Parents' Guide to

Sumdog

By Emily Pohlonski, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Mostly free, mostly fun math games adapt to skill level.

Website http://www.sumdog.com/
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Based on 2 parent reviews

MrsBakerrm19
MrsBakerrm19 Adult
March 30, 2020
age 6+

Used to be so much better

As of Spring 2020: The seamless blend of math fluency and game play is still pretty good. The free subscriptions during the C19 school closures are much appreciated. In the last few years the site has become more expensive and with fewer choices & features. Now only 6 free games and the subscription fee is far too high for teachers with 150+ students. I really miss the old version. Some students still engage, just not as many.
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CSMContentDefault
CSMContentDefault Adult
September 12, 2016
age 7+

Sumdog is Fun

I love Sumdog!!! It has really fun games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What’s It About?

Sumdog has 25 free math practice games customized to your child's ability level. Guided by a cute orange dog, you'll explore a town filled with activities such as Talent Show, Submarine, and Alien Invasion. Click the images and you go to the games, which cover arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percentages, equations, and money. When you get a correct answer, you get a coin, which you can spend on costumes and the like for your avatar. Activities adapt and continue to challenge as you build skills in each subject.

Is It Any Good?

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Parents say (2 ):
Kids say (12 ):

Kids love choice and competition, and Sumdog provides both as well as real math practice. Each game is timed, creating a sense of urgency and excitement and helping kids build speed and increase math-fact fluency. Kids will love the incentive to earn coins to shop for their avatars, although some of the female clothing options are provocative. Some games are a bit much, such as Touchdown: dizzying graphics may prevent kids from focusing on math. However, Sumdog provides a bunch of types of games, which addresses various learning styles.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about ways math is useful in everyday life. How do we use it in home-improvement projects?

  • Families can talk to their local school districts about entering one of the Sumdog math competitions.

  • For families interested in other math competitions, see if you have a local Math Olympiad team.

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