Eight levels, one idea at a time
- Meet the Days. Seven day cards, each with its own animal friend: Sunday snail, Monday monkey, Tuesday turtle, Wednesday whale, Thursday tiger, Friday fish, Saturday sheep. Two or three days at a time, starting with Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
- Day Train. Seven carriages in order. What comes after Sunday? What comes before Friday? Which day is missing?
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Three joined cards with an arrow, starting from the real day and moving on to made-up days.
- Meet the Dates. Numbers 1 to 5 first, then 1 to 10, then up to 31. Find a number, hear a number, say what comes next.
- My Real Calendar. This month, laid out correctly. Tap any date to hear "Monday, October 12". Find today, find a Sunday, find the 10th.
- Build My Calendar. A calendar with missing dates. Choose the number that belongs, then put a date in its place.
- Find the Second Sunday. Every Sunday lights up and is counted aloud: first, second, third. Then the labels fade.
- Treasure Hunt. Small missions that mix everything: the first Monday, the last Friday, the date after the 14th.
How each level works
Every level follows the same three steps, so children always know what comes next. First the helper shows: it points at each thing and names it, and there is nothing to answer. Then you play together: the first question has the answer softly lit. Then your child plays alone for a few more questions. A level takes two or three minutes.
A wrong tap never gets a buzzer or a cross. The game says "Let's look again", and after a second try it points at the answer and explains it. The 💡 button shows the answer at any time, 🔁 says the question again, and ⏭ skips. A question waits as long as your child needs; taking time is never marked as wrong.
Levels get harder only after a round where your child answered nearly everything alone. After a hard round the game goes back a step and shows the idea again first.
Built for children with ADHD, autism, speech delays and limited reading
- No reading needed. Every instruction is spoken in short sentences, in English or Hindi.
- No speaking needed. Every answer is a tap. The game never listens to your child.
- One question at a time, with two choices at first and more only later.
- Pictures as well as words. Each day has its own animal and color, so color is never the only clue. There is no sun or moon on the day cards, because those mean day and night.
- No timers, no scores, no lives. Progress is a row of dots.
- Calm mode removes movement. There is never background music.
- Private by design. No account, no ads, no tracking. Progress stays on the device.
Curriculum links
My Happy Calendar practices early time concepts taught in preschool, kindergarten and Grade 1: naming and ordering the days of the week, using the words yesterday, today and tomorrow, reading dates, and using ordinal words such as first, second and third. In England this matches the Year 1 math aim to "recognize and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years". In India it matches the days-of-the-week and calendar chapters of Class 1 and Class 2 math.
More on this in our guide: learning games for kids with ADHD and autism.
Tips for parents and teachers
Common questions
What age is My Happy Calendar for?
Ages 4 to 7, including children with ADHD, speech delays or limited reading. Nothing has to be read or said out loud: every instruction is spoken, shown with a picture, and answered with a tap.
How do I teach my child the days of the week?
Teach two or three days at a time, not all seven. Level 1 introduces Sunday, Monday and Tuesday first, each with its own picture, and adds more days only after your child finds them without help. Level 2 then puts the days in order on a train, because order is a separate skill from names.
How do you explain yesterday, today and tomorrow to a young child?
Start from the real day. Level 3 shows three joined cards with an arrow, using today as the middle card, and says "Today is Monday. Tomorrow is Tuesday." Only later does it use made-up days, so your child learns the idea and does not just memorize today's answer.
How does a child learn to find the second Sunday of the month?
By counting Sundays, not rows. Level 7 lights up every Sunday in the month, labels them 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and counts them aloud one by one. The labels fade once your child can count them alone. It unlocks only after weekdays and dates are familiar.
Is this calendar game suitable for children with ADHD or autism?
Yes. There is one question on screen at a time, no timer, no score, no lives and no failure sound. A wrong tap gets a calm "Let's look again" and the game shows the answer. Every level follows the same pattern, and calm mode stops almost all movement. As with any activity, follow your child's lead.
Does my child need to read or speak to play?
No. Every question is spoken and can be replayed with the repeat button. Each day has a picture as well as a name, and every answer is a tap. The game never listens to your child's voice and never treats a slow answer as a wrong one.
Does it work in Hindi?
Yes. Tap हिंदी and every instruction, day name and month name is spoken and shown in Hindi, using your device's Hindi voice. If your device has no Hindi voice the words still appear on screen.
Can the calendar start on Monday?
Yes. The game starts with Sunday first because that is the most common layout for teaching. Press and hold the grown-ups button to switch to Monday first.
How do I see what my child has learned?
Press and hold the 👪 button for the grown-ups screen. It lists seven skills, such as knowing the days and matching a day to a date, and shows which ones your child is learning, which they can do alone, how much help was needed, and what to play next. It describes practice only and never labels a child.
Is my child's progress private?
Yes. Progress is saved only in this browser on this device. There is no account and no name, and this page loads no advertising, analytics or tracking.
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