Looking for ways to increase student engagement in your classroom? Try these game-based educational apps that make math a whole lot of fun!
1. Operation Math (Spinlight
Studio) - James Bond meets math facts. With this app, students will travel
around the world, trying to defeat Dr. Odd. Students will complete timed
missions in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. When
completing these missions, students can earn different types of watches and
uniforms. Operation Math has over 100 different missions that
the students can complete.
2. Quick Math and Quick Math+ (Shiny
Things) - Students really enjoy Quick Math and Quick
Math+because they can use their finger as a stylus and just write the
answers on the screen. In Quick Math, students are given the option
of doing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Quick
Math+offers more challenging activities that test memorization, estimation,
and indices.
3. YodelOh Math
Mountain (Spinlight Studio) - This app, reminiscent
of The Price is Right game show, takes place in the Alps. The
objective is to answer as many fast facts as possible before falling off the
mountain. If a student answers a problem correctly, they move closer to the
summit of the mountain. As the students are completing math problems, they also
have to watch for sheep trying to knock them off the mountain. This fast-paced,
interactive game holds student interest by putting a twist on the memorization
of fast facts.
4. Factor Samurai (Third
Rail, LLC) - This app helps students decipher between prime and composite
numbers. Factor Samurai puts a different spin on the
game Fruit Ninja, but instead of slicing fruit, the students must
slice composite numbers into prime numbers. Students can earn different colored
swords by slicing only composite numbers. This app also challenges students by
giving them three different levels to choose from: grasshopper, apprentice, and
master.
5. Math
Bingo (ABCYa!) - Math Bingo uses all math
operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students can
get a bingo by correctly answering math facts presented vertically,
horizontally, or diagonally on a grid. When a student completes a bingo, the app
unlocks games such as “Bingo Bug Bungee,” “Math Stack,” and “Math Fling.” All
of these games help students learn math facts in a unique way.
6. Math
Planet (Playpower Labs, LLC) - Math Planet offers
math apps for first through fifth grade while also providing a middle school
app. Students can explore different planets and solve problems related to
number sense, fractions, decimals, geometry, and all of the math
operations. Math Planet is a fun way for students to learn
math skills!
7. Math
Slicer (Thumbstorm, LLC) - Math Slicer is
a great way for students to learn their math facts. Students slice the answers
to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. As a math
problem appears on the screen, two answers fly though the air and a student
must "slice" the correct answer with their finger.
8. iTooch
Math (eduPad) - iTooch is based on the
Common Core standards and covers mathematics, science and language arts for
grade 1-5. With this app, students can take practice tests and earn grades for
each of the content standards. This app offers a multitude of visuals to help
students gain understanding of the content.
9. GeoBoard (Clarity
Innovations, Inc.) - This app creates a digital geoboard. Students can create
geometric shapes with different colored rubber bands. The boards are shaped in
squares, rectangles, and circles. This app can be used to illustrate polygons,
to identify types of angles, and to create congruent figures.
10. Slice
Fractions (Ululab) - If you are looking for a fun way to learn or
teach fractions, then Slice Fractions is for you. Slice
Fractions involves a world-traveling mammoth trying to solve different
math problems related to fractions while collecting interesting hats along the
way. This app includes puzzles that incorporate fraction symbols, fraction
parts, comparing fractions, problem solving, and adding fractions. This is a
well-constructed app that's perfect for 5- to 12-year-olds.
Try these apps to keep students engaged and motivated in
math through the last weeks of school. Be sure to let us know how it goes in
the TenMarks teacher communities on Facebook and Twitter!
Cross-post from TenMarks Blog
