Parents' Guide to

Marble Math Junior

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 5+

Younger kids' version of great math app holds its own.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire Paid Education
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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Based on 3 parent reviews

kellymorrison
kellymorrison Parent of 5 and 7-year-old
July 15, 2013
age 5+

Clever math app makes learning fun

I downloaded this app for my 5 year old, and I found that he was able to use it with some caveats: He could only use the first of three levels before it got way over his head, and he could only use the finger dragging method rather than the accelerometer. It's really clever conceptually and brings some kinesthetic elements to learning math that might benefit those kids who have trouble with math concepts or find math confounding/boring.
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brysong
brysong Parent
November 17, 2022
age 6+
This works super well for my 9 yo, who has used it for several weeks now. She will likely graduate to marble math app from this jr app in a year or two. All the functions work as the expert review states. The other reviewer reported problems with the app that we don't have. It's fun and engaging, but still mostly math. (As opposed to some other games that claim to be math games but kids can almost avoid the math altogether - such as Prodigy.)

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What’s It About?

First kids choose a level and how they want to play (drag the marble with their finger or roll it by tilting the device), and then set whether they want to play with obstacles and bonuses or limit it to math problems only. Adults can also customize what skills they want kids to work on and in which currency. Math problems appear at the top of the screen, such as "Collect numbers that equal three," and kids navigate through the maze with their marble to pick up answers to the problem.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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Kids say (2):

MARBLE MATH JUNIOR is one of the most fun, customizable, and effective math games available for early elementary school-age kids. Moving the marble around the maze while collecting answers and avoiding obstacles is so absorbing that kids easily forget they're practicing math skills like shape recognition, addition, and subtraction. Parents and teachers can customize style of play, skill sets, and levels to make this game more effective and less frustrating for kids. This is high quality math practice that's fun, too.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Help your kids set the appropriate levels and settings in Marble Math Junior to ensure ease of play and appropriate knowledge level.

  • If your kid loves all the different marbles, consider helping them start a marble collection of their own. Marbles are great for sorting, comparing, counting, and other math skills!

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