Kindergarten math games

What kids learn in kindergarten math

Kindergarten math is mostly about what numbers mean. Kids learn to count objects one at a time and understand that the last number they say tells how many. They count to 100 by ones and tens, write and recognize numbers to 20, and compare two groups to see which has more or fewer. They start adding and taking away within 10, usually with fingers, pictures and objects, and learn the pairs that make 10.

Alongside the numbers come shapes (naming circles, triangles, squares and their 3D cousins, in any size or turn), simple patterns, and comparing things by length or weight. Most US schools follow this order, and our games are built around it.

Which game practices what

• Count Critters: counting bugs for Mossy the frog, filling ten frames, counting on from a number, counting by tens and comparing groups. It starts with Count to 5 and dot helpers for the youngest players.
• Sumwhere Isles: on Counting Cove kids count to 20, make numbers on ten frames, find what comes next and pick which is more. Add-and-Take Forest has adding and taking away within 10 and making 10, and Shape Shore and Measurement Meadow cover shape names and longer or shorter.
• Bond Bridges: number bonds to 5 and 10 and splitting a number into two parts, the foundation for adding later.
• Shape Town: naming flat and solid shapes in any size or turn, counting sides and corners, and putting small shapes together to make bigger ones.
• Pattern Parade: copying and extending patterns like AB, AAB and ABC with an animal marching band, then skip counting by tens.
• Number Line Leap: in Pebble Creek kids place numbers from 0 to 10 on a number line, which builds a feel for how big a number is.

Made for kids who can't read yet

Every question is read aloud, with a speaker button to hear it again, so a four or five year old can play without help. Answers are mostly taps and drags on pictures: tap each critter as you count, fill a ten frame, drag a shape where it fits. When a child gets something wrong, they see a hint with a picture and try again, and the game gently brings that kind of problem back until it sticks. Nothing is timed, and there are no lives or fail screens.

Every right answer earns coins that only work inside the game, for decorating Mossy's pond, a little town or an island world. Stickers from any of our learning games collect in one Sticker Book.

Tips for grown-ups

• Short and often. Ten minutes a day beats an hour on Saturday. Most puzzle paths take a minute or two.
• Count real things. Stairs, grapes, socks in the wash. Ask "how many?" and then "how many if we add one more?"
• Make 10 with fingers. Hold up 7 and ask how many more fingers make 10. This one skill makes first grade adding much easier.
• Ask them to explain. "How did you know?" turns a tap into thinking out loud, which is where the learning happens.
• Check the For grown-ups button. Each game shows the skills it covers and what your child is working on.

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