Play a few of Pipsland's activities yourself. Pip reads aloud, so turn your sound on. There is nothing to sign up for.
Listening, understanding and reading. Pip reads every word aloud.
Pip reads a short story about turtle hatchlings on a Barbados beach. Then Pip asks four questions about it.
Why it matters: Pip asks what teachers ask: what happened, in what order, why, and what a word means. After each answer, Pip explains it.
Hear a sound and find its letter. Build a word from its sounds. Then read made-up words.
Why it matters: A child cannot know a made-up word by sight. To read it, they must sound it out, so Pip knows they can really read.
Hands-on maths, Barbados style.
Plant rows in Pip's garden to see how multiplication works. Then pay at a Bridgetown market stall with Barbados money.
Why it matters: Children see why the maths works before they learn the facts. Then they use it with the coins and notes they know.
Experiments to play with. Move the sliders, press the buttons and see what happens.
Turn up the sun and watch the sea rise into clouds, rain on the hills and soak into the coral limestone.
Why it matters: Children change one thing and see what happens. That is how scientists work.
Pick a seed, water it and press Next day. Try the window, the cupboard and the fridge.
Why it matters: Days of growing in a few taps. Children see what a seed needs to sprout.
Warm the sea, start the days and watch a storm grow, spin and get weaker over land.
Why it matters: A calm, clear look at the storms every Barbadian family knows, with real Barbados storms.
Sun or shade, spread or folded, breeze on or off. Hang out the shirts and see which one dries first.
Why it matters: Evaporation from the back yard. Science that children can try at home with you.
Pipsland has 744 skills from Reception to Class 4. Try the free demo with your child: 24 questions from their class, then a short report for you.
Your child gets activities like this every day, at their own class level.