Kumy's Word Island · ages 5 to 8

What your child learns

500+ carefully chosen everyday English words, in British English, learnt through short and gentle games. By the end of five levels, children can hear, read and spell them, and use them in simple sentences.

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500+everyday words, chosen with care
5levels, from first words to short sentences
40topics from children's daily life
8games for listening, reading and spelling

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Short, playful games

Every game uses the same pictures and the same friendly voice, so children always know what to do.

Home screen of Kumy's Word Island: kumy, the star jar and the daily mission
HomeKumy, the star jar and the daily mission
Pop all screen of Kumy's Word Island: sort the words: pop all the animals!
Pop allSort the words: pop all the animals!
Memory screen of Kumy's Word Island: match each picture with its word
MemoryMatch each picture with its word
Spell it screen of Kumy's Word Island: build the word letter by letter
Spell itBuild the word letter by letter
My Kumy screen of Kumy's Word Island: Kumy in a star crown and blue scarf, holding a star trophy
My KumyDress Kumy up with the stars earned

The journey

Five stops across the island

Each level opens when a child has learnt enough words in the one before and finished a friendly Level challenge. Nobody fails it: a word that needs help simply comes back again.

Level1

First words

Things children see every day

ColoursShapesSchoolAnimalsFoodBodyClothesTransport

redcirclepencilelephantbananajacketbus

Level2

Me and my home

Family, feelings and first describing words

HomeHome thingsFamilyToysWeatherNumbers to 20FeelingsOpposites

kitchengrandmotherkiterainbowfifteentiredclean

Level3

My day

Action words and short sentences begin

Move & playMy dayAt schoolFood & drinksDaysWhere is it?Hello & pleasePlaces

climbbrushsandwichWednesdaybetweenthank youlibrary

Level4

The world around me

Nature, jobs and the year

MonthsSeasons & timeNatureJobsMinibeastsSea animalsPartyMusic & sport

Septemberautumnmountainfirefighterladybirdoctopusviolin

Level5

Saying more

Richer words for richer sentences

More actionsDescribing wordsBig numbersWhat time is it?Animal homesMy bodyMore feelingsOn holiday

whisperbraveseventyhalf past fourburrowproudsuitcase

Kumy celebrating

A confident beginner

Skills

What your child can do by the end

Know 500+ everyday words

  • Things, actions and describing words
  • Little words like under and between
  • Numbers, days, months and time

Every word has its own picture and an example sentence.

Understand spoken English

  • Recognise each word when they hear it
  • Get used to a clear British voice

Listen & tap, and Kumy's daily mission.

Read words and sentences

  • Read a word without hearing it first
  • Sort words by what they mean
  • Understand short sentences

Read, Pop all and Memory.

Spell what they learn

  • Spell whole words letter by letter
  • Find the missing letter
  • Notice spelling patterns

Spell it and the Secret word game.

Build simple sentences

  • Put words in the right order
  • Capital letter at the start, full stop at the end
  • She can run in the park.

The Sentence game, from Level 2.

Grow good habits

  • A little practice every day
  • Memory and concentration
  • Confidence to try again

Kumy's mission, balloon days and Memory.

How it teaches

Gentle by design

Calm games, kind feedback, and words that keep coming back until they stick.

Every day

Little and often

Kumy's daily mission mixes 3 new words with 5 to practise, so a few calm minutes a day make steady progress.

Over days

Words come back

Words return on later days. A word is mastered only after it's right on three different days.

Always

No timers, no losing

Mistakes are never punished. A wrong answer just means "try again", and every challenge can be finished.

For real

Learnt means learnt

A word counts once your child can spell it or use it, or finds it on two different days. One lucky tap isn't enough.

Rewards

Stars, stickers, outfits

Rewards keep children coming back, and a daily star limit keeps the focus on learning.

Privacy

Progress stays at home

Progress is kept on your own device, and grown-ups can save a backup file.

Kumy waving hello

Where you come in

Kumy builds the foundations. You make them grow.

Say it out loudThe app can't hear your child, so ask them to say the words and sentences.
Make a sentence"Can you tell me a sentence about your pet?"
Read togetherPicture books show the same words in new places.