Nursery 1 / Nursery English Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 1 (Nursery) English through 5 dojos and 21 short narrated levels, for children aged 3–4.
Coverage spans Phonics, Vocabulary and Listening & Speaking.
Every level is matched to both the Nigerian NERDC primary curriculum and the British Early Years Foundation Stage, and plays in a browser or the installed app.
- Class (Nigeria)
- Nursery 1
- Year group (UK)
- Nursery
- Stage (UK)
- Early Years Foundation Stage
- Age
- 3–4
- Dojos
- 5
- Levels
- 21
Nursery 1 English topics
Phonics
ABC Dojo
Letters & sounds
5 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Rhyme Time
Words that sound the same
4 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which word rhymes with hat?”
- “Which word rhymes with pig?”
- “Which word rhymes with fan?”
Vocabulary
Name It
Words for things
4 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Colour Words Dojo
Names for colours
5 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Listening & Speaking
Big Ears
Listen & match
3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Listen, then pick the picture.”
What a level is like
Every level is 10 questions long and takes a few minutes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration rather than robotic text-to-speech, and answers are tapped, dragged or typed on a number pad rather than written, so a child who is still learning to read can play unaided.
Most dojos open with a short lesson before the questions start. Get one wrong and the level teaches the step you missed before showing the answer, and you can play the level again — the questions vary on each replay, so it is practice rather than memorising a fixed sheet. Levels are scored out of three stars.
Nursery 1 English questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Nursery 1 English?
- Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 1 (Nursery) English through 5 dojos and 21 short narrated levels, for children aged 3–4. The topics are ABC, Rhyme Time, Name It, Colour Words and 1 more, grouped under Phonics, Vocabulary and Listening & Speaking.
- What is Nursery 1 in the British system?
- Nursery 1 in Nigeria matches Nursery in the UK, which sits in Early Years Foundation Stage, for children aged 3–4. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same English levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Nursery 1 English content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every English dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Nursery 1 that is Phonics, Vocabulary and Listening & Speaking — and the same levels are matched to the British Early Years Foundation Stage programme of study.
- How many English levels are there for Nursery 1?
- 21 levels across 5 dojos at Nursery 1 / Nursery, at 10 questions a level — about 210 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- Can a child who cannot read yet use the Nursery 1 English levels?
- Yes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration, and answers are tapped or dragged rather than written, so a 3–4 year old can play Nursery 1 English without reading the screen.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain costs ₦15,000 per year for a child, and a 3-day free trial unlocks when you invite three friends. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just English.
Play Nursery 1 English tonight
Create an account, pick Nursery 1 in Settings, and your child starts on the first level of whichever dojo you choose.
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