Maths
Ratio and proportion, negative numbers, algebraic thinking, and probability.
Age 11 · Roughly Grade 6
Independent reasoning, and an explanation that holds up.
By eleven, many children can work through a full session alone. The useful challenge is no longer just finding an answer: it is explaining why it is right, and spotting where an argument is weak.
School systems differ. “Grade 6” is an approximate starting point and can be changed.
Ideas for this age
Skills that often suit age eleven
This is guidance, not a checklist. Independence still varies widely at eleven — the aim is a level where a child can start alone, meet a genuine stretch, and follow the explanation afterwards.
Reading and language
Comparing arguments, spotting bias, structuring a persuasive point, and editing for a reader.
Science and the wider world
Evaluating a study’s limitations, energy and systems, computing logic, and careful claims about AI.
After the demo
Age is a starting point, not a fixed track.
After sign-in, your child’s Home shows the learning goals currently available for their age and level. The demo and printable in this guide are separate ways to try an activity. Practice collections chosen with a parent are separate; these record practice, not independent learning progress.
- Choose 5, 10 or 15 questions for practice
- Teaching has separate steps where offered
- Parent reports distinguish practice from independent progress
Ideas to explore together
Questions that ask for a reason, not just an answer
- Maths: A recipe uses a 2:3 ratio of sugar to flour. If there is 150 g of flour, how much sugar is needed?
- Reading: Two reviewers disagree about the same film. Which sentence states a fact, and which states an opinion?
- Science: An app claims it is “100% accurate.” What question would test that claim?
Free Print & Play sheet
Find the Limitation in the Study
An age 11–12 activity for spotting what is missing or unfair in a simple study, then explaining why it matters. One A4 page, black and white, no account.
Explanations, not just answers
Try the ten-question demo.
Try the approximate age-11 level. If it feels wrong, change it — age is a starting point, not a ceiling.