Every magnet has two ends called poles. We call them North (N, often red) and South (S, often blue). The poles are where the pulling power is strongest.
Even Earth itself is a giant magnet! That's why a compass needle always points north — it's lining up with Earth's magnetic field.
Put two magnets together with the same poles facing (N to N or S to S) — they push each other away. Try the opposite poles (N to S) — they snap together.
Most things — wood, plastic, paper, water, glass — don't feel magnets at all. Even most metals (gold, silver, aluminium, copper) ignore them. Only iron, nickel, and cobalt are magnetic. Steel works because it's mostly iron.
Tap each thing — does it stick to a magnet?
Magnets are everywhere — fridge doors, headphones, electric motors, MRI scanners, computer hard drives, credit-card stripes, train doors, bell speakers. Every motor that spins is using a magnet pulling and pushing in a clever way.
You can hold one magnet in each hand and feel the other one — without anything in between. That's what makes magnets feel magic. Opposites pull, sames push, and only iron-family metals listen.
The Sun, your fridge, and the inside of your phone all use magnets. Same rule, every time.