Animal Bonds
For Parents
Finally know how your child is doing at number bonds. And where you can help.
Animal Bonds shows parents the specific facts their child has mastered, which they are still working on, and where their recall is still slow. No guessing. No waiting for a parents' evening.
What you can see as a parent
Most parents have a general sense of whether their child is doing well in maths. Very few know which specific number facts trip them up.
Number bonds are foundational: a child who has not internalised facts like 7+3 or 8+5 by Year 2 will spend the next four years working harder than their classmates on every column addition, subtraction and word problem they encounter. The gap is invisible on homework sheets, because a child who works out the answer and a child who recalls it instantly both get the question right.
As a parent you get the same detailed view a teacher sees, scoped to only your own child. You sign in to the Curious Prism parent portal at app.curiousprism.co.uk with the school code and your own login ID. You can drill into their Bond Brainbow, see exactly which bonds they have mastered and which they are still working on, view what they may need help with, and check their screen-time and engagement. That is the information you need to know whether to practise at home, and which facts to focus on.
- What your child has played, and how long they have spent
- Their Bond Brainbow: every number fact colour-coded from red to green
- Which bonds they have mastered and which they are still working on
- What your child may need help with, flagged automatically
- Screen-time and engagement, so you can see how they are using it
- How their response speed is trending over time
Start What your child experiences
Goal A race. Their character against the clock, or alongside classmates in a multiplayer race. Answer correctly and the runner moves forward. Get consistently faster and the next biome opens up, each one covering harder number facts.
Children earn coins for every correct answer, with bonuses for personal bests and answer streaks. Coins are spent on cosmetic items: runner characters and avatar animals. Nothing is sold. Everything is earned through play.
The adaptive engine means your child does not hit a wall or cruise through on things they already know. Children who are ahead get harder bonds. Children who are struggling get more practice on the facts they have not yet mastered, without the app ever showing them they are behind.
Built differently from apps you might be worried about
If you have tried other "educational" apps, you know the pattern: free version with ads, pop-ups asking for upgrades, chat features that worry you, leaderboards designed to keep your child playing past dinner. Animal Bonds is built differently. Specifically:
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No advertising. Ever.
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No chat, no messaging, no contact with other users. Your child cannot be reached by anyone through the app.
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No in-app purchases. Cosmetic items are earned with coins collected through play. Your wallet stays closed.
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You can see everything. Full visibility into what your child has played, when, and how they are progressing, through your own parent login on the Curious Prism parent portal (app.curiousprism.co.uk). It is created and linked to your child automatically when the school sets up their account, so there is nothing for you to configure.
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You can request a full data export or deletion at any time by contacting us or asking your school administrator.
Everything you need to know, in one view
A game night, not more screen time
Practice does not have to mean another hour on a tablet. From your own dashboard you can print the full Animal Bonds game pack and play at the kitchen table: a self-checking flashcard deck, a "The Chase" board game your child races round while an animal chases them, punch-out tokens and a rules booklet.
It uses the very same number bonds your child is working on in the game, so a games night at home is real, targeted maths practice, with no screen in sight.
Try the demo right now.
The demo is free: no sign-up, no email address, no payment details. School accounts are set up by your child's school, and parents sign in to the Curious Prism parent portal at app.curiousprism.co.uk. If you would like more information, ask the school administrator or get in touch with us.
No sign-up needed. Open it and let your child play.