Remember those FREE Everyday Math apps I told you I would let you know about? They're here for a very short time, so get downloading!
For those of you not familiar with the program, Everyday Math is a standards-based math series through McGraw-Hill. Throughout the series, games are used to reinforce math skills and concepts - and they're pretty fun, too! If you are able to access the math series through your online account (eGames and ePlanner), you can play the games online together before having the students play them on their own, whether it be on the computer, the board games, or...now the iiPad! Even if you don't use Everyday Math in your curriculum, your students will still benefit from the skills and strategies used in these games.
So for the next three days (February 7 - 9), you can download the following Everyday Math apps for FREE: Addition Top It (adding and comparing sums, kind of like playing the card game War), Monster Squeeze (number line and number recognition), Equivalent Fractions (it will remind you of Solitaire), Beat the Computer (basic multiplication facts), and Divisibility Dash (my favorite, I mean, my students' favorite). I've never had my students dislike an Everyday Math game, either on the computer or the iPad. The computer games and apps are nearly identical, and the skill reinforcement they get from playing is undeniable. If you are wondering about the grade level range for the apps, Addition Top It and Monster Squeeze are more for the lower grades (1-2), while grades 3-5 would benefit from all of them except Monster Squeeze (just a little too "young" with the big, orange monster and all).
This is a nice collection of Everyday Math apps to get you started. There are many more, and most run around $1.99. I've never paid for an Everyday Math app because I've always waited until they have their special weeks when they are free. Apparently March 14th (Pi Day) is the next possible time that there will be more free apps, so take advantage of the ones available now to enhance your math instruction!
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