Brain Brigade is a pile of printed pages, a pencil, and some questions that make your child stop and think. You sit beside them. Somewhere around question six they’ll say something that makes you laugh, or makes you go quiet for a second. There’s no app to download and no password to forget.
Use the letter blocks to build 3 different real words.
Download a whole pack, the same one our paying families get. Print it, sharpen a pencil, and sit down with your child. If it’s not for you, you’ve lost twenty minutes and a bit of ink. We’re fine with that.
Pick your child’s year and it opens straight away. No card, no account, not even an email.
A normal home printer is fine. There’s an ink-saver version too, without the dark cover.
Read the first mission out loud. Then stop talking and see what they do.
Not sure? Go with their school year. If it turns out too easy or too hard, grab the next one along. It’s free.
Totally optional. Your download doesn’t depend on it, and you can stop any time.
Most of what your child learns now comes through glass. We think one hour of the week should feel different. Slower. Pencil chewed, tongue poking out, someone right beside them.
[Add source links: Longcamp et al., 2005; RCH National Child Health Poll]
Our own kids use them. Yours will be fine with technology, and that’s a good thing.
We just wanted one bit of the week with no pings, no points to chase, and no algorithm deciding what comes next. A tricky question, a pencil, and you close enough to hear the answer.
Screens have the rest of the week. This bit is for the table.
Every mission ends with a Deep Think. Why did you choose that? What would you do? Kids get used to explaining themselves, and you get to hear how they think.
Saving up for a zoo ticket. What a computer might get wrong. How to be kind to a classmate whose body works differently. It’s in every pack.
Each pack ends with five dinner-table questions. The Year 1 one about the playground and the endangered animal has no easy answer, which is why it’s good to argue about.
| Most learning apps | Brain Brigade | |
|---|---|---|
| Needs a screen | Yes | No. Paper and a pencil. |
| Passwords, accounts, ads | Usually | None |
| Money sense and right-and-wrong questions | Rarely | In every pack |
| Being kind to people who are different | Rarely | In every pack |
| A reason to talk at dinner | Kid on their own | Five questions every week |
A general comparison with app-based programs, not any one brand.
We mix the subjects up on purpose. Real problems don’t stay in one box, so neither do these.
English, maths, science and logic puzzles. Each has a hint from Buddy the owl and a Deep Think at the end.
Five of them, tied to the week’s story. Cut them out and pop them in the middle of the table.
Old sayings from around the world, explained so a six-year-old gets it.
A science fact, and a small lesson in kindness. Like why a classmate might make sounds they can’t help.
Buddy puts away $5 a week for a $15 ticket. Which week does he finally get to go?
The town wants a playground where an endangered animal lives. Kids need somewhere to play, so what should they do?
A computer sorts thousands of bush photos so nobody has to. What’s one mistake it might make?
A kingdom borrows 50,000 coins at 8% a year. How much extra does it owe after twelve months?
Most families start with Core. If your child is mad about one subject, pick an intensive instead.
Ten missions across every subject, wrapped in a story world that changes each term.
Six story worlds · Years 1 to 3
Phonics, grammar, reading, vocabulary and writing stories of their own.
Years 1 to 3
From counting well to working things out step by step, with real-life problems.
Years 1 to 3
Things to try at home, the story of how we found things out, and myths to bust.
Years 1 to 3
Saving, budgeting, spotting a scam, and how real Australian money things work.
Years 1 to 3
A short pack each term on the things every family should have sorted: exit routes, first aid, where the important papers are.
Free with a subscription
That’s the real reason Brain Brigade exists. The English and the maths matter, but they’re not the point. We want children who can think for themselves, treat people well, and know what to do with the money they earn and the luck they’re given.
We’re a business, so yes, we need to make money. But we see it as what happens when we get the first part right. It’s not what we’re chasing.
A lot of kids who think for themselves, look after each other, and use what they have wisely.
Draft to rewrite in her own words: “I’ve never run a business before. I helped in my dad’s for years, then I stayed home with the kids. [One real moment at your own table that made you start this.] I couldn’t find what I wanted for my own children, so I made it. I hope it helps yours.”
A real quote from a pilot family, with their first name and suburb.
Best if it mentions something their child actually said.
Or a photo of a finished worksheet, with permission.
Billed monthly. Cancel any time.
No subscription. Pay for what you use.
If it’s not right for your family, tell us within 14 days and we’ll refund you. No forms, no fuss.
[Decide before launch: sibling pricing, annual plan price, and whether the $29 covers one track or several.]
It’s 14 pages a week, so around 56 a month. Every pack has an ink-saver version with no dark cover, so it’s easier on your printer and your wallet.
Only to download and print. After that it’s paper, a pencil and you.
It can help, but that isn’t the point. It’s for any curious kid in Years 1 to 3. Most families just want their children thinking, and talking to them.
We’ve built it around the NSW primary curriculum for Years 1 to 3. [Link to the outcome-code mapping once it’s ready.]
Yes, any time, in a click. No fee, no phone call, no guilt trip.
No, and we’re not saying they are. We just think a pencil and a parent beside you does something special, and it deserves a spot in the week.
Download a pack, print it, and sit down together. If it’s not for you, no harm done.
Try a whole pack freeIllustrated worksheet packs to print at home, for NSW kids in Years 1 to 3. Made in Sydney.