Our authors

Maya Brennan

Early years

Maya Brennan

Maya writes about the first steps of learning: counting, letters, listening, and the small habits that make a five-year-old want to come back tomorrow. She covers Pre-K to Grade 1.

Marcus Hale

Practice and progress

Marcus Hale

Marcus writes about practice that builds fast, confident learners: timed rounds, belts, mental maths tricks, and what to do after a miss. He covers Grade 2 and up.

Lena Fischer

Maths

Lena Fischer

Lena explains how elementary maths fits together, from counting to fractions, and what each Common Core topic is really asking a child to do.

Priya Nair

Reading and writing

Priya Nair

Priya writes about learning to read and write: phonics, sight words, stories, sentences, and how to make reading out loud feel safe for a child who finds it hard.

Theo Alvarez

Science

Theo Alvarez

Theo writes about curiosity-first science for Pre-K to Grade 6: kitchen-table experiments, big why questions, and how to answer them without a lecture.

Hannah Cole

Family life

Hannah Cole

Hannah writes about the family side of learning: screen time, routines, chores and rewards, and keeping children safe online.