https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog Plain-language, sourced articles for parents on how children learn, from the makers of Cub Climb. en https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/teach-child-to-read-music https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/teach-child-to-read-music What children can learn when, why sound comes before symbols, and a calm, five-minute way to start reading notes at home — even if you don't read music. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reading music How children learn https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/treble-or-bass-clef-first https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/treble-or-bass-clef-first Which clef your child reads first, and which notes, depends on what they play. A guide for piano, violin, viola, cello, guitar, recorder and more. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reading music https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/do-re-mi-or-c-d-e https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/do-re-mi-or-c-d-e Why some teachers say C and others say Do, the difference between fixed and movable do, and which one helps your child read music. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reading music How children learn https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/note-reading-games-at-home https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/note-reading-games-at-home Six short games that help a child read notes on the staff, with paper, a few coins or their own instrument — no music reading needed from you. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Music at home Reading music https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/music-exams-around-the-world https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/music-exams-around-the-world The first music exams in the UK, Canada, the US and Australia, what they ask a beginner to read, and a quarter-note-to-crotchet glossary. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reading music United Kingdom United States Canada Australia https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/us-gifted-tests-cogat-nnat-olsat https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/us-gifted-tests-cogat-nnat-olsat The three reasoning tests US districts use most for gifted and talented programs: what each measures, the grades it covers, and what it doesn't test. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gifted testing United States https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/universal-screening-gifted https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/universal-screening-gifted What happened when a large Florida district tested every second grader instead of waiting for referrals — and what it means for your child. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gifted testing United States https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/eleven-plus-reasoning-explained https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/eleven-plus-reasoning-explained What the 11+ grammar school test asks, when children sit it, which parts are reasoning, and how to build those skills calmly from Year 4. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gifted testing United Kingdom https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/oc-selective-tests-nsw-victoria https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/oc-selective-tests-nsw-victoria The NSW Opportunity Class and selective high school tests and Victoria's selective entry exam: what each asks, when, and what Thinking Skills means. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gifted testing Australia https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/gifted-test-scores-explained https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/gifted-test-scores-explained Standard age scores, percentiles and stanines in plain words, why two children with the same score can differ, and what to ask your school. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gifted testing How children learn https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/how-cub-climb-works https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/how-cub-climb-works A tour of the Cub Climb app on real screens: answer-then-why, puzzles that follow your child, the play between puzzles, and what grown-ups see. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Inside the apps Reasoning at home https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/york-region-grade-3-gifted-screening https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/york-region-grade-3-gifted-screening When York Region screens Grade 3 students for gifted programs, what the CCAT looks at, and what happens after — from the board’s own published procedure. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gifted testing Canada https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/reasoning-games-at-home https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/reasoning-games-at-home Board games, word games and puzzles that build verbal, number and visual reasoning — including the ones a large school board suggests to its own families. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reasoning at home https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/verbal-quantitative-nonverbal-reasoning https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/verbal-quantitative-nonverbal-reasoning The three kinds of reasoning gifted tests like the CogAT, 11+ and CCAT-7 look at, in plain words, with one puzzle of each to try with your child. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gifted testing Reasoning at home https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/ask-why-self-explanation https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/ask-why-self-explanation What research on self-explanation says, why it matters more than getting the right answer, and five ways to ask “why?” at home without it feeling like a quiz. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How children learn Reasoning at home https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/spaced-review-for-kids https://www.cubclimb.ca/blog/spaced-review-for-kids Why ten minutes a few times a week beats a long weekend session, what the research on spaced practice says, and how to use it at home. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT How children learn