Turn your little one into a Maths Champion — with Monsters!
Kids ages 5–7 learn single-digit addition and subtraction through playful, visual monster counters — no heavy reading required. Tactile, phonics-friendly lessons turn number sense into an adventure.
"Every child deserves to feel like a maths champion — and the right monsters can make that happen."— Nisky
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Count and recognize numbers 1–10 confidently using visual monster counters
- Solve single-digit addition problems (sums up to 10) independently
- Solve single-digit subtraction problems (within 10) using take-away strategies
- Understand the concepts of 'more than' and 'fewer than' by comparing monster groups
- Relate everyday objects and fingers to number values, building tactile number sense
- Complete simple number sentences (e.g. 3 + 2 = □) with growing speed and confidence
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 19 lessons
Meet the Monsters: Counting & Number Recognition 1–10
Children build confident number recognition and counting skills from 1–10 using colourful, tactile monster counters. This foundational module establishes the visual and verbal number language needed for all later work. Sequenced carefully from 1–5 before extending to 10, it respects early learners' working memory limits and ensures no child moves to addition before they can count and recognise numbers with confidence.
- 1.1Hello, Monsters! Counting 1–5Included
- 1.2More Monsters! Counting 6–10Included
- 1.3Number Symbols & Monster FacesIncluded
Touching & Feeling Numbers: Tactile Number Sense
A dedicated prerequisite module — absent from the draft but essential for the stated outcomes — that grounds abstract numerals in the physical world before operations are introduced. Children connect monster quantities to fingers, everyday objects, and body-based counting, directly delivering the outcome 'Relate everyday objects and fingers to number values, building tactile number sense.' Placing this module second, after pure counting but before comparison and operations, ensures children have a concrete anchor for all future work.
- 2.1Fingers Are Monsters Too! Finger Counting & Number SenseIncluded
- 2.2Monsters in My World: Everyday Objects & Number SenseIncluded
Monster Groups: Comparing More & Fewer
With solid counting and number-sense foundations in place, children now compare two groups of monsters using the language 'more than,' 'fewer than,' and 'the same as.' This module directly delivers the comparison outcome and also pre-teaches the conceptual understanding of relative size that underpins both addition (making more) and subtraction (making fewer) in later modules.
- 3.1Which Monster Gang Is Bigger? Introducing 'More Than'Included
- 3.2Fewer Monsters, Still Friends: Introducing 'Fewer Than'Included
- 3.3Same, More, or Fewer? Putting It All TogetherIncluded
Monster Addition: Joining Groups to Make More
Children are formally introduced to addition as the action of joining two groups of monsters together to make a larger group. The module follows a concrete–pictorial–abstract (CPA) progression: physical counters first, then drawn pictures, then written number sentences. Finger and everyday-object strategies — already established in Module 2 — are explicitly revisited and connected to written equations, ensuring the tactile number-sense outcome is fully met within an addition context.
- 4.1Monsters Join the Party! Addition as JoiningIncluded
- 4.2Drawing the Join: Pictorial AdditionIncluded
- 4.3Number Sentence Magic: Writing Addition EquationsIncluded
- 4.4Adding with Fingers & Everyday ObjectsIncluded
Monster Subtraction: Taking Away Makes Fewer
Children explore subtraction as the action of taking monsters away from a group, making it smaller. The same CPA sequence used in the addition module is applied here for consistency and cognitive ease: concrete take-away with counters, pictorial crossing-out, then symbolic minus-sign notation. The module is placed after addition to respect the conventional learning sequence and because children already understand 'fewer than' and 'joining' — the conceptual pillars subtraction builds on.
- 5.1Monsters Run Away! Subtraction as Take-AwayIncluded
- 5.2Cross Out the Monsters: Pictorial SubtractionIncluded
- 5.3Writing Take-Away Sentences: The Minus SignIncluded
Monster Number Sentences: Fluency & Independence
The culminating module builds speed, confidence, and real-world transfer across all skills learned. Children practise addition and subtraction side by side, develop fluency through games and flashcards, apply Monster Math to real-life scenarios, and celebrate their learning. A 'Readiness Check' lesson — filling a gap in the draft — is added before the celebration to formally consolidate the outcome of completing number sentences with growing speed and confidence.
- 6.1Mix It Up: Addition AND Subtraction TogetherIncluded
- 6.2Speed Monsters: Building Confidence with Flashcards & GamesIncluded
- 6.3Monster Math in the Real WorldIncluded
- 6.4Monster Math Celebration: Show What You KnowIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
Curious Kindergarteners
Five-year-olds who are just beginning to explore numbers will love counting along with silly monster characters in every lesson.
Supportive Parents
Mums and dads who want a structured, screen-friendly way to practise maths at home — without a battle at the kitchen table.
Early-Years Teachers
Kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers looking for a ready-made, visually rich resource that slots perfectly into their numeracy block.
Childminders & Carers
Childcare professionals who want a fun, play-based activity that keeps children engaged while building genuine foundational skills.
Parents of Reluctant Learners
Caregivers whose children have switched off from traditional worksheets will find that monster characters and games reignite a love of learning.
Home-Educators
Home-schooling parents who need a clear, lesson-by-lesson arithmetic curriculum for ages 5–7 that's easy to teach and joyful to follow.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Nisky
Hey there, grown-up! 👋
I know what it's like to sit down with a 5-year-old and open up a maths worksheet — and watch those little eyes glaze over before you've even picked up a pencil. Young children don't learn numbers by staring at symbols on a page. They learn by touching, seeing, playing, and giggling. That's exactly why I built Monster Math.
Monster Math starts exactly where young learners are — with counting real things they can see and touch. In the very first lessons, kids meet their monster friends one by one, counting groups of 1 through 10 using big, bright, visual counters. No pressure, no rush. Just monsters and numbers, getting acquainted. Then we move into fingers (because fingers are the original monster counters!), everyday objects around the house, and comparing groups — which gang of monsters is bigger? Which has fewer? These are the building blocks of number sense, and we lay every single one carefully.
By the time we reach addition and subtraction, your child already feels what numbers mean. So when monsters "join the party," adding feels natural — not abstract. And when "monsters run away," taking away makes total sense. We go pictorial (drawing it), then written (number sentences) — always following the child, never rushing ahead. The final chapter, Monster Math in the Real World, ties everything back to everyday life, and the Monster Math Celebration lets every child show off just how far they've come.
The biggest objection I hear is: "But will my child actually stay focused?" Here's the truth — these lessons are short, punchy, and packed with character. The monsters have names and personalities. There are sound effect cues. There are games and flashcards. This is the course I wish had existed when I first started working with early learners, because it meets children exactly where their brains are at age 5, 6, and 7.
If you want your child to finish Kindergarten or Grade 1 feeling like a genuine maths champion — not confused, not anxious, but proud — then I'd love to welcome you into the Monster Math world. Come on in. The monsters are waiting! 🧟♂️🔢
— Nisky
Start your journey today
Join get instant access — learn at your own pace with an AI coach in your corner.
$10/mo
Recurring billing · cancel anytime
Enrolling a child? Sign up as a parent — you'll add your student right here after.
Secure checkout · Instant access
- 6 modules, 19 lessons
- AI-adaptive lessons tuned to your level
- Quizzes & checkpoints to lock in progress
- Your own AI learning coach
- Learn on any device, at your pace
- Full access for as long as you're subscribed