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By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Puzzles to learn letters and math adapt for different ages.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
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DotToDot numbers & letters
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
First, create an account for each player and adjust settings to choose age-appropriate puzzles. Puzzles include dot-to-dots for connecting capital letters, lowercase letters, or numbers in order, or can require answering multiplication tables through 12. Kids swipe a finger from the first flashing number or letter to the next logical one in the sequence. When the dot-to-dot is complete, the lines become a picture. Kids can move to the next level or repeat the puzzle if they didn't finish it within the target time.
Is It Any Good?
DOTTODOT NUMBERS & LETTERS is a simple, cute way for kids to learn the correct order of letters and numbers and to practice multiplication tables. Sometimes the picture shapes that the dot-to-dots make are so easy to discern, older kids are likely to figure out where to connect the dots next without calculating the number in the multiplication table sequence. Still, just going through the motions of connecting the numbers they see may help them memorize the multiplication tables. The letters and numbers puzzles are especially good for younger kids learning the basics. This app provides straightforward, educational practice using enjoyable dot-to-dot puzzles.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Go to the settings page and customize the defaults to your kid's preferences (defaults are pre-set based on player's age).
If your kids are working on memorizing multiplication tables with the app, test them in other ways to make sure they're really memorizing them and not just completing the puzzles based on shapes.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : letter or word recognition , Math : counting , multiplication , numbers
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : memorization , solving puzzles , Self-Direction : working efficiently
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- Release date : February 9, 2012
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Apps in My Pocket Ltd
- Version : 1.4
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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