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Intro to Math Review

Our Review

An ingenious mix of the old and the new, the Intro to Math app by Montessorium includes five separate interactive math skill games, recommended for children age 2-6. Within each activity, multiple layers exist to reinforce skills such as proportion, counting, number writing, number recognition, and number order. Topics are presented as fun, intuitive games using sliding blocks, numbers and dots. The games are based on time-tested Montessori teaching methods.

The proportion game scatters wooden blocks of different lengths with a shake of the phone, and challenges the child to place them in the correct order, with a pleasing chime each time the pieces are moved. The counting game challenges the child to recognize the number of blocks. The number writing asks the child to trace a number “in the sand”; a scraping sound is played as the child traces. The number recognition game displays the numbers one through ten and asks the child to touch a given number The number order game plays out the number one through ten then asks the child to scatter them with a shake of the phone and re-order them

Both my 2 and 4 year old enjoyed the game. It is pricey but recommended.

dataAugust 20th, 2010 by Nina Ignaczak Share

Application Detail

Intro to Math, by Montessorium


Download on iTunesDeveloper: Montessorium, LLC.
Released: 2010-07-13 00:00:00
Price: $4.99

Description from the Developer

★ Intro to Math is featured in the "We Believe" iPad 2 Commercial (US)!
★ Featured in Apple's 2010 Rewind, Best Apps of the Year!

"...to be able to hand my phone to my 3-yr old and have him on his own go through each exercise was just amazing. He was beaming and turning to look at me every once and a while to say "This is so fun, Daddy."...Seeing the confidence in my son's face as he figures things out is just wonderful..." -Vardemon

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Created by a team of Montessori educators and parents, Intro to Math is a fun and interactive first step into the world of mathematics. It is easy to use, intuitive and, most importantly, educational! The Montessori philosophy of education is a one hundred year old proven methodology, now available to you as a universal application for the iPad & iPhone. We recommend that your child uses this app when they show an interest in math.

YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN:
✔ The basic foundations of math
✔ To read, write and understand numbers from 0-9
✔ Number symbols and their units
✔ Sequence, order and spatial relationships
✔ An introduction to odds and evens
✔ Problem solving skills
✔ Fine motor skills

There is a reason why Montessori is the most successful form of early childhood education on the planet. It works! Watch your child experience the joys of learning, as the world of math comes alive beneath his or her fingertips.

In our opinion, the only thing more magical and revolutionary than the iPad and iPhone, is learning on it! For one price, you get all of these activities in a Universal app that will work on your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch:

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✔ RED RODS
This beautiful activity combines pleasing sounds with elegant interactive movements and helps your child sharpen his or her sense of visual discrimination. The object of this activity is to develop your child's understanding of length by arranging the red rods from longest to shortest. Don't be surprised if your child soon finds new ways to think about old problems.

✔ NUMBER RODS
The Number Rods introduce the idea of the quantity of each number. Not only does your child match the sounds of the numerals with the number rods, he or she also learns the names of the numbers. The path to a million, of course, starts with one.

✔ SANDPAPER NUMBERS
With an appreciation of the quantity of each number, this activity now moves on to showcase their symbols. Many children already know how to count, but they also want to learn how to write. In this activity, the famous Montessori sandpaper sounds are employed, along with stunning visual demonstrations to guide your child in the tracing of numbers. An entirely new world will open up before their eyes. The iPhone and iPod touch version also incorporates a cool vibrate feature, to gently remind your child that they have gotten off track.

✔ NUMBER RODS & CARDS
The purpose of Number Rods & Cards is to complete the cycle from the symbols of the numbers back to their quantities. Your child places a given number onto its corresponding number rod. This ensures that your child understands the symbol and sequence of each number. It is also direct preparation for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

✔ NUMBERS & COUNTERS
In this activity, your child's growing understanding of numbers is reinforced through working with odd and even numbers. The app also strengthens the understanding of the sequence of numbers. Numbers & Counters consolidates and verifies the math skills your child has learned up to this point, without your child even knowing it.

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Design & concept by Montessorium. Development by Appetizer Mobile.

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  • Amylanchester

    iPhone Math apps make learning math really fun. There is also AppWordForKids.com site that gives some useful information about math iPhone apps.

  • Amylanchester

    Sorry for the typo, I meant AppWorldForKids.com