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136 short lessons for classes 1 to 10 that a child can read alone. Every lesson has a simple explanation, worked examples, an activity to try at home with things you already have, and a practice sheet with an answer key that prints neatly.
- 136 lessons
- Classes 1 to 10
- Printable practice sheets
- Answer keys
- 21 printable books
Practice sheet in every lesson
Answer keys to check your work
Daily practice
Monday is maths day
One lesson for each class group, picked for today. Read it, try the activity, then print the practice sheet. A question from each lesson is below; try it before you open the answer.
Classes 1-2 · Maths
Reading the clock
Try this: The long hand is on 5. How many minutes past the hour is it?
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25 minutes (5 × 5 = 25).
Classes 3-5 · Maths
Multiplication tables made easy
Try this: Fill in the blank: 5, 10, ___, 20, 25.
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15
Classes 6-8 · Maths
Decimals and percentages
Try this: Write 7/10 as a decimal.
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0.7
Classes 9-10 · Maths
Rational and irrational numbers
Try this: Is π equal to 22/7?
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No. 22/7 is only a rational approximation of π. π itself is irrational.
Help for learners
Stuck on a word? Want to know more?
Three free helpers to go with the lessons: a glossary of words explained simply, places to learn more in every subject, and a short lesson on finding good information.
Kids glossary
Maths, science, computer and English words, A to Z, each explained in a sentence or two.
Open the glossaryFind out more
Free, safe, well-known websites and library ideas for every subject.
Find places to learnHow to find good information
Ask a good question, judge a website, check two sources, and stay safe online.
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Choose a class group, a subject, or both. Each lesson takes a few minutes to read, and the practice sheet is a good way to check what you remember.
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Classes 1 and 2
Counting, letters, shapes, our senses and good habits, in short lessons with big pictures.
- Maths
Counting and number names
Count from 1 to 100, learn tens and ones, and write number names like seven, fifteen and forty.
Start the lesson - Maths
Adding and subtracting up to 100
Add and subtract two-digit numbers using tens and ones, with carrying and borrowing explained step by step.
Start the lesson - Maths
Shapes around us
Meet circles, squares, rectangles and triangles, count their sides and corners, and spot solid shapes at home.
Start the lesson - Maths
Reading the clock
Learn the short and long hands, tell the time in hours, half past and quarter past, and count minutes in fives.
Start the lesson - Science
Living and non-living things
Learn how to tell living things like plants and animals from non-living things like stones, chairs and toys.
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Parts of a plant
Meet the roots, stem, leaves, flower, fruit and seed of a plant and learn what each part does for the plant.
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Our five senses
Discover how your eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin help you see, hear, smell, taste and touch the world.
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Water all around us
Find out where water comes from, how we use it every day, and simple ways to keep it clean and save it.
Start the lesson - English
The alphabet and phonics
Learn the 26 letters, which five are vowels, and how sounds blend to make simple words like cat and sun.
Start the lesson - English
Making simple sentences
A sentence tells a complete thought. Learn to build simple sentences with a capital letter, a naming word and a doing word.
Start the lesson - English
Phonics: the sounds letters make
Learn the sound each letter makes and blend sounds together to read short words like cat, pen and sun.
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Rhyming words
Find words that sound the same at the end, like cat and hat, and make your own tiny rhymes.
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Capital letters: when to use them
Learn the three big rules for capital letters: starting a sentence, names of people and places, and the word I.
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Opposites: word pairs
Learn opposite words such as hot and cold, big and small, up and down, and use them in sentences.
Start the lesson - Hindi
Hindi vowels and matras (स्वर और मात्राएँ)
हिंदी के स्वर पहचानो और सीखो कि मात्राएँ व्यंजन से जुड़कर शब्दों को कैसे बनाती हैं।
Start the lesson - Hindi
Hindi consonants (vyanjan) (व्यंजन)
हिंदी के 33 व्यंजन वर्गों में सीखो: क-वर्ग से प-वर्ग तक, फिर य र ल व, श ष स ह और संयुक्त अक्षर।
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Parts of a computer
Meet the monitor, keyboard, mouse and CPU, and learn what each part of a computer does with simple examples.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Mouse and keyboard basics
Learn how to point, click and scroll with a mouse, and what the space bar, Enter, Shift and Backspace keys do.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
National symbols of India
Meet the national flag, emblem, anthem, bird, animal, flower, fruit and tree that stand for India.
Start the lesson - Drawing and craft
Drawing with shapes
Learn to draw houses, trees and more by joining simple shapes: circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.
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Colours and mixing
Meet the three primary colours of paint, red, yellow and blue, and see how mixing them makes orange, green and purple.
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Draw animals and vehicles with shapes
Build a cat, a bus and a boat from circles, rectangles and triangles, one easy step at a time.
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Nature printing with leaves
Press leaves and flowers dipped in paint on paper to make pretty prints, and see the veins of every leaf.
Start the lesson - Life skills and money
Coins and notes: our money
Learn the rupee, coins and notes we use every day, how to add money, and how to count change when we shop.
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Good manners and kindness
Learn the magic words please, thank you and sorry, and simple ways to be polite, share and be kind at home and school.
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My day: a simple timetable
Plan your day with a picture timetable: wake up, school, play, homework, dinner and sleep.
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Saving coins in a piggy bank
Learn why saving coins is a good habit, how to count what you save, and how to wait for something you want.
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Sharing and being kind
Learn easy ways to share, take turns and be kind to friends, family and animals.
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Keeping my room tidy
Learn to put things back in their place, make your bed and keep your space neat in five easy steps.
Start the lesson - Health and safety
Washing hands and staying clean
Learn how and when to wash hands with soap, and simple habits like brushing teeth and covering coughs that keep us healthy.
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Washing hands: the six steps
Learn the six steps for washing hands with soap and water so that germs go down the drain.
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Brushing teeth properly
Learn how and when to brush, how much toothpaste to use and which foods are friends of our teeth.
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My healthy plate
Learn how to fill a plate with grains, vegetables, fruit, protein and milk foods so that you grow strong.
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Crossing the road safely
Learn to stop, look and listen, use zebra crossings and walk safely near roads.
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Classes 3 to 5
Tables, fractions, grammar, the water cycle, the solar system and how to stay safe.
- Maths
Multiplication tables made easy
Understand multiplication as repeated addition and learn tricks and patterns that make tables easy to remember.
Start the lesson - Maths
Division: sharing equally
Learn division as equal sharing and equal grouping, see how it links to multiplication, and handle remainders.
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Fractions: parts of a whole
Learn what numerators and denominators mean, compare fractions, find equal fractions and take fractions of a group.
Start the lesson - Maths
Perimeter and area
Find the distance around a shape (perimeter) and the space inside it (area) for rectangles, squares and triangles.
Start the lesson - Science
Solids, liquids and gases
Learn the three states of matter, how their particles behave, and how heating and cooling change one state into another.
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The water cycle
See how water goes round and round: evaporation, condensation, rain and back to rivers and the sea, all powered by the Sun.
Start the lesson - Science
Food chains and food webs
Follow food and energy from the Sun to plants, plant-eaters and meat-eaters, and see how food chains join into food webs.
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Our solar system
Tour the Sun and its eight planets in order, from Mercury to Neptune, and learn a few key facts about each one.
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Air around us
Find out what air is made of, why every living thing needs it, what makes air dirty and how we can keep it clean.
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Soil and what grows in it
Learn how soil forms from rock, what its layers are, the three main types of soil and which crops grow best in each.
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Animals and their homes
Match animals to the homes they build and the habitats they live in, and see how their bodies suit forests, deserts, cold lands and water.
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Reduce, reuse, recycle
Sort wet and dry waste into the right bins, learn the three Rs and discover how kitchen waste can turn into compost for plants.
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Weather and the seasons of India
Tell weather from climate, learn the four main seasons of India with their months, and see how the monsoon brings rain to the country.
Start the lesson - English
Nouns and pronouns
Nouns name people, places, animals and things. Pronouns take their place. Learn to tell them apart and use them well.
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Verbs and tenses
Verbs are action words. Learn how they change to show the past, the present and the future.
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Adjectives and describing words
Adjectives describe nouns and make your writing colourful. Learn to use them and to compare things.
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Describing people, places and things
Use describing words for colour, size, shape and feel so that your reader can see and touch what you write about.
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Building sentences step by step
Build strong sentences from who, what they do, and extra details like where, when and how.
Start the lesson - Hindi
Nouns in Hindi (संज्ञा)
संज्ञा किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु, स्थान या भाव का नाम है। जानो संज्ञा के तीन भेद: व्यक्तिवाचक, जातिवाचक और भाववाचक।
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Gender and number in Hindi (लिंग और वचन)
लिंग से पता चलता है कि शब्द पुल्लिंग है या स्त्रीलिंग, और वचन से कि एक है या अनेक। जोड़ियों से सीखो।
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Opposite words in Hindi (विलोम शब्द)
विलोम शब्द एक-दूसरे के उलटे अर्थ वाले शब्द होते हैं। दिन-रात, सच-झूठ जैसी जोड़ियाँ बनाना सीखो।
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Hindi adjectives (visheshan) (विशेषण)
विशेषण संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता बताते हैं: गुणवाचक, संख्यावाचक, परिमाणवाचक और सार्वनामिक विशेषण पहचानना सीखो।
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Hindi pronouns (sarvanam) (सर्वनाम)
संज्ञा की जगह आने वाले शब्द सर्वनाम हैं: मैं, तुम, वह, कोई, कौन और जो जैसे सर्वनामों के छह भेद सीखो।
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Hindi synonyms (paryayvachi) (पर्यायवाची शब्द)
एक ही अर्थ वाले अलग-अलग शब्द पर्यायवाची कहलाते हैं: सूर्य, जल, घर, पेड़ और फूल जैसे शब्दों के पर्यायवाची सीखो।
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One word for many (anek shabdon ke liye ek shabd) (अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द)
लंबे वाक्यांश की जगह एक सटीक शब्द लगाना सीखो, जैसे "जहाँ पुस्तकें रखी जाती हैं" के लिए पुस्तकालय।
Start the lesson - Hindi
Hindi sentences and punctuation (vakya aur viram chinh) (वाक्य और विराम चिह्न)
सही क्रम में शब्द जोड़कर वाक्य बनाना और पूर्ण विराम, प्रश्नवाचक, विस्मयादिबोधक तथा अल्प विराम लगाना सीखो।
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Algorithms: instructions step by step
An algorithm is a list of clear steps in the right order. Learn to write, test and fix algorithms on paper.
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Staying safe online
Learn simple rules for staying safe online: keep private things private, make strong passwords and tell a trusted adult.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
Continents and oceans
Learn the seven continents and five oceans of Earth, where India is, and simple ways to remember their names.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
Festivals of India
Discover festivals celebrated across India, such as Diwali, Holi, Eid, Christmas, Pongal and Onam, with respect for all.
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Rivers and mountains of India
Travel across a map of India to meet the Himalayas, the Ghats and the Aravallis, and follow the great rivers from their source to the sea.
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The map of India and its neighbours
Read a map of India using directions, find the seas on three sides, and learn the names and capitals of the countries next door.
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Our community helpers
Meet the people who keep a neighbourhood running, from farmers and doctors to postal workers and sanitation workers, and the tools they use.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
Means of transport and communication
Sort transport into land, water and air, learn how Indian railways and roads connect the country, and see how messages travel from letters to the internet.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
Republic Day, Independence Day and our national days
Learn why 15 August and 26 January are special, what happened on each date, how they are celebrated, and the rules for respecting the flag.
Start the lesson - Drawing and craft
Symmetry and rangoli patterns
Discover lines of symmetry in shapes, letters and rangoli, and learn to draw a pattern whose two halves match.
Start the lesson - Drawing and craft
Crafts from waste paper
Turn clean old newspaper and paper into pen stands and paper beads, and learn why reusing paper helps the Earth.
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The colour wheel: mixing colours
Learn primary and secondary colours, mix new colours with paint or crayons, and make your own colour wheel.
Start the lesson - Drawing and craft
Paper folding: boat and fan
Learn neat folds, then make a paper boat and a pleated fan using only a sheet of paper.
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Making repeating patterns
Create border and block patterns by repeating shapes and colours, and find the part that repeats.
Start the lesson - Life skills and money
Saving and spending wisely
Learn the difference between needs and wants, how to compare prices, and how to save a little each week for something special.
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Telling time: minutes and a.m. and p.m.
Read the minute hand, say times like quarter past and half past, and know what a.m. and p.m. mean.
Start the lesson - Life skills and money
Helping at home
Find safe jobs you can do at home, learn why helping matters and how to do each job with care.
Start the lesson - Health and safety
A balanced diet
Find out what nutrients our food gives us, the main food groups, and how to build a balanced plate every day.
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Road safety
Learn the road rules that keep us safe: footpaths, zebra crossings, traffic lights, helmets, seat belts and the emergency number 112.
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Sleep and play: finding the balance
See why children need good sleep and daily play, and how to balance screens, study, play and rest.
Start the lesson - Health and safety
Safe and unsafe touch
A gentle lesson on safe and unsafe touch, our body belongs to us, and how to say no and tell a trusted adult.
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Sunscreen and drinking water
Learn how to protect skin from strong sun and why we need to drink enough water, especially in hot weather.
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Classes 6 to 8
Algebra, ratio, circuits, photosynthesis, coding ideas and how our country is run.
- Maths
Factors, multiples and prime numbers
Find factors and multiples, spot prime and composite numbers, use divisibility tests, and work out HCF and LCM.
Start the lesson - Maths
Decimals and percentages
Understand tenths and hundredths, change between fractions, decimals and percentages, and work out discounts.
Start the lesson - Maths
Ratio and proportion
Compare quantities with ratios, simplify them, check proportion and use the unitary method to solve everyday problems.
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Algebra: first steps
Use letters for unknown numbers, write simple expressions and solve equations by keeping both sides balanced.
Start the lesson - Science
Simple electric circuits
Build a safe circuit with a cell, bulb and switch, and learn about conductors, insulators and why a circuit must be closed.
Start the lesson - Science
Light, shadows and reflection
Learn how light travels in straight lines, why objects make shadows, and how a mirror reflects light and flips left and right.
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Separating mixtures
Learn how to separate mixtures with hand-picking, winnowing, sieving, sedimentation, filtration, evaporation and magnets.
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How plants make food: photosynthesis
Find out how green leaves use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food and give out oxygen: photosynthesis.
Start the lesson - English
Punctuation made easy
Full stops, commas, question marks, apostrophes and speech marks make writing clear. Learn when to use each one.
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Writing a good paragraph
A good paragraph has a topic sentence, supporting details and a closing sentence. Learn to plan and write one.
Start the lesson - English
Active and passive voice
In active voice the doer acts; in passive voice the action is done to something. Learn to change one into the other.
Start the lesson - English
Subject-verb agreement
Learn how the verb changes to match a singular or plural subject, and fix common mistakes with tricky subjects.
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Articles: a, an and the
Learn when to use a, an or the before a noun, why sounds matter more than letters, and when no article is needed.
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Prepositions of place and time
Use in, on, at, under, between, before and after correctly to say where things are and when things happen.
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Conjunctions and joining sentences
Use and, but, or, so, because, although and when to join short sentences into smooth, well-connected ones.
Start the lesson - Hindi
Verbs and tenses in Hindi (क्रिया और काल)
क्रिया काम का बोध कराती है और काल बताता है कि काम कब हुआ। भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्यत् काल के रूप सीखो।
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Hindi sandhi basics (संधि)
दो वर्णों के मेल से होने वाले बदलाव को संधि कहते हैं: दीर्घ, गुण, वृद्धि, यण और अयादि स्वर संधि उदाहरणों से सीखो।
Start the lesson - Hindi
Hindi compound words (samas) (समास)
दो या अधिक शब्दों को जोड़कर नया छोटा शब्द बनाना समास है: तत्पुरुष, कर्मधारय, द्विगु, द्वंद्व, बहुव्रीहि और अव्ययीभाव सीखो।
Start the lesson - Hindi
Hindi prefixes and suffixes (upsarg aur pratyay) (उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय)
शब्द के आगे लगने वाले उपसर्ग (अ, सु, प्र) और पीछे लगने वाले प्रत्यय (ता, वान, ईय) से नए शब्द बनाना सीखो।
Start the lesson - Hindi
Hindi cases (karak) (कारक)
वाक्य में संज्ञा का क्रिया से संबंध बताने वाले आठ कारक और उनकी विभक्तियाँ (ने, को, से, के लिए, का, में) सीखो।
Start the lesson - Hindi
Hindi letter writing (patra lekhan) (पत्र लेखन)
औपचारिक और अनौपचारिक पत्र का ढाँचा सीखो: पता, दिनांक, संबोधन, विषय, मुख्य भाग, समापन और हस्ताक्षर।
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Loops and patterns
Learn how a loop repeats steps, how to spot patterns, and how to write long instructions in a short way.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
If-then decisions (conditions)
Learn how computers make choices using if, then and else, with true or false conditions and flowcharts.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Binary numbers: how computers count
Computers use only 0 and 1. Learn place values 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and how to change numbers to binary and back.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Flowcharts: drawing a plan
Draw a flowchart with start, step, decision and end shapes, follow the arrows, and plan any task before writing code.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Variables: storing values
A variable is a labelled box in memory that holds a value; learn to set it, change it and trace it on paper step by step.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Input, process, output
Every computer task takes input, processes it with steps, and gives output; learn to spot the three parts and write them in pseudocode.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Files, folders and saving work
Learn what a file is, how folders organise files like a tree, what a file name and extension tell you, and why saving and backups matter.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Searching the web and checking sources
Choose good keywords, read search results wisely, and check who wrote a page, when, and whether other sources agree before you trust it.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
States and union territories of India
India has 28 states and 8 union territories. Learn the difference between them and some state capitals.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
How India is governed
Learn how India is governed: Parliament, the President, the Prime Minister, the courts and local government.
Start the lesson - Drawing and craft
One-point perspective drawing
Learn how artists use a horizon line and one vanishing point to make a flat page look like a road or street going far away.
Start the lesson - Life skills and money
Making a pocket-money budget
Learn to plan pocket money with a simple budget: income, expenses and savings, using real sums and a clear plan.
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Study habits and time planning
Build good study habits with a timetable, priorities, short breaks and a quiet routine, and practise the time sums to plan your evening.
Start the lesson - Health and safety
First aid basics
Learn what first aid means, why we tell an adult first, and what to do for small scrapes, minor burns and nosebleeds.
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Classes 9 and 10
Pythagoras, motion, acids and bases, the internet, the Constitution and money.
- Maths
Pythagoras theorem
In a right-angled triangle, the square on the longest side equals the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
Start the lesson - Maths
Mean, median and mode
Summarise a set of numbers with the mean, median and mode, and learn when each one gives the best picture of the data.
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Rational and irrational numbers
Tell rational numbers from irrational ones, turn recurring decimals into fractions and find where √2 sits on the number line.
Start the lesson - Maths
Polynomials and factorisation
Learn degree and zeroes of a polynomial, use the identities for squares, and factorise quadratics by splitting the middle term.
Start the lesson - Maths
Linear equations in two variables
See why ax + by = c draws a straight line, and solve a pair of such equations by substitution, by elimination and by graphing.
Start the lesson - Maths
Quadratic equations
Solve ax² + bx + c = 0 by factorising and by the quadratic formula, and use the discriminant to predict how many real roots there are.
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Arithmetic progressions
Recognise a sequence with a constant difference, find any term with a + (n − 1)d and add up n terms with the sum formula.
Start the lesson - Science
Acids, bases and salts
Understand acids, bases, indicators, the pH scale, neutralisation and the common salts we use, with balanced equations.
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Newton's laws of motion
Learn the three laws of motion: inertia, force equals mass times acceleration, and equal and opposite reactions, with worked sums.
Start the lesson - English
Writing a formal letter
Learn the parts of a formal letter, from the sender address to the closing, and how to write in a polite, clear tone.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
How the internet works
See how the internet connects devices: clients, servers, routers, IP addresses, domain names and data packets.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Functions: reusing steps
A function is a named block of steps you define once and call many times, with parameters going in and a return value coming out.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Lists and arrays
A list or array stores many values under one name; learn about index numbers starting at 0, and loop through a list to add or find things.
Start the lesson - Computers and coding
Sorting and searching
Trace bubble sort on paper, then compare linear search with binary search and see why a sorted list can be searched in far fewer steps.
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How the web works: URL, HTTP, browser and server
Read the parts of a URL, see how a browser sends an HTTP request to a server and gets a response, and learn what HTTPS and status codes mean.
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Passwords, encryption basics and two-factor
Make strong passwords, see how a Caesar cipher scrambles a message and why a key matters, and learn how two-factor login adds a second lock.
Start the lesson - General knowledge
The Constitution, the Preamble and our rights
Understand the Indian Constitution, the words of the Preamble, and the six fundamental rights every citizen has.
Start the lesson - Life skills and money
Simple interest and how banks work
Understand what a bank savings account is, what interest means, and use the formula SI = P × R × T ÷ 100 with worked examples.
Start the lesson - Health and safety
Sleep, stress and wellbeing
Learn why sleep matters, how many hours school-age children usually need, and simple ways to handle stress and ask for help.
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How a lesson works
Read, try, practise, check
Every lesson follows the same four steps, so you always know what comes next. Parents and teachers can print the practice sheet and keep the answer key.
Read
A friendly explanation with worked examples and, in many lessons, a labelled diagram.
Try it at home
A small activity using things you already have. Some need a grown-up to help, and the lesson says so.
Practise
A practice sheet of 8 to 12 questions that prints on one or two pages.
Check
An answer key on its own page, so you can mark your own work and see where to look again.