What your child is taught, year by year
Children learn to read and spell in a set order, and that order has different names in different countries. Pick the year or grade your child is in to see what it covers, and which games use those exact words.
UK school years
- Reception ages 4–5
- Year 1 ages 5–6
- Year 2 ages 6–7
- Year 3 ages 7–8
- Year 4 ages 8–9
- Year 5 ages 9–10
- Year 6 ages 10–11
US grades
- Kindergarten ages 5–6
- Grade 1 ages 6–7
- Grade 2 ages 7–8
Every Tadpole game asks for the school year once and then keeps the words at that level, so the puzzles stay at the point your child has actually reached.