Kids' version

I enjoy Brilliant, though I can't solve some -ok, many- of the problems. I am looking for a similar site for my son. He is in 6th grade. I know he can handle some problems here. But I don't want him to get frustrated and discouraged, just because he comes across something he is not expected to solve at that grade.

Any references, or some way to limit the "Brilliant" problems by age?

Thank you.

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I have the same problem as the user above. My kids had discovered your site exploring Youtube and were excited about your videos but once you try it here there are few options for their age. Do you intend to have content for the youngest ones?

Laura Abrunhosa - 1 year, 4 months ago

Same here.. i wished there was a brilliant kid's version

Sheikh Ejab - 1 year, 4 months ago

Totally agree with above comments. That would be great if you could provide us with more content for kids.

Guillaume Bollée - 1 year, 3 months ago

Hello This request for a kids version is 3 years older, wondering if it has been addressed by Brilliant as we are strongly interested and it make totally sense Thanks

Hatim Benmeziane - 1 year ago

I'm glad to hear you're enjoying Brilliant and hoping to share it with your son.

Here's a couple of suggestions:

In Explorations, Algebra Through Puzzles is likely the most appropriate, and Outside The Box Geometry might be a good fit too (depending on his exposure to basic Geometry). In the next few months, we'll be adding Basic Math, Logic, and Number Theory explorations that all might be interesting to him!
In the Topics quizzes, there are "Challenge quizzes" segmented by level. Level 1 problems are the ones are most likely appropriate for a 6th grader.
In the Community feed, you can filter by difficulty and topic (i.e., Easy Algebra).

Over time, we hope to improve the difficulty clarity around the site so it will be easier for you (or your son) to figure out the best material to work on.

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions!

Eli Ross Staff - 4 years, 6 months ago

Yes! Add some layers for our young people because they need to SEE math and all they are focusing on in the elementary and early middle school classrooms are algorithms. Any way you can speak with Jo Boaler about possibilities?

Meghan Pizzica - 1 year, 3 months ago

I agree that it would be great to provide us with content for kids. To make it attractive to kids, I think it should be colourful. Perhaps that would also be a good idea.

Brendon Teong - 1 year, 2 months ago

There could also be english inside the kids' version of Brilliant.

Brendon Teong - 1 year ago

I agree with the people who say we need a kids version

Ozioma Wachuku - 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Also looking for a kid version that would start with simple concepts and ramp up towards the harder ones. Thank you.

Reil G - 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Can Brilliant please make a kids version? This would be great! I am a 5th grader interested in science and engineering. I have found this website simply from YouTube.
One of the science YouTubers I like spoke about Brilliant. He said it helps you think like a scientist and gives you step by step problems. Well, after using the website, I realized the this is mostly for high school students, and not what I was looking for. When I did simple math on some problems, I got it wrong and looked at the explanation for it. It had to do with stuff like a+b and I have no idea what a or b was equal to and I would love a kids version for kids like me (interested in science and engineering). This would be amazing.

Brynner Kinkaid - 1 month, 3 weeks ago

When this thread reach 1000 and without answer from Brilliant, I'll create my own app called SmartKids :) Anyone interested to join the project ?

Hatim Benmeziane - 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$