. That’s exactly the point. 💜

There’s a reason we put stories at the center of how we teach chess.For a young child, being told that a bishop moves di...
10/04/2026

There’s a reason we put stories at the center of how we teach chess.

For a young child, being told that a bishop moves diagonally or a knight moves in an L-shape can feel pretty abstract. But introduce that same idea through a character they know, a story they remember, and a world they can picture? Suddenly, the move has meaning. Stories give children context for new information and help turn something unfamiliar into something they can understand, remember, and talk about.

10/02/2026

We’re getting in on Prime Big Deal Days a little early! 👀♟️

There’s an early Prime Big Deal Days deal on Story Time Chess The Game over at Amazon! If you’ve been thinking about bringing Chesslandia home, now’s a pretty good time to do it.

And while we’re sharing exciting news… our game has a brand new look! We have new tin packaging and we’re very excited about it. Same stories, characters, and chess fun inside, now in a tin made to be played with, packed up, and pulled out again and again.

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Our Summer of Sportsmanship starts TODAY where campers build confidence, make friends, and learn how to celebrate wins, ...
06/29/2026

Our Summer of Sportsmanship starts TODAY where campers build confidence, make friends, and learn how to celebrate wins, handle losses, and cheer each other on, both on and off the chess board.

Camp runs all summer, are you registered?

Happy last day of school! 🎉♟️Whether we'll see you at Summer Camp or around the chess board this season, we hope your su...
06/26/2026

Happy last day of school! 🎉♟️
Whether we'll see you at Summer Camp or around the chess board this season, we hope your summer is filled with laughter, learning, and plenty of fun

Derby Day… but make it chess 🐎♟️Swipe to play →What did YOU name your horse?
05/02/2026

Derby Day… but make it chess 🐎♟️
Swipe to play →

What did YOU name your horse?

Hi May 👋🌿We’re taking chess outside today ♟️💛
05/01/2026

Hi May 👋🌿
We’re taking chess outside today ♟️💛

One of our favorite things about chess? It’s never just about chess ♟️💛Every game is a chance for kids to build confiden...
04/16/2026

One of our favorite things about chess? It’s never just about chess ♟️💛
Every game is a chance for kids to build confidence, practice good sportsmanship, and work through problems in a fun way.

Just a kid feeling very proud of their next move ♟️💛 These little moments are why we love what we do.
04/14/2026

Just a kid feeling very proud of their next move ♟️💛 These little moments are why we love what we do.

Address

254 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
11215

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9am - 6:30pm
Friday 9am - 6:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+1 212-796-2737

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