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Learn with Ritim

Every unit on Art Cove works the same way: first a short lesson Ritim reads aloud, then the games, then three small questions. Answer them and the unit's treasure chest opens.

  1. 1Learn
  2. 2Play
  3. 3Show

Little stars Ages 3–5

  1. Unit 1 · 4 games

    Colour splash

    LearnShow what you know
    Read the lesson
    1. Ritim has three paints: red, yellow and blue. Tap each pot to hear its colour.
    2. Mix two colours and a new one appears! Red and yellow make orange. Blue and yellow make green.
    3. To colour a picture, pick a colour first, then tap a part of the picture. Part by part, it fills with colour.
    4. In the drawing game, listen to the idea and draw it your own way. There is no wrong drawing!
    The three questions
    1. Which colour do red and yellow make? (answer: orange)
    2. Which pot is blue? (answer: (picture))
    3. What do blue and yellow make? (answer: green)

  2. Unit 2 · 4 games

    Ritim's band

    LearnShow what you know
    Read the lesson
    1. Ritim's piano has colourful keys. Each key plays a different note. Tap them from left to right.
    2. Echo means copy what you hear. Ritim plays two notes: do, then sol. Now you play them!
    3. Notes can be low like a big drum, or high like a little bird. On the piano, low notes are on the left and high notes on the right.
    4. A song is notes in order. Hot Cross Buns starts like this: mi, re, do.
    The three questions
    1. Which one makes a low sound? (answer: (picture))
    2. On the piano, where are the high notes? (answer: On the right)
    3. What does echo mean? (answer: Copy what you hear)

Explorers Ages 6–8

  1. Unit 1 · 5 games

    Drawing studio

    LearnShow what you know
    Read the lesson
    1. A drawing can tell a story. Ask yourself: who is in it, what are they doing, and when is it happening?
    2. Dots can follow the alphabet too: A, B, C... Keep your eye on the next letter.
    3. Colours next to each other on the rainbow look calm together, like blue and green. Opposites, like blue and orange, make each other pop!
    4. For most dinosaurs, nobody knows what colour they really were. So your colours are as good a guess as anyone's!
    The three questions
    1. A story drawing shows who, when and...? (answer: What is happening)
    2. In alphabet dots, which letter comes after C? (answer: D)
    3. Which pair are opposite colours that make each other pop? (answer: (picture))

  2. Unit 2 · 4 games

    Songs and echoes

    LearnShow what you know
    Read the lesson
    1. Music has a steady beat, like a heartbeat. Tap along with me: one, two, three, four.
    2. Before you echo a tune, hum it in your head. Then play it back: do, mi, sol.
    3. Many songs repeat their parts. Are You Sleeping sings each line twice: do, re, mi, do... do, re, mi, do.
    4. Twinkle, Twinkle jumps up and steps down: do, do, sol, sol, la, la, sol.
    The three questions
    1. What should you do before you echo a tune? (answer: Hum it in your head)
    2. In Are You Sleeping, how many times is each line sung? (answer: Twice)
    3. A steady beat is like... (answer: A heartbeat)

Captains Ages 9–10

  1. Unit 1 · 4 games

    Mirror magic

    LearnShow what you know
    Read the lesson
    1. A line of symmetry splits a shape into two matching halves, like a mirror. Which butterfly has two matching halves?
    2. Four mirrors repeat one stroke four times around the middle. That's how a snowflake pattern grows!
    3. Eight mirrors make a kaleidoscope: one shape repeated eight times around the middle. Use at least three colours!
    4. Symmetry is everywhere in nature: butterflies, leaves, flowers and even faces.
    The three questions
    1. Which butterfly is symmetric? (answer: (picture))
    2. How many copies does a four-way mirror make? (answer: 4)
    3. Which letter has a line of symmetry straight down the middle? (answer: A)

  2. Unit 2 · 5 games

    Young composer

    LearnShow what you know
    Read the lesson
    1. Tempo is how fast music goes. Jingle Bells is fast and bouncy; a lullaby is slow and soft.
    2. A melody can climb up like stairs or slide down. Do, re, mi, fa goes up!
    3. In a long echo, split it in two: first three notes, then two. Sol, mi, do... re, mi.
    4. Composers paint with sound. Hum your favourite song and draw what it makes you imagine: colours, shapes, a place.
    The three questions
    1. Which kind of song is slow and soft? (answer: A lullaby)
    2. Do, re, mi, fa: does the melody go up or down? (answer: Up)
    3. What is tempo? (answer: How fast the music goes)

6 lessons, 24 illustrated pages and 18 questions. Lessons are read aloud with your device's own voice; nothing is sent or saved.