Simu Primary, lesson by lesson

§ 01What it is

Simu Primary covers Mathematics and Science for Basic 1–6 (roughly ages 6–12), built directly on the NaCCA curriculum. Every lesson maps to an official curriculum indicator, every example is Ghanaian — market stalls, cedis, charcoal, gari — and everything runs comfortably on a low-end Android phone.

Students open it from the Student Portal's app grid (or directly at primary.simusim.com with their student code + PIN). Family-account children get it through a purchase or subscription that includes Simu Primary.

§ 02The home screen

The app greets the child by time of day — good morning, good afternoon, good evening — with their first name and today's date. Below the greeting:

• The daily goal card — one suggested activity for today. It alternates subjects (maths one day, science the next) so neither gets neglected.
• The subject picker — Mathematics or Science.
• The grade selector — B1 through B6. Pick the child's class level; everything filters to it.

Navigation lives in a bottom bar on phones (sidebar on bigger screens): Home, Lessons, Explore, Rewards, and Profile.

§ 03Finding lessons

The Lessons tab organises everything the official way — by strand within each subject:

Pick the grade and strand, then a lesson. Each lesson carries its NaCCA indicator code (e.g. B4.1.1.2 — Basic 4, strand 1, sub-strand 1, indicator 2), so a teacher or parent can match it to the school's scheme of work exactly.

§ 04Inside a lesson

Lessons follow a consistent four-beat rhythm:

1. The idea. A short, plain-language explanation with a Ghanaian scene — counting oranges at the market, sharing kenkey fairly, a torchlight circuit.
2. Play with it. An interactive widget where the child manipulates the idea directly — dragging counters, building a circuit, sorting shapes. Nothing to read; everything to touch.
3. Worked examples. Step-by-step walkthroughs the child taps through at their own pace.
4. Practice. Short questions — multiple choice with friendly visual options, or numbers typed on a big on-screen keypad. A wrong answer brings a hint, not a buzzer; the tone is always “Not quite — try counting the groups first,” never “Wrong!”.

§ 05Explore — the toy box

The Explore tab is free play with a purpose — six open-ended manipulatives and labs:

§ 06The daily goal

The daily goal card on the home screen serves one curated activity for the day, matched to the chosen grade — the easiest answer to “what should I do today?”. Ten minutes on the daily goal, most days, is the habit the app is designed around.

§ 07Progress — and who sees it

Completed lessons and mastered indicators flow into the wider workspace automatically:

• Students see totals on the Student Portal's Simu progress page, with a “continue where you left off” shortcut.
• Parents see mastered-indicator counts and the latest activity per child in the Parent Portal.

§ 08Offline use

Install the app when the browser offers (or via the browser menu → “Add to Home Screen”), tap the offline download card on the home page while connected, and lessons keep working without data. Progress made offline is saved on the device and syncs automatically on the next connection — see the general offline guide.

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