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Secret missions engage and challenge while building fluency.
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Operation Math: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
What's It About?
Kids start OPERATION MATH by either training or attempting a mission. Training is a practice mode to help kids prepare for the missions. There are three difficulty levels, and consecutive correct answers are tracked. When kids choose a new mission, they select an operation to work with, listen to a description of the mission, and solve equations with speed and accuracy. Kids unlock new missions as they play and earn rewards for best training runs.
Is It Any Good?
Operation Math: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Speed Drills & Practice Test – Arithmetic Games for Kids puts a clever twist on arithmetic drills. There are more than 100 missions that address three skill levels, so the games work well for a range of abilities. Kids can select missions by operation and by skill level, so practice can be customized. Although they're a necessary part of building fluency, math drills are typically boring and monotonous. However, the spy-themed missions and rewards are fun and will help engage kids. Since there's no instruction or detailed feedback, the games are best for practicing skills kids have already learned.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how math is a part of daily life. Look for real-world ways to practice the arithmetic skills kids practice in the games.
Have kids write their own missions that include a real-world scenario and a set of math problems to solve.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire , Nook HD
- Subjects : Math : addition , arithmetic , division , multiplication , subtraction
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : memorization , Self-Direction : achieving goals , goal-setting
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : August 7, 2014
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Spinlight Studio
- Version : 1.9
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 6.0 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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