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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:

    • “Drag 10 apples into the ninja's pouch”
    • “Drag 1 gem into the toy box”
    • “Drag 10 cherries into the ninja's pouch”

  • 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 red and yellow.”
    • “Which one does not belong in Tunde's basket?”
    • “Which one goes with a key?”

  • More or Fewer Dojo

    Compare the groups

    3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2

    Questions at this level look like:

    • “Who has fewer fish, Chinedu or Ngozi?”
    • “Do Bayo and Halima have the same number of apples?”
    • “Which number is bigger, 4 or 9?”

  • Pattern Parade

    What comes next?

    3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2

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:

    • “Bayo has 3 stars. How many more stars make 5?”
    • “Funke has 3 lemons. How many more lemons make 4?”
    • “Chinedu has 2 cherries. How many more cherries make 3?”

  • Addition Dojo

    Add it up

    3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2

    Questions at this level look like:

    • “A pupil stacks 1 toy blocks. 2 more blocks are added to the tower. How many blocks are there now?”
    • “2 + 3 = ?”
    • “Funke scores 2 goals in the first game and 5 in the second. How many goals in all?”

  • Subtraction Dojo

    Take away

    3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2

    Questions at this level look like:

    • “Funke brings 2 oranges to sell at the market. 1 oranges remain unsold at closing time. How many oranges were sold?”
    • “Emeka brings 4 oranges to sell at the market. 3 oranges remain unsold at closing time. How many oranges were sold?”
    • “3 − 2 = ?”

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 Bee or the House?”
    • “Which one is on the right, the Car or the Flower?”
    • “What is to the left of the Egg?”

  • 2D Shapes Dojo

    Circles, squares & more

    2 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2

    Questions at this level look like:

    • “How many sides does this shape have?”

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 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 Maths.

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