Kindergarten maths, English and science practice for NSW
Learnest gives your Kindergarten child about twelve minutes of maths, English and science a day, pitched at the skill they are on, and tells you that night which skill is slipping.
A$10 a month for one child, A$5 for each extra child.
Parent guides: starting Kindergarten, learning to read, early maths and handwriting.
What your child works on in Kindergarten
- Maths
- Counting to 20 and reading numbers, more, fewer and the same, putting groups together and taking some away, parts of ten, sharing equally, repeating patterns, simple shapes, days of the week and o'clock.
- English
- Letter sounds and joining them into words, rhymes and syllables, reading three-letter words and words like frog and ship, words to know by sight, capital letters and full stops, and understanding a short story.
- Science
- The five senses, living and non-living things, plants and animals, what things are made of, how things move, and asking questions.
Kindergarten is Early Stage 1 of the NSW syllabus. The first day in each subject is a check that finds where your child is. A Hear it button reads maths and science questions aloud.
Starting school or in Year 1? Try the free Year 1 phonics check practice: 40 words, half of them made up, read aloud to you, with the patterns to practise next.
Sample questions
Questions from Learnest's own Early Stage 1 question bank. Try each one, then open the worked answer.
Or hand the device over: let your child try seven questions on the real screens, about five minutes, no sign-up.
Pick an answer to check it. Try a wrong one too: you see the mistake that usually leads to it.
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Maths: days of the week
Today is Friday. What day was yesterday?
- Option A: Wednesday
- Option B: Friday
- Option C: Thursday
- Option D: Saturday
See the worked answer
Answer: C, Thursday
Yesterday is the day before today, and the day before Friday is Thursday.
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Maths: take some away
Omar has 10 grapes. Omar gives away 5. How many grapes are left?
Your child types the answer.
See the worked answer
Answer: 5
Start with the whole group, then take the amount away.
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English: read a riddle
It is red with black spots. It has six legs.
- Option A: bug
- Option B: bee
- Option C: moth
- Option D: apple
See the worked answer
Answer: A, bug
This bug is red with black spots, and it has six legs.
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Science: living and non-living
Which one is not living?
- Option A: ball
- Option B: flower
- Option C: moth
- Option D: caterpillar
See the worked answer
Answer: A, ball
A ball rolls only when something pushes it. It does not grow or eat, so it is not living.
Questions parents ask
How long does Learnest take each day in Kindergarten?
About twelve minutes. Each session starts with reviews, then new work at your child's level. In Settings you can make a child's sessions shorter or longer.
What do I get each night?
An email each school night naming the skill that slipped, at 9:30 pm or a time you pick, and a weekly email with the week and a note for the tutor. Your dashboard shows each child's day, their gaps and whether a fix has held.
Does it follow the NSW syllabus for Kindergarten?
Yes. Learnest works from the Early Stage 1 maths, English and science skills of the NSW syllabus. The first day in each subject is a check that finds your child's level, and the app plans each day from their answers.
What does it cost?
A$10 a month for one child and A$5 a month for each extra child. It starts with 14 days free: you add a card on Stripe's page and pay A$0 today. Cancel online before day 14 and you pay nothing.
Who runs Learnest?
Learnest is a small Australian business run by a sole trader, ABN 82 503 370 076. Email hello@learnest.com.au with any question about it.
About twelve minutes a day, planned for your child.
Learnest finds the level, teaches the gap and tells you that night which skill is slipping.
Learnest is not affiliated with ACARA, NESA, the NSW Department of Education or the Australian Maths Trust. Every question on this page is Learnest's own, written for practice. None comes from a past paper.