For Parents
Simple, practical ways to help your child at home. Every game is free, short (3–7 minutes) and linked to what your child is learning in school.
Help at home for every brain
Quick ideas for children who learn in different ways. Find out more about Brilliant Brains →
- Read together every day, taking turns. Keep it relaxed and fun.
- Try audiobooks alongside the printed book, or our read-along stories.
- Play word and sound games in the car and at meals.
- Let your child tell you their ideas out loud before writing.
- Praise effort and ideas, not just neat spelling.
- Use real objects: count coins, pasta, Lego or stairs together.
- Play board games and card games with dice and scores.
- Cook and bake together: measuring is maths!
- Let your child use a number line or tables chart. It builds understanding.
- Stay calm and positive: we can work it out together.
- Use picture routines for mornings, homework and bedtime.
- Break jobs into small steps: first shoes, then coat.
- Build in movement: outdoor play, sport and brain breaks.
- Use a timer so your child can see how long is left.
- Notice and praise good choices straight away.
- Choose easy clothes: velcro shoes, elastic waists, big buttons.
- Break skills into small steps and practise little and often.
- Try swimming, dance or martial arts to build coordination.
- Use a picture checklist to pack the school bag.
- Allow extra time in the morning, so it feels calm, not rushed.
- Give one instruction at a time, and show as well as say.
- Use pictures and gestures alongside words.
- Talk about what you are doing as you cook, shop or play.
- Give lots of time to answer, without finishing their sentence.
- Teach new words before a big event, like a trip or a new topic.
- Use a visual plan of the day, and prepare for changes early.
- Create a calm, quiet space your child can go to.
- Respect sensory needs: headphones, comfy clothes, familiar foods.
- Use your child's interests to make tasks fun.
- Allow time to rest and recharge after school.
Tips that help every child
- Little and often. Ten relaxed minutes a day beats one long session.
- Routines. The same time and place for homework helps children settle.
- Move first. A snack and a run around before homework helps the brain get ready.
- Strengths first. Notice and name what your child does well.
- Work with the school. Share what works at home with your child's teacher.
Using Spraoi at home
- What should my child know? See what children learn in every class, from Junior Infants to 6th Class.
- Extra help settings. Read-aloud, bigger text, calmer colours, dyscalculia-friendly maths and a focus timer, all in Easy-read settings.
- Read-along stories. 15 free stories that read themselves aloud, with each word lighting up.
- Progress. See which games your child has played, below. It stays private on this device.
- Add Spraoi to your phone. Use it like an app, free. iPhone or iPad: open spraoilearning.ie in Safari, tap the Share button, then “Add to Home Screen”. Android: open it in Chrome, tap the ⋮ menu, then “Install app” or “Add to Home screen”.
Free parents' guide: what your child learns in each class
The Maths, English and Irish topics for every class from Junior Infants to 6th Class, in plain English – plus a short monthly email with learning tips and new free games.
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Printables for home
Wall charts, guides and activity packs to use at home. Every game on Spraoi stays free – buying a printable helps us keep it that way.
Christmas Activity Pack
Maths, English and Gaeilge Christmas activities matched to the Irish curriculum. Answers included.
Dyscalculia Maths Toolkit
Number lines, a hundred square, a place value mat, times table strips and step-by-step methods to keep on the desk.
Ready for Secondary
Checklists, a timetable and locker planner, study skill cards, a strengths page and maths and English recap sheets for a confident move to 1st Year.
ADHD Brain-Break and Routine Pack
Move and calm brain-break cards, visual routines, a homework helper, focus blocks, a calm plan and a star chart.
Read-along Stories
Printable decodable stories with a QR code on every story to hear it read aloud, with each word lighting up.
Home and School Bundle
Neurodiversity at Home for you, plus Neurodiversity in the Classroom to share with your child's teacher, so home and school work together.
Neurodiversity at Home
Practical, positive ideas for home: routines, homework, sleep, talking to your child, and first steps in Ireland.
Complete Chart Bundle
All 8 chart packs in one download: Maths, English, Gaeilge, Geography, Science, History, Wellbeing and Spanish.
Maths Chart Pack
Times tables, place value, fractions, time, money, shapes and more – clear, colourful and dyscalculia-friendly.
English Chart Pack
Punctuation, parts of speech, spelling rules, homophones, story planning and more – clear, colourful and dyslexia-friendly.
Gaeilge Chart Pack
Phrases, days, months, colours, numbers, weather, feelings and more – with English under every word, so the whole family can help.
Geography Chart Pack
Counties, rivers and mountains, continents, the compass, map skills, weather, planet Earth and more.
Science Chart Pack
Living things, plants, the human body, materials, forces, electricity, the solar system and more.
History Chart Pack
Ireland's story from the Stone Age to the Famine: Celts, Saint Patrick, Vikings, Normans and more.
Wellbeing Chart Pack
Feelings, calm-down tools, breathing, friendship, growth mindset, online safety and a kindness challenge.
French Chart Pack
Greetings, numbers, colours, family, animals, food, weather and French sounds, with English under every word.
STEM Challenge Pack
Design-process poster, coding words, bridges, simple machines, materials, circuits, 12 hands-on challenge cards and an engineer's notebook.
Spanish Chart Pack
Greetings, numbers, colours, days, family, animals, food, weather and Spanish sounds, with English under every word.
Money Conversation Cards
Easy, fun questions that get the whole family talking about money, with a parent guide on every card.
Money Vocabulary Cards
Everyday money words – budget, need, want, wage, balance – with simple meanings on the back.
Matched to school
Every game follows the primary curriculum used in Irish schools, so you can help at home even if you went to school somewhere else.
Private by design
No ads, no child accounts, no personal details. Progress stays on your device.
Made for every learner
Short instructions, read-aloud, no timers, clues instead of red crosses. Designed with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and DLD in mind. See Brilliant Brains
Progress on this device
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Share with other families
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How the curriculum links work
Ireland's Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2023) and Primary Language Curriculum (2019) set learning outcomes for two-year stages. 3rd and 4th Class share Stage 3. Each topic shows the curriculum strand unit it practises. The "4th Class focus" is our own choice of level for 4th Class, not an official requirement.
These are everyday ideas, not a diagnosis or medical advice. If you have questions about your child, their teacher or GP is a great place to start.