number sense Archive

MultiFlow – fun multiplication app that’s challenging for all ages

Posted on August 21, 2012 | No Comments
I forget how I found MultiFlow, but I’ve been happy I stumbled upon it. Sal, not so much. The times tables are his nemesis right now so I thought this would be a good diversion from them. You can use the “pick’em” mode to select […]
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Mathmateer – can math practice be addictive?

Posted on March 30, 2011 | 1 Comment
When I found out the developer of Stack the States had a math app, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I checked out the game before unleashing my kid on it – and immediately noticed it’s a very rich app with beautiful […]
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Slice It! Puzzle app fun with flavors of fractions and percentages

Posted on January 10, 2011 | 1 Comment
This app has a deceptively simple yet addictive requirement – just slice the shape into the goal number of pieces with the given number of lines, and divvy up your pieces into equal areas. It was simple to pick up and move through the beginning […]
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TeachMe: 1st Grade adding writing to the ever-popular Kindergarten version

Posted on January 3, 2011 | No Comments
Cruising around the app store I was pleased to find out that TeachMe had a new addition out for 1st grade. We bought the app and gave it a whirl – Sal found a rekindled love of building up his virtual aquarium (those who have […]
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Pearl Diver – math app that actually makes number line practice exciting

Posted on July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment
This gem (or pearl) was found over at love2learn2day’s blog (a gem of a site for folks looking for math inspiration of all kinds – balancing concepts with skill practice, an impressive math book list, math games galore and more 🙂 ). Besides finding out […]
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Intro to Math: Math app using goodness of Montessori methods and materials on the iPad

Posted on July 21, 2010 | No Comments
I do a lot of digging trying to find apps that look promising. When I saw this one being announced I was pretty excited. We chose a Montessori school for Sal for a lot of reasons and feel it was a good choice for him. […]
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PathPix -app that reinforces number sense, more fun then connect the dots

Posted on July 11, 2010 | 1 Comment
Sal enjoyed this little app right off the bat. It’s a delightful twist on connect the dots – where instead, you need to connect 2 identically colored numbers, but make sure you have the same number of squares covered as those 2 numbers. The first […]
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