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Big adventures. Bright ideas. Happy learning.

Explore 101 activities for curious learners aged 4–15. Discover new topics, practise at your own pace, read colourful stories aloud, trace and write, create art and build maths skills by school level.

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🧭PLAY CERIA LEARNING PATH

Little steps lead to big discoveries

Every adventure begins with curiosity. Explore a new idea, understand it, try it yourself, then practise through play.

01🔍

Explore

Look at big visual cards

02💡

Understand

Meet a new idea or word

03✏️

Try

Answer a short question

04🎮

Practise

Play the matching game

01LEARN FIRST

Learn, explore & discover

Start with big picture cards and simple explanations. Each lesson introduces one idea, then connects to a matching game for practice.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Language5–8 min

ABC First Steps

Meet all 26 letters, notice their uppercase and lowercase forms, and connect each letter with a familiar word.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Language5–8 min

Letter Sounds

Listen for beginning sounds in familiar English words and connect a word with its first letter.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Language5–8 min

First Words

Build everyday vocabulary with clear pictures of familiar objects, places, and things children see at home and outside.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Language5–8 min

Rhyming Words

Explore playful word pairs that share an ending sound, such as cat and hat or bee and tree.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Logic & shapes5–8 min

Story Order

Discover that stories and everyday activities happen in an order: first, next, and last.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

Number First Steps

Meet numerals 1 to 10, say their names, and notice how each number represents a quantity.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

Numbers 11–20

Extend number recognition from 11 to 20. Count on from ten and notice teen-number patterns.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

Counting Objects

Count one object at a time. Touch or point to each item once so nothing is missed or counted twice.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

More or Less

Compare two groups and decide which has more, fewer, or the same number of objects.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

Addition First Steps

Put small groups together and discover that addition means combining amounts to find a total.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

Subtraction First Steps

Take some objects away from a group and see how many remain. Begin with small numbers and pictures.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Logic & shapes5–8 min

Shape First Steps

Explore circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, ovals, and stars. Look for these shapes in everyday objects.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Colors5–8 min

Colour First Steps

Discover familiar colours and look for them in objects around you. Compare light and dark shades without relying on colour alone.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Logic & shapes5–8 min

Patterns and Sequences

Notice what repeats and predict what comes next in simple colour, shape, and picture patterns.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Logic & shapes5–8 min

Sorting and Grouping

Group objects by a feature such as colour, shape, size, or what they are used for. One object can belong to more than one group.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

Size and Measurement

Compare objects using everyday words such as long, short, tall, heavy, light, full, and empty.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Mathematics5–8 min

Time and Daily Order

Explore morning, afternoon, evening, night, days of the week, and the order of familiar daily activities.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Science5–8 min

Fruit Friends

Meet common fruits, notice their colours and shapes, and learn that fruit can be part of a balanced diet.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Science5–8 min

Vegetable Garden

Discover vegetables that grow above or below the ground and explore how they help our bodies.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Health & body5–8 min

Healthy Food

Explore different food groups and learn that variety, water, and balance help our bodies grow and feel well.

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Ages 4–6LEARN FIRST
Nature & environment5–8 min

Farm Animals

Meet familiar farm animals, their young, and the sounds they are known for.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
Nature & environment5–8 min

Wild Animals

Discover animals that live in forests, grasslands, and other wild habitats. Learn to observe animals respectfully.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
Nature & environment5–8 min

Ocean Animals

Explore animals that live in the sea, from tiny fish to large whales. Learn why clean oceans matter.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Nature & environment5–8 min

Birds and Insects

Compare birds and insects. Notice wings, legs, feathers, antennae, and the different ways small creatures move.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Nature & environment5–8 min

Animal Homes

Find out where different animals live. Some live in nests, burrows, trees, oceans, or on farms.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
People & places5–8 min

Transport Around Us

Explore everyday transport and special-purpose vehicles, including delivery, emergency and work trucks. Notice whether they travel by road, rail, air or water.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
People & places5–8 min

Road Safety

Learn simple safety habits: stop, look, listen, use a crossing, wear a helmet, and travel with a trusted adult.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
People & places5–8 min

Community Helpers

Meet people who help a community, such as teachers, doctors, farmers, builders, and firefighters.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
Health & body5–8 min

My Body and Five Senses

Discover body parts and the five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
Feelings & social skills5–8 min

Feelings, Friendship & Kindness

Name common feelings and practise kindness, sharing, helping, respect and taking turns with others.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
Health & body5–8 min

Healthy Habits and Hygiene

Practise everyday habits such as washing hands, brushing teeth, bathing, using a tissue, and getting enough rest.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
Science5–8 min

Weather Watchers

Observe sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, and stormy weather. Choose suitable clothes and learn simple weather safety.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Science5–8 min

Plants and Growing

Explore what plants need to grow, including sunlight, water, air, and healthy soil. Notice roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.

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Ages 5–7LEARN FIRST
Nature & environment5–8 min

Caring for Our Planet

Learn small actions that help our shared home: reduce waste, reuse items, recycle correctly, save water, and care for nature.

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Ages 4–7LEARN FIRST
Music & creativity5–8 min

Music and Rhythm

Explore musical instruments, steady beats, fast and slow sounds, and how rhythm can be shown through movement.

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Ages 4-6LEARN FIRST
Logic & shapes6–10 min

Pencil Control & Pre-Writing

Follow lines, curves, waves and zigzags to build the hand control needed for writing.

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Ages 4-7LEARN FIRST
Language6–10 min

Letter Formation

Learn where each letter starts, how it moves, and how to form uppercase and lowercase letters.

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Ages 4-7LEARN FIRST
Mathematics6–10 min

Number Formation

Practise forming numerals clearly, then connect written numbers to quantities.

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Ages 4-9LEARN FIRST
Music & creativity6–10 min

Colouring & Creative Play

Explore a palette, choose colours and fill large illustrated pictures.

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Ages 5-10LEARN FIRST
Science6–10 min

Dinosaur Discovery

Meet well-known dinosaurs, compare their features and discover what fossils can tell us.

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Ages 6-12LEARN FIRST
Science6–10 min

Our Solar System

Explore the Sun, planets, Moon, orbits and simple space science.

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Ages 7-12LEARN FIRST
Logic & shapes6–10 min

Computational Thinking

Build step-by-step instructions, spot patterns, use loops and debug simple sequences.

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Ages 6-12LEARN FIRST
Mathematics6–10 min

Money & Smart Choices

Recognise money, compare prices, make simple purchases and plan savings.

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Ages 6-12LEARN FIRST
Mathematics6–10 min

Fractions Around Us

Explore halves, quarters, thirds and equivalent parts using familiar objects.

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Ages 7-12LEARN FIRST
Mathematics6–10 min

Multiplication & Times Tables

Understand equal groups, repeated addition and multiplication facts.

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Ages 7-12LEARN FIRST
Mathematics6–10 min

Division & Sharing

Share fairly, make equal groups and connect division with multiplication.

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Ages 8-15LEARN FIRST
Mathematics6–10 min

Geometry in the Real World

Explore 2D and 3D shapes, angles, perimeter, area and spatial reasoning.

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Ages 8-15LEARN FIRST
People & places6–10 min

Digital Citizenship & Online Safety

Practise protecting personal information, recognising suspicious links and treating people kindly online.

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Ages 7-15LEARN FIRST
Music & creativity6–10 min

Art Elements & Design

Discover line, shape, colour, texture, balance and composition through visual design.

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Ages 6-15LEARN FIRST
Language6–10 min

Reading Comprehension

Read short passages, find the main idea, infer meaning and understand sequence and cause.

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Ages 4-12LEARN FIRST
Language5–10 min

Storytime Library

Enjoy short illustrated stories with read-aloud narration, gentle questions and topics such as animals, friendship, nature and discovery.

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02PRACTISE & PLAY

Play what you have learned

Try short, friendly challenges that help children remember and use what they discovered.

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Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Language3–6 min

Alphabet Adventure

Meet all 26 letters, notice their uppercase and lowercase forms, and connect each letter with a familiar word.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Language3–6 min

Sound Safari

Listen for beginning sounds in familiar English words and connect a word with its first letter.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Language3–6 min

Word Builder

Build everyday vocabulary with clear pictures of familiar objects, places, and things children see at home and outside.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Language3–6 min

Rhyme Time

Explore playful word pairs that share an ending sound, such as cat and hat or bee and tree.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Logic & shapes3–6 min

Story Sequence Quest

Discover that stories and everyday activities happen in an order: first, next, and last.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

Counting Garden

Meet numerals 1 to 10, say their names, and notice how each number represents a quantity.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

Number Line Adventure

Extend number recognition from 11 to 20. Count on from ten and notice teen-number patterns.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

Count the Collection

Count one object at a time. Touch or point to each item once so nothing is missed or counted twice.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

More-or-Less Mountain

Compare two groups and decide which has more, fewer, or the same number of objects.

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Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

Math Dash: Addition

Put small groups together and discover that addition means combining amounts to find a total.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

Take-away Train

Take some objects away from a group and see how many remain. Begin with small numbers and pictures.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Logic & shapes3–6 min

Shape Explorer

Explore circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, ovals, and stars. Look for these shapes in everyday objects.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Colors3–6 min

Color Safari

Discover familiar colours and look for them in objects around you. Compare light and dark shades without relying on colour alone.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Logic & shapes3–6 min

Pattern Detective

Notice what repeats and predict what comes next in simple colour, shape, and picture patterns.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Logic & shapes3–6 min

Sorting Station

Group objects by a feature such as colour, shape, size, or what they are used for. One object can belong to more than one group.

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Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

Measure It!

Compare objects using everyday words such as long, short, tall, heavy, light, full, and empty.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics3–6 min

Clock and Calendar

Explore morning, afternoon, evening, night, days of the week, and the order of familiar daily activities.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Science3–6 min

Fruit Market

Meet common fruits, notice their colours and shapes, and learn that fruit can be part of a balanced diet.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Science3–6 min

Veggie Garden Quest

Discover vegetables that grow above or below the ground and explore how they help our bodies.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Health & body3–6 min

Build a Healthy Plate

Explore different food groups and learn that variety, water, and balance help our bodies grow and feel well.

Play game
Ages 4–6PRACTISE & PLAY
Nature & environment3–6 min

Farmyard Friends

Meet familiar farm animals, their young, and the sounds they are known for.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Nature & environment3–6 min

Wild Animal Safari

Discover animals that live in forests, grasslands, and other wild habitats. Learn to observe animals respectfully.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Nature & environment3–6 min

Ocean Explorer

Explore animals that live in the sea, from tiny fish to large whales. Learn why clean oceans matter.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Nature & environment3–6 min

Wings and Wiggles

Compare birds and insects. Notice wings, legs, feathers, antennae, and the different ways small creatures move.

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Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Nature & environment3–6 min

Memory Garden: Animal Homes

Find out where different animals live. Some live in nests, burrows, trees, oceans, or on farms.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
People & places3–6 min

Traffic Town

Explore everyday transport and special-purpose vehicles, including delivery, emergency and work trucks. Notice whether they travel by road, rail, air or water.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
People & places3–6 min

Road Safety Heroes

Learn simple safety habits: stop, look, listen, use a crossing, wear a helmet, and travel with a trusted adult.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
People & places3–6 min

Helper Hometown

Meet people who help a community, such as teachers, doctors, farmers, builders, and firefighters.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Health & body3–6 min

Body and Senses Quest

Discover body parts and the five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Feelings & social skills3–6 min

Friendship & Kindness Quest

Name common feelings and practise kindness, sharing, helping, respect and taking turns with others.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Health & body3–6 min

Healthy Habits Challenge

Practise everyday habits such as washing hands, brushing teeth, bathing, using a tissue, and getting enough rest.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Science3–6 min

Weather Watchers Game

Observe sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, and stormy weather. Choose suitable clothes and learn simple weather safety.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Science3–6 min

Plant Life Adventure

Explore what plants need to grow, including sunlight, water, air, and healthy soil. Notice roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.

Play game
Ages 5–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Nature & environment3–6 min

Eco City Builder

Learn small actions that help our shared home: reduce waste, reuse items, recycle correctly, save water, and care for nature.

Play game
Ages 4–7PRACTISE & PLAY
Music & creativity3–6 min

Rhythm Rangers

Explore musical instruments, steady beats, fast and slow sounds, and how rhythm can be shown through movement.

Play game
Ages 4-6PRACTISE & PLAY
Logic & shapes5–12 min

Trace-the-Path

Follow lines, curves, waves and zigzags to build the hand control needed for writing.

Play game
Ages 4-7PRACTISE & PLAY
Language5–12 min

Alphabet Writing Studio

Learn where each letter starts, how it moves, and how to form uppercase and lowercase letters.

Play game
Ages 4-7PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics5–12 min

Number Writing Studio

Practise forming numerals clearly, then connect written numbers to quantities.

Play game
Ages 4-9PRACTISE & PLAY
Music & creativity5–12 min

Colour-by-Number Studio

Explore a palette, choose colours and fill large illustrated pictures.

Play game
Ages 5-10PRACTISE & PLAY
Science5–12 min

Dinosaur Discovery Quest

Meet well-known dinosaurs, compare their features and discover what fossils can tell us.

Play game
Ages 6-12PRACTISE & PLAY
Science5–12 min

Space Mission

Explore the Sun, planets, Moon, orbits and simple space science.

Play game
Ages 7-12PRACTISE & PLAY
Logic & shapes5–12 min

Code the Robot

Build step-by-step instructions, spot patterns, use loops and debug simple sequences.

Play game
Ages 6-12PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics5–12 min

Money Market Challenge

Recognise money, compare prices, make simple purchases and plan savings.

Play game
Ages 6-12PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics5–12 min

Fraction Pizza

Explore halves, quarters, thirds and equivalent parts using familiar objects.

Play game
Ages 7-12PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics5–12 min

Times Table Quest

Understand equal groups, repeated addition and multiplication facts.

Play game
Ages 7-12PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics5–12 min

Fair Share Challenge

Share fairly, make equal groups and connect division with multiplication.

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Ages 8-15PRACTISE & PLAY
Mathematics5–12 min

Geometry Builder

Explore 2D and 3D shapes, angles, perimeter, area and spatial reasoning.

Play game
Ages 8-15PRACTISE & PLAY
People & places5–12 min

Cyber-Smart Adventure

Practise protecting personal information, recognising suspicious links and treating people kindly online.

Play game
Ages 7-15PRACTISE & PLAY
Music & creativity5–12 min

Creative Art Studio

Discover line, shape, colour, texture, balance and composition through visual design.

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Ages 6-15PRACTISE & PLAY
Language5–12 min

Story Detective

Read short passages, find the main idea, infer meaning and understand sequence and cause.

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For Parents

A calmer, more thoughtful way to play

Play Ceria is designed to make educational play easy to access. Children can play without an account; a parent account is optional for saving family progress.

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Common questions

Is Play Ceria free?

Yes. The starter games are free to play and do not require a child account.

What ages are the activities designed for?

Play Ceria has suggested pathways for ages 4–6, 7–12 and 13–15. Every child learns differently, so parents and educators should choose activities that match each learner.

Does my child need to register?

No. Children can play as guests. A parent account is only needed to save progress online across devices.

What information is stored?

Guest progress is stored locally on the device. A parent account stores the parent email, password hash, child nickname, age band and game progress.

What can children learn on Play Ceria?

Children and teens can explore literacy, numeracy, animals, nature, science, transport, health, social skills, digital citizenship, creative arts, coding, money skills and reading comprehension.