The CurioKids curriculum
Phonics Starter is 52 lessons in 10 units that teach reading sound by sound, followed by CEFR-based levels Pre-A1, A1, A2. Most children start with Phonics Starter; a child who already reads can be placed straight into a CEFR-based level after the free first lesson.
Part 1: learning to read
Phonics Starter: 52 lessons in 10 units
The units are taught in order, lesson by lesson, and each one builds on the last: from single letter sounds to reading whole sentences and a first short story.
Part 2: building English
Then CEFR-based levels
After Phonics Starter, children work through CEFR-based levels. Each one corresponds to a Cambridge English Young Learners level.
Pre-A1Cambridge Starters
Familiar words and very short phrases about themselves and their world.
A1Cambridge Movers
Everyday expressions and simple questions and answers, spoken slowly and clearly.
A2Cambridge Flyers
Simple conversations and short texts about everyday life, including the past.
CEFR Pre-A1, A1 and A2 correspond to the Cambridge English Young Learners levels Starters, Movers and Flyers. CurioKids is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge University Press and Assessment.
Moving up
How your child moves through the curriculum
Your child's teacher decides when they are ready to move up, based on their assessments.
A starting level in the free first lesson
In the free first lesson, the teacher gets to know your child and records a starting level.
Phonics Starter first
Phonics Starter teaches reading sound by sound. Most children start with Phonics Starter; a child who already reads can be placed straight into a CEFR-based level after the free first lesson.
Teachers assess as your child learns
Teachers record new assessments as your child progresses: an overall level, plus listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Moving up
When a teacher assesses your child at a higher level, they move up. Children leave Phonics Starter when they are assessed at Pre-A1 or above.
A certificate each time
Each time your child moves up a level you get a certificate (PDF), and you can follow their progress in your parent dashboard.
Inside a 25-minute lesson
Live, 1-to-1, with a real teacher
Every lesson is 25 minutes, just your child and their teacher, in the CurioKids online classroom.
- Live video
- Interactive whiteboard
- Lesson slides
- Games
Hello and warm-up
Your child's teacher says hello and warms up with sounds or words.
Something new
New sounds, words or phrases, one step at a time on the lesson slides.
Practise together
Blending, reading and speaking practice on the interactive whiteboard.
Play and recap
Games to practise what's new, then a quick recap together.
See how CurioKids works, from the free first lesson to certificates, or read the FAQ.
Founding families
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Meet a teacher, see how lessons work, and only choose a plan if your child wants to continue. Plans start from S$16.58 per lesson.
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