Nursery 2 / Reception Maths Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 2 (Reception) maths through 9 dojos and 30 short narrated levels, for children aged 4–5.
Coverage spans Number & Numeration, Basic Operations 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 2
- Year group (UK)
- Reception
- Stage (UK)
- Early Years Foundation Stage
- Age
- 4–5
- Dojos
- 9
- Levels
- 30
Nursery 2 Maths topics
Number & Numeration
Counting Dojo
Numbers 1–20
3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Ibrahim has these gems. How many?”
- “Start at 3. Count on one. Where do you land?”
- “What is one less than 5?”
Sort & Match Dojo
Which one belongs?
5 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Sort these into circles and squares.”
- “Sort these into fruits and animals.”
- “Which one does not belong in Tunde's basket?”
More or Fewer Dojo
Compare the groups
3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “On the school bus, Segun counts 2 pupils sitting at the front. Bayo counts 6 pupils sitting at the back. Who counted more?”
- “In the kitchen, Musa has 7 akara on the plate. Chinedu has 8. Who has fewer?”
- “At the market, Fatima has 16 oranges. Funke has 19. Who has more?”
Pattern Parade
What comes next?
3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Drag the next two into place.”
Basic Operations
Bonds Dojo
Missing parts of a whole
4 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “2 and what makes 4?”
- “4 and what makes 5. Drag the missing part into the frame.”
- “7 and what makes 8?”
Addition Dojo
Add it up
3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “2 + 1 = ?”
- “There are 3 bananas and 2 more. How many altogether?”
- “5 + 3 = ?”
Subtraction Dojo
Take away
3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “4 − 2 = ?”
- “5 − 2 = ?”
- “5 − 3 = ?”
Mensuration & Geometry
Position Dojo
Left, right & between
4 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which one is on the left, the Moon or the Cup?”
- “Which one is on the right, the Cup or the Moon?”
- “Where is the ball? Is it inside, or outside?”
2D Shapes Dojo
Circles, squares & more
2 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “What shape is this object?”
- “Drag each shape into the right bin.”
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 2 Maths questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Nursery 2 Maths?
- Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 2 (Reception) maths through 9 dojos and 30 short narrated levels, for children aged 4–5. The topics are Counting, Sort & Match, More or Fewer, Pattern Parade and 5 more, grouped under Number & Numeration, Basic Operations and Mensuration & Geometry.
- What is Nursery 2 in the British system?
- Nursery 2 in Nigeria matches Reception in the UK, which sits in Early Years Foundation Stage, for children aged 4–5. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same maths levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Nursery 2 Maths content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every maths dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Nursery 2 that is Number & Numeration, Basic Operations 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 2?
- 30 levels across 9 dojos at Nursery 2 / Reception, at 10 questions a level — about 300 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- Can a child who cannot read yet use the Nursery 2 Maths levels?
- Yes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration, and answers are tapped or dragged rather than written, so a 4–5 year old can play Nursery 2 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 2 Maths tonight
Create an account, pick Nursery 2 in Settings, and your child starts on the first level of whichever dojo you choose.
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