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Hi,
Ready for some thinking?
Think Points
0
0 this week
Thinking streak
0 days
2 rest days left this week
Puzzle pieces
0/4
toward your next item
Points come from trying and explaining, and they’re never taken away.
This week’s Quest
In progressThink it through 5 times
Finish questions or Challenge Arcade rounds.
0 of 5
Streak badges
A streak counts days with a finished question or game. Two rest days a week keep it alive, so missing a day never wipes it out.
Puzzle pieces → avatar items
More to explore
For grown-ups
How Ponder teaches problem solving, and what to say at home instead of giving the answer.
What would you like to play?
Your nickname and avatar are what your group sees.
Settings
Ponder picks practice sets for your year, and younger years get bigger text.
Switch to another learner in your family.
What would you like to learn?
Pick a subject. Practice sets start at question 1. For subjects without a set yet, you can ask Ponder.
About these questions
Hints
0 of 3 usedThink Points
- +5 have a go before a hint
- +10 finish the set
- +5 reflect at the end
Wrong answers never lose points. Your score, points and a quick reflection come at the end of the set.
What’s your question about?
Pick a subject first, so Ponder can help with the right thing.
Asking about
Please don’t share names or personal details.
(your chart nickname)
Skin tone (always free)
Hair colour (always free)
No real photos or names: your avatar and nickname are what others in your group see.
1 · Pick a subject
2 · Pick your age band
Charts are private to your group. Avatars and nicknames only, never a public leaderboard.
Suggested next step
Fold a sheet of paper into quarters together, then ask “what’s the whole?”
About 5 minutes. Just a suggestion: you know Alex best.
This week, Alex is working on
Fractions of a whole
Wednesday’s moment
- Asked Ponder what 3/4 means4:10pm
- Found the whole first: 4 slicesafter one hint
- Worked out 3/4, felt “pretty sure”their own answer
Talk about it
Conversation starters, if you’d like them:
Problem solving at home
The five steps Ponder uses (Understand, Plan, Try, Check, Reflect) and what to say instead of giving the answer.
Alex’s school
- School
- Riverside Primary · Fremantle WA
- Class
- 5B · Room 12
- Teacher
- Ms Patel
A school connects when you accept its invitation email. You can unlink at any time, and the school keeps its own record.
Homework and tests
- homeworkFractions on a number lineMaths · due Friday
Instructions
Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and mark 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4. Explain how you knew where each one goes.
- testSpelling check-inEnglish · due next Tuesday
Instructions
A short spelling check on this fortnight’s words. No need to study more than 10 minutes a night.
Subjects, grades and plans
Pick subjects, track grades and teacher comments, and get a 4-week learning plan.
Ponder Quest
Think Points come from finished questions, reflections and challenges. The weekly Quest is 5 thinking days; up to 2 rest days a week keep a streak going.
Next-year challenge
For a child who finds their year too easy: a hard test for their current year. 85% or more unlocks next-year learning in Ponder; their school year never changes.
Quest settings
Family prizes
Real-world rewards you choose
Tie a reward to Think Points or the weekly Quest. Ponder tracks progress; your family decides and delivers.
In your own family space
- Friends and chatApprove friend requests, read every chat and choose chat settings, for each child.
- Their own devicesA one-time sign-in code puts a child on their own tablet, phone or PC. No email or password needed.
- Parents and carersInvite another grown-up to share the family space.
Class 5B · Year 5 · Room 12
24 learners
What needs attention
- 2 learners have no family linkedAva and Noah’s parents haven’t been invited yet. Linked families see homework and progress.
- 3 invitations are still waitingSent last week. Each link works once and expires after 21 days.
- Fractions on a number line is due FridayHomework for the whole class. Linked families see it in their family space.
Actions
In this example each action opens a short walkthrough in practice mode, with a sample class. School admin?
24 learners · where they paused
Example idea: not in Ponder yetAn idea we’re exploring
Several learners asked “what is the whole?”
Class-level patterns like this aren’t in Ponder yet. If they come, they’ll be a suggestion only: Ponder might be wrong here, and you know the class.
Maybe check in with
Example idea- AAlex1 hint
- PPriya2 hints
- TTompaused twice
Homework, tests and practice
- homeworkFractions on a number lineMaths · due Friday · whole class
Instructions
Draw a number line from 0 to 1 and mark 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4. Explain how you knew where each one goes.
- testSpelling check-inEnglish · due next Tuesday · whole class
Instructions
A short spelling check on this fortnight’s words.
Linked parents see work set for the class, and work set just for their child.
Class grades · Term 3
| Student | English | Maths | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | B | C | B |
| Priya | A | B | A |
| Tom | C | C | B |
| Ava | B | A | – |
Teachers type grades or paste them from a spreadsheet. Each student’s own page holds strand results, comments and a learning plan.
Problem solving at home
The five steps Ponder uses and what to say instead of giving the answer.
That part of Ponder isn’t open yet. It’s nearly ready!
This part opens at launch
Family and school accounts, plans, invitations and access codes switch on when Ponder launches. Join the launch list and we’ll email you the moment they do.
Open to explore now
- The learner space: practice sets with Ponder’s hints, the Challenge Arcade and Ponder Quest (saved on this device).
- Example Family and School spaces, with “Show me how” walkthroughs.
Account
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- Role
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Ponder Quest
Live data
Schools awaiting verification
Verify a school only after checking it is a real school and the person who set it up works there. Verified schools can invite parents.
Friends and chat
Reported messages
Only the reported message is shown, never the rest of the conversation. Both children’s families were told and can read the whole chat. Dismiss if it’s fine; Action if it broke the rules (then contact the families and block or switch off Friends as needed).
The Quest tools only change the sample data saved on this device. School verification shows a school’s name and location only. Admin mode never shows families’ or students’ records, except a chat message someone reported.