For Ontario families with children in Grades 2–6
Help your child read with evidence, understand words and reason through math.
Short, practical learning sessions for elementary families. Try a complete reading or math activity with explanations, no account or payment needed.
Most current activities: Grades 3–5 · Some Grade 5–6 math · Free public activities
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Featured reading
How Does a Bill Become a Law in Canada? Parliament's Steps
Follow a bill through Parliament from first reading to Royal Assent, compare the House of Commons with the Senate, and explain who does what at each step.
- Suggested Grades 3–5
- 412 words to read or listen to
- 20 questions, with hints
- You will practise: compare and contrast two groups (House of Commons and Senate), and put the steps of a process in order
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- Daily Read · CanadaHow Does a Bill Become a Law in Canada? Parliament's Steps2026-11-13
- MathPictographs and Tally Charts: Read the Key, Count Whole and Half Symbols2026-11-14
- Everyday EnglishBedtime Routine: 14 Everyday English Words2026-11-14
- WritingTake Notes: Key Words, Not Sentences, Then Write From Them2026-11-14
- ReasoningElse If Chains: Many Choices, First Match Wins2026-11-14
- Word StudyLong Vowels: igh, y, oa, ow and Silent e (light, fly, boat, snow)2026-11-14
More things to wonder about
See every readingShort Story: The Deep End
An original story about a swim test. Tell the topic from the theme, state the message in a full sentence and find the evidence for it.
Skill: Tell a story's topic from its theme, state the theme as a message in your own words, and support it with evidence from what the characters say and doHow Does a Wedge Work? Two Ramps Back to Back
A wedge is two ramps back to back. Use a labelled diagram to see how it turns a downward push into a sideways split, and why a thinner wedge needs less force.
Skill: Use a labelled diagram together with the text to explain that a wedge is two inclined planes back to back, that it turns a push in one direction into pushes in another, and to compare a thin, long wedge with a thick, short one to predict which needs less push and which must travel fartherHow Do Canadian Postal Codes Work? Reading the Letters and Digits
Learn what the six characters of a Canadian postal code mean, which first letters belong to Ontario, and what a zero in the middle tells you.
Skill: Read a code as a system: find the main idea, sort details by position, and use the rules to decode an exampleFamily outings coming up in the GTA
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For parents
One session, one skill, one next step
Choose a topic, ask your child to explain one answer, and check the worked explanation together. Public lessons include complete explanations and do not require sign-in.
Family outings across the GTA
Library programs, farms, museums and free events, each checked against the organizer’s page.
CCAT and gifted screening
The DDSB process, what scores mean, and how to practise reasoning without memorizing test questions.
Assessment Centre
Ready for an advanced math challenge?
Advanced Mathematics Challenge: 20 questions in 60 minutes. Choose an invitation-only online exam with automatic marking, or a supervised paper exam. Both offer signed completion records.
Current lessons focus on elementary learners. This is a growing library, not a complete curriculum for Grades 2–6.