Nine ways to practise. Try them here.

Every one is a real beat from a quest a teacher approved. Press a card and play it.

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Nine kinds of beat today. Each one here is a real beat the AI Co-author wrote and a teacher approved. Press one and play it.

This shows how a beat works, laid flat. In the game, pupils meet it in the monsters’ 3D world.

Repeat after me

The character says a word; the child says it back.

One beat from the quest “Echoing Classroom Objects”

BlorpI want to pack for school!

Look at this big zipper!

TrioSay bag!

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Name it

The child sees a picture and names it.

One beat from the quest “Naming What Someone Is Doing”

MossieLook at the athlete on the park track...

LopsyWhat action are they doing right now?

A picture to name

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Say the sign

The child reads the word on the sign out loud.

One beat from the quest “Reading Action Verbs”

MossieLook at the first signpost glowing ahead.

Reading this action word will open the gate.

LopsyWhat does the sign say?

bring

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Compare pair

The child hears two words: is one sound the same?

One beat from the quest “Sound Sleuths”

BlorpI want to solve a sound mystery!

Listen to bat and bed!

TrioAre the first sounds same or different?

batbed

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Odd one out

The child taps the picture that does not belong to the category the others share.

One beat from the quest “Packing for the seaside”

MossieHere is another pile for my beach bag.

One of these does not belong under the hot sun.

LopsyWhich one does not belong?

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Find the opposite

The child sees a word and taps the picture that means its opposite.

One beat from the quest “Weather and Temperature Opposites”

BlorpThe sea is completely still today, without a single ripple.

I wonder what the wildest opposite weather would be.

TrioWhat is the opposite of calm?

calm
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Match it

The child taps the picture that matches the word.

One beat from the quest “Winter World”

BlorpI tried sliding down the hill on a lunchbox!

That was silly! Maybe this sign shows a better ride.

TrioCan you tap the picture of the sled?

sled
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Fill the gap

The child hears a sentence with a missing word and says the answer. Three word choices are visible.

One beat from the quest “Forecast Sentence Fill-In”

MossieI love checking the morning news.

One missing word will make this sentence complete.

TrioThe morning forecast says the blankweather will be cold and wet.

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True or false

The child says whether the pictured thing belongs to a named category.

One beat from the quest “Animal or Not?”

MossieHere is a brown boot.

I wondered if a boot is an animal.

TrioIs a boot an animal? Yes or no?

An orange and brown ankle boot on a lilac background

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Highlight the words

Find and mark the words in a short passage that answer the question.

Find the verbs.

The frog jumps over the log and swims away.

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Sort the words

Sort words into the groups they belong to.

Animalsfrogduck

Foodbread

Clothingbootcoat

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Build the sentence

Put the words in order to make a sentence.

jumps.Thefrog

The frog jumps.

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Choose answers

Choose the correct answer or answers to a question.

Which of these are animals?

frogbootducksled

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