Nursery 1 / Nursery Maths Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 1 (Nursery) maths through 5 dojos and 19 short narrated levels, for children aged 3–4.
Coverage spans Number & Numeration and Mensuration & Geometry.
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
- 19
Nursery 1 Maths topics
Number & Numeration
Counting Dojo
Numbers 1–20
4 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Obi has these leaves. How many?”
- “Drag 2 stars into the ninja's pouch.”
- “Tap the group with 1 gem.”
Sort & Match Dojo
Which one belongs?
5 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which one is also a sheep?”
- “Sort these into red and yellow.”
- “Sort these into red and blue.”
More or Fewer Dojo
Compare the groups
4 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Funke has 4 leaves. Musa has 2. Who has more?”
- “Kemi has 2 leaves. Chinedu has 1. Who has fewer?”
- “Emeka has 4 oranges. Chioma has 4. Do they have the same number?”
Pattern Parade
What comes next?
4 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Mensuration & Geometry
2D Shapes Dojo
Circles, squares & more
2 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What shape is this object?”
- “Find the shape that matches.”
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 Maths questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Nursery 1 Maths?
- Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 1 (Nursery) maths through 5 dojos and 19 short narrated levels, for children aged 3–4. The topics are Counting, Sort & Match, More or Fewer, Pattern Parade and 1 more, grouped under Number & Numeration and Mensuration & Geometry.
- 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 maths levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Nursery 1 Maths content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every maths dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Nursery 1 that is Number & Numeration and Mensuration & Geometry — and the same levels are matched to the British Early Years Foundation Stage programme of study.
- How many Maths levels are there for Nursery 1?
- 19 levels across 5 dojos at Nursery 1 / Nursery, at 10 questions a level — about 190 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- Can a child who cannot read yet use the Nursery 1 Maths 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 maths without reading the screen.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain is free to play online — every dojo, every level, with narration. Ninja Pass is ₦1,500 a month, or ₦15,000 a year (two months free), and adds offline play, the parent progress report and up to three children. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just Maths.
Play Nursery 1 Maths 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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