Parents' Guide to

Stack the States

By Christy Matte, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Surprisingly fun geography education game.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Fire phone , Kindle Fire , Windows app Paid Education
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age 6+

Based on 5 parent reviews

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ratp Parent of 7-year-old
January 2, 2016
age 9+

good game

a fun way to learn the states!

This title has:

Easy to play/use
Too much consumerism
AimeeJ
AimeeJ Parent of 3 and 5-year-old
December 24, 2013
age 3+

Geography fun for the whole family!

Our whole family enjoys this app. Even my 3- and 5-year olds started watching over our shoulder and learned how to play the games on their own. They cannot read yet but learned the shape and location of all states and are now onto learning the flags. The Map It bonus game is our favorite! The kids have really taken an interest in geography and feel very proud of themselves for having mastered their states.
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What’s It About?

Stack the States asks trivia questions about a state, or asks kids to identify the shape of the state. When kids answer correctly they'll earn that state to add to their platform. The goal is to stack as many states on the platform as necessary to reach a goal line without the stack tipping over. When kids reach the goal, their reward is a state to add to their collection. As the collection grows, kids earn bonus games.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (5 ):
Kids say (10 ):

STACK THE STATES is engaging, while still retaining plenty of educational value. The main game isn't timed, so it's a great way for kids to learn more about the 50 states, even if they're new to this aspect of geography. Earning all of the states and unlocking the bonus games helps keep things interesting.

Unfortunately, with no way to control what types of questions are being asked, this may not be ideal for a child learning a specific aspect of state trivia (such as the capitals), as it will quiz on all of the areas at once. Still, for slightly older children and adults, Stack the States will help rebuild and retain all of those childhood geography lessons.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Help kids search for interesting facts or landmarks in each state to keep learning fun.

  • Plan imaginary visits to state capitals. Map out the trip and sights to see.

  • Encourage kids to dig deeper into the history of their own state, or states where relatives live.

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