Frequently asked questions

Puzzicle is for curious learners from kindergarten to Grade 12 (Year 1 to Year 13) who want to accelerate: homeschooled children, students in school who want more, families moving between countries, and high-achievers flying through their current work. Parents can see every progress point. Teachers and schools can run their own classes too.

A scheduled live lesson. A batch of up to 12 students watches the same video playlist in sync. The video pauses for check-ins (quick questions and thinking moments), everyone gets the same time to answer, then sees the answer and how the batch answered. Some are led by a tutor or guide; others run peer-led. Each ends with a discussion prompt and practice work.

A small closed cohort of up to 12 students in the same class. Students can start a batch and invite friends with a code, or join one that has space. Everyone follows the same timetable and sees each other's progress.

Every study party is available in catch-up mode later. The check-ins are the same, but the video waits for each answer instead of keeping time with the batch.

The videos are Khan Academy's, world-class free lessons used by millions of schools, shared under Creative Commons. Puzzicle adds the timetable, small cohorts, check-ins timed into each video, and parent visibility. We are not affiliated with Khan Academy.

Each year group follows Khan Academy's US grade-level courses for maths and English, with science and history from their middle and high school courses. You can view every class as a UK year group, US grade, or school stage.

A full school day is about three hours, in four periods with breaks. Lighter schedules include a half day (two periods), an after-school club (one period), or an evening club. Many families use ${SITE.name} alongside other learning.

Study parties carry on by themselves if a teacher's connection drops, and if yours drops, everything you missed is in Catch up. Nobody is marked absent for technical issues: students can flag "connection problems" and it doesn't count. If a teacher has to cancel, the party moves to Catch up and a make-up party can be scheduled. Before your first party, try Test my setup at https://puzzicle.org/app/#/setup-check.

Batches are small and closed. No public profiles, no messaging with strangers, and parents can see everything their child does. Read our safeguarding page for details.

Puzzicle is free, and so is everything on the site. We are non-commercial and run on donations. Tutors and schools who run their own classes here charge for their teaching time; we take nothing from that.

Yes. Any group of friends or families can start a free study group: pick a year and time, invite friends with a code, and do study parties together. Students 13+ can start their own peer group; for younger children, a parent sets it up.

Yes. Any video can be shared to Google Classroom or embedded with its check-ins. Schools, co-ops, tutors, and microschools can run their own classes on Puzzicle with custom timetables, batches, sign-up, and fees. See the For schools page.