Common Sense Media Review
By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Cheerful preschool math app covers wide range of skills.
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Team Umizoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers HD
What's It About?
TEAM UMIZOOMI MATH: ZOOM INTO NUMBERS HD is a math game aimed at toddlers and preschoolers that has five mini-games: "Toy Store Counting," "Number Bubbles" (number recognition), "Rolling Toy Parade" (number sequencing), "Race Around Umi City" (number comparisons), and "Up! Up! and Balloons" (addition/subtraction). Kids must unlock the last four games by completing at least one round of the game before it. When a round of a game is complete, kids earn a reward. After eight rewards in one game, they can earn a trophy. Earning trophies on all five games unlocks the "Key to the City." The city itself also has objects to interact with. The Number Bubbles game has characters chewing bubble gum and blowing bubbles.
Is It Any Good?
Team Umizoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers HD has some great features, including the ability to have four player profiles, plenty of enthusiastic (if repetitive) feedback, and game objects young kids will relate to (toys, balloons, cars). It may try to pack a bit too much range into the app, however, as a child who needs to learn basic counting probably will not be ready for subtraction. The app also doesn't require any mastery or progress in one game before a child can move along to another one, which may result in kids playing a game that's too difficult. Negative feedback is gentle and, in most games, involves a prompt to choose the right answer, which helps keep kids from being frustrated. This is likely to be a hit with the preschool crowd.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about awareness of numbers in everyday life. You can point out prices at the grocery store, speed limits on the freeway, and lots more.
Play along with your kids and help them out with any concepts they may have a hard time with (sequencing, subtraction).
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Math : addition , counting , numbers , subtraction
- Skills : Thinking & Reasoning : applying information
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : December 13, 2013
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Nickelodeon
- Version : 2.3
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.3 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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