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Intro to Math, by Montessorium

By Christopher Healy, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Early math presented in varied and interesting ways.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Paid Education
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What’s It About?

Kids interact with virtual colored rods, numeral cards, counters, and sandpaper numbers -- all represeting actual tools used for teaching early math skills in Montessori settings. Five activities promote learning numbers and counting through play and exploration. Kids drag rods of different lengths, match numerals to quantities, put numbers and quantities in order, and trace number symbols. Audio narration leads kids through each activity, and visual clues offer guidance and hints.

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Intro to Math, by Montessorium has both a gorgeous design aesthetic and a wonderfully varied approach to early arithmetic. Kids won't get bored by drills as they trace numerals, count dots, stack bars of different lengths, and so on. The app's diversity is a great way to keep very young kids interested, and the more they play around with the app, the more likely it is that the number concepts will be carried over into preschool or kindergarten.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Encourage kids to follow through with an entire activity before moving to the next; some activities have multiple parts that build on one another.

  • Practice numbers, quantities, counting, and sequencing with your child using real counters, numeral cards, numbered rods, and sandpaper numbers.

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