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Maia, cat, on the subject of dinner

That's a Year 4 fraction, and it's dinner. In Maia’s Pet Club, children in Years 4 and 5 look after a pet, and every bit of care is real maths: fractions to feed, decimals to wash, coordinates to play.

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Care is the maths

Looking after a pet is the maths.

There is no worksheet. Every way of caring for the pet is a short task, and the right answer is what the pet gets. Scroll, and watch three of them land.

the scoop

Feed0/4 scoop

  1. Feed: Fractions

    Three quarters of a scoop, and not a biscuit more.

    Feeding is fractions. The scoop fills a quarter at a time, and when the answer is right the bowl gets exactly that much. Maia eats it.

    You want the biggest scoop for Maia's cat biscuits. Your choices are 2/4 cup, 3/4 cup and 1/4 cup. Which is the biggest?

    A real task from the game

  2. Wash: Decimals and volume

    1.2 L and 0.3 L make a very happy dog.

    Washing is decimals. Two jugs go into the bucket, the water rises to the level the child worked out, and Max has a long drink.

    You help Miso's owner next door, then pour a jug of 1.2 L and a jug of 0.3 L into Max's bucket. How much water is in it now?

    A real task from the game

  3. Play: Coordinates

    Across 6, up 3. Fetch!

    Playing is coordinates. The child marks the point on the grid, the ball lands on that spot in the yard, and Max runs for it.

    A note on the fridge says the ball goes on the point (6, 3). Mark it for Max.

    A real task from the game

Try it

Go on, feed Maia.

A real task from the game, checked by the game's own maths engine. Get it wrong first if you like: a miss gets a hint, never a red cross. No sign-up, and nothing is saved.

Getting Maia's dinner ready

Feelings

They feel things, the way real animals do.

Eight feelings, shown in the eyes, ears and mouth, and blended by degree: a little sleepy, very happy. A wrong answer never makes a pet sad. It looks puzzled and thinks it over with you. Tap a face.

What you won’t find

  • No timers
  • No streak pressure
  • No loot boxes
  • No ads
  • No red crosses

For parents

You see the maths. They see a pet.

A parent or guardian sets up the account and stays in charge. Children sign in with a picture PIN and never type an email.

  • No ads.
  • No chat or contact with strangers.
  • No real names needed: children use a nickname.
  • A parent or guardian sets up the account. Children never enter an email.
  • Feelings check-ins are off unless a parent turns them on, and they are deleted after 30 days.
  • No third-party trackers or analytics.
  • Children's data is stored in Australia (AWS Sydney).
  • Parents can download or delete everything at any time.

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Maia’s Pet Club for grown-ups

Example

This week

Monday to today.

Minutes this week

64 minutes

Tasks finished

38 this week

Minutes by day

Skills

  • Equivalent fractions
    72%

    Level 2, 14 attempts

  • Ordering decimalsNeeds practice
    35%

    Level 2, 9 attempts

  • Reading coordinates
    58%

    Level 3, 11 attempts

  • PerimeterJust started
    12%

    Level 1, 2 attempts

An example of the parent area. The numbers are made up.

Curriculum

Every strand, counted in rods.

One rod per strand of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics v9.0, one cube per content description. Solid cubes are practised fully, striped ones in part. The cover ratings are our own, and we show the gaps too.

  • Full: practised at several levels
  • Partial: the main skill, not all of the wording
  • Thin: only a small piece
  • Not yet: not practised yet

Year 4

23 content descriptions

  • Number

    9

    6 full, 3 partial

    See the 9 descriptions
    • AC9M4N01Place value to tenths and hundredths; decimal notationFull
    • AC9M4N02Explain and use properties of odd and even numbersFull
    • AC9M4N03Equivalent fractions with related denominators; fractions and decimalsFull
    • AC9M4N04Count by fractions incl. mixed numerals; number linesFull
    • AC9M4N05Multiply and divide by multiples and powers of 10Full
    • AC9M4N07Estimation and rounding to check reasonableness, incl. moneyFull
    • AC9M4N06Efficient strategies for +, - (and ×, ÷ without remainder)Partial
    • AC9M4N08Modelling additive and multiplicative problems, incl. moneyPartial
    • AC9M4N09Follow and create algorithms (steps and decisions) that make sets of numbersPartial

  • Algebra

    2

    2 full

    See the 2 descriptions
    • AC9M4A01Unknown values in + and - equationsFull
    • AC9M4A02Multiplication facts to 10 × 10 and related division; mental strategiesFull

  • Measurement

    4

    4 full

    See the 4 descriptions
    • AC9M4M01Read unmarked and partial units: length, mass, capacity, duration, temperatureFull
    • AC9M4M02Measure and approximate perimeter and area, formal and informal unitsFull
    • AC9M4M03Duration incl. am/pm; convert units of timeFull
    • AC9M4M04Angle names: acute, obtuse, straight, reflex, revolution; relation to a right angleFull

  • Space

    3

    1 full, 2 partial

    See the 3 descriptions
    • AC9M4SP03Line and rotational symmetryFull
    • AC9M4SP01Composite shapes and objects from familiar shapesPartial
    • AC9M4SP02Grid references and directions; positions and pathwaysPartial

  • Statistics

    3

    1 partial, 2 thin

    See the 3 descriptions
    • AC9M4ST01Acquire and represent data: many-to-one pictographs, column graphsPartial
    • AC9M4ST02Effectiveness of displays; shape and variation of distributionsThin
    • AC9M4ST03Statistical investigations: surveysThin

  • Probability

    2

    2 partial

    See the 2 descriptions
    • AC9M4P01Likelihood of events; order by likelihood; independent or dependentPartial
    • AC9M4P02Repeated chance experiments; variation in resultsPartial

Year 5

24 content descriptions

  • Number

    10

    7 full, 3 partial

    See the 10 descriptions
    • AC9M5N02Factors, multiples, divisibilityFull
    • AC9M5N03Compare and order fractions (same or related denominators, mixed numerals); number lineFull
    • AC9M5N04Percentages: 100% is the whole; link to fractions and decimalsFull
    • AC9M5N05Add and subtract fractions with same or related denominatorsFull
    • AC9M5N06Multiply larger numbers by one- or two-digit numbersFull
    • AC9M5N07Division; interpret remainders in context; whole, decimal or fractionFull
    • AC9M5N08Check reasonableness with estimation, incl. moneyFull
    • AC9M5N01Decimals with more than 2 places: interpret, compare, order; number linePartial
    • AC9M5N09Modelling additive and multiplicative problems, incl. moneyPartial
    • AC9M5N10Algorithms with factors, multiples, divisibilityPartial

  • Algebra

    2

    2 full

    See the 2 descriptions
    • AC9M5A01Multiplication and division as inverses; fact familiesFull
    • AC9M5A02Unknown values in × and ÷ equationsFull

  • Measurement

    4

    2 full, 2 partial

    See the 4 descriptions
    • AC9M5M01Choose metric units; smaller units or a combination for accuracyFull
    • AC9M5M0312- and 24-hour time; conversionsFull
    • AC9M5M02Perimeter and area of regular and irregular shapes, metric unitsPartial
    • AC9M5M04Estimate, construct and measure angles in degrees; protractorPartial

  • Space

    3

    2 full, 1 partial

    See the 3 descriptions
    • AC9M5SP02Grid coordinate system; position and movementFull
    • AC9M5SP03Translations, reflections, rotations; what changes, symmetriesFull
    • AC9M5SP01Connect objects to nets; build objects from netsPartial

  • Statistics

    3

    1 partial, 2 not yet

    See the 3 descriptions
    • AC9M5ST01Acquire, validate, represent data; mode and shapePartial
    • AC9M5ST02Line graphs of change over timeNot yet
    • AC9M5ST03Plan and conduct investigations; choose displaysNot yet

  • Probability

    2

    1 full, 1 partial

    See the 2 descriptions
    • AC9M5P02Repeated experiments; frequency to estimate likelihoodFull
    • AC9M5P01List outcomes; equally likely or notPartial

45 of 47 content descriptions practised: 27 full, 16 partial, 2 thin. 2 not yet.

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