Nursery 2 / Reception Science Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 2 (Reception) science through 6 dojos and 19 short narrated levels, for children aged 4–5.
Coverage spans Living Things, Earth & Space and Our Environment.
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
- 6
- Levels
- 19
Nursery 2 Science topics
Living Things
Living Things Dojo
Living vs non-living
5 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Is this living or non-living?”
- “Does this thing grow bigger over time?”
- “Does this thing need food and water to stay alive?”
My Body
Body parts & senses
2 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “What do we use the tongue for?”
- “How many knees does a person have?”
My Senses Dojo
See, hear, smell, taste, touch
5 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Chinedu touches the pot on the fire. Does it feel hot or cold?”
- “Aisha hears the sleeping cat. Is it loud or quiet?”
- “Sort these into things we see and things we hear.”
Animal Friends Dojo
Sounds, babies & homes
3 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “What do we call this animal's baby?”
- “What name do we give to this animal's baby?”
- “Where does this animal live?”
Earth & Space
Weather Dojo
Weather & seasons
2 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which season is it when it rains often and the ground is wet and green?”
- “In which season do we most often see this misty weather?”
Our Environment
Stay Safe Dojo
Hygiene & safety
2 of its 10 levels are set at Nursery 2
Questions at this level look like:
- “Why is it good to wear clean clothes?”
- “Ada says it is safe to look both ways before crossing. Is Ada right?”
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 Science questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Nursery 2 Science?
- Alpha Brain teaches Nursery 2 (Reception) science through 6 dojos and 19 short narrated levels, for children aged 4–5. The topics are Living Things, My Body, My Senses, Animal Friends and 2 more, grouped under Living Things, Earth & Space and Our Environment.
- 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 science levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Nursery 2 Science content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every science dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Nursery 2 that is Living Things, Earth & Space and Our Environment — and the same levels are matched to the British Early Years Foundation Stage programme of study.
- How many Science levels are there for Nursery 2?
- 19 levels across 6 dojos at Nursery 2 / Reception, 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 2 Science 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 science 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 Science.
Play Nursery 2 Science 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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