For parents & teachers
Learning guides for the early years
One guide for each of our games. Each explains why the skill matters, what children are really practising, what to watch for and simple activities to try away from the screen.
Reading & letters
- 7 min readTeaching Letter Sounds at Home: What Actually Helps a 4- to 6-Year-Old
Why letter sounds matter more than the alphabet song, how to say them cleanly, which letters to start with and simple games that build early phonics.
Goes with Letter Sound Adventure (Ages 4–6) - 7 min readFrom Letter Sounds to Words: Helping Your Child Blend and Build CVC Words
Your child knows the letter sounds but can't read “cat” yet. How blending and segmenting work, why short vowels trip children up and what helps.
Goes with Word Builder (Ages 5–7) - 7 min readBeginning, Middle and End: Helping Young Children Really Understand Stories
Why putting events in order is one of the clearest windows into a child's understanding, the questions that help and everyday sequencing activities.
Goes with Story Sequence Adventure (Ages 5–8)
Numbers & math
- 7 min readCounting Is More Than Saying 1 to 10: Building Number Sense Before School
A child can count to 20 and still not know how many crackers are on the plate. What real counting involves, ten-frames and everyday number games.
Goes with Number Quest (Ages 4–6) - 7 min readLearning Addition and Subtraction Facts Without the Flashcard Battles
Counting on, doubles, making ten and thinking addition for subtraction: the strategies that turn finger counting into known facts, plus card and dice games.
Goes with Number Adventure (Ages 5–9)
Shapes, memory & thinking
- 6 min readShapes, Colors and Patterns: The Early Math Hiding in Everyday Play
Sorting, spotting shapes and continuing patterns are real mathematical thinking. What children learn from them, common mix-ups and ideas for home.
Goes with Shape & Color Detective (Ages 4–6) - 6 min readWhat Memory Games Really Do for Kids (and How to Play Them Well)
An honest look at what matching games practise, why strategy matters more than luck, and memory games to play at home with no equipment at all.
Goes with Memory Match (Ages 5–10)