Mathseeds apps are a great way for young students to practice and master all the essential math skills. Written for the Common Core Standards, students can access a huge range of activities that make learning math fun, motivating and very rewarding!

Grade 2 includes:
Training – 81 question sets that cover the 9 big topics of Grade 2 Math. Includes a scratch board for working out problems, along with a Dictionary of terms.
Multiplayer – up to 4 players can play against each other in this game of speed and fun.
Timed – Increase your speed in essential addition, subtraction, word and mixed mathematics.
Badges – Earn more than 220 badges.
Games – Earn tokens to spend on fun games in the Circus area.

With the ability to make multiple accounts, each child’s individual progress is tracked and recorded.

The Mathseeds apps are created by the same team behind the very popular Mathseeds and Reading Eggs websites, bringing together all we know about how children learn math with the powerful interactivity and motivation provided by the iPad. The irresistible combination of engagement and learning will switch on all students, even those who don’t think they are good at math!

What it is and what you do with it: math game/subtraction practice.

Practice subtraction to help the Ghost Subtractors subtract ghosts from every room.

12 levels of increasing difficulty (including 6 timed levels).

What we liked: the concept. Fun subtraction practice opportunity (1st and 2nd grade). Illustrations and animations. Simple game controls.

What we didn't like: could have more features.

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What it is and what you do with it: math game/subtraction practice.

Practice subtraction to help the Ghost Subtractors subtract ghosts from every room.

12 levels of increasing difficulty (including 6 timed levels).

What we liked: the concept. Fun subtraction practice opportunity (1st and 2nd grade). Illustrations and animations. Simple game controls.

What we didn't like: could have more features..

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What it is and what you do with it: a racing game with extra educational activities.



Create and customize your car and race it around a city track. Collect coins to buy extra parts and accessories for the car.



Educational activities (during obligatory race pit-stops) include: number identification, counting and enumeration, number comparisons, simple addition and subtraction, number sequencing.



What we liked: the concept. Variety of car customization options. Reward/motivation system with coins, extra parts and trophies. Narration and spoken instructions. Sounds and sound backgrounds. Original Team Umizoomi artwork. Multiple player accounts. Overall quality of the app.


What we didn't like: the math activities are very basic and offer little variety. The 'driving experience' could be better (you just jump from lane to lane to steer the car). Only one track to race on.

✭✭✭ Play with gorgeous Butterflies and learn math!! ✭✭✭
✭✭✭ Butterfly Math is now KinderTown approved ✭✭✭
✭✭✭ Featured by Apple in "What's Hot" Educational and Kids Games ✭✭✭
✭✭✭ Kindergarten through second grade teachers love the simplicity with which this app engages children ✭✭✭

It is a well known fact that kids learn faster by interaction. We believe that figuring out an answer (instead of just selecting an answer) “teaches” the kids at a fundamental level. The Butterfly Math app takes this approach in teaching simple concepts in numbers, shapes, basic arithmetic, comparison and sequence to young minds. We have developed the app in such a way that it is going to be fun to interact/play with the app as well as learn the concepts. These are the basic skills which kids can learn from this app:

1. Fine motor skills: For toddlers, this app develops fine motor skills. The kids can play with the butterflies and get tactile feedback as the butterflies flutter when they are being dragged. Plus, it is fun to put them in cage and release them!

2. Concept of numbers: The idea of numbers could be intriguing to young minds. They can observe that numbers can be “made” larger (or smaller) by collecting more (or less) butterflies. The idea of incrementally adding (removing) butterflies to (from) the cage provides the kids with an understanding of smaller and larger numbers.

3. Shapes: We have taken an unique approach in teaching shapes. One just need to drag the red butterfly in the cage and all the other butterflies congregate and make a shape! Releasing and dragging the red butterfly again to the cage gives another shape and the fun goes on.

4. Basic arithmetic: The next logical step is to teach the concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We have made multiple levels for each of the concepts to ease the learning so that the child grasps the fundamentals.

5. Comparison: In this game we teach the concept of “less than”, “equal to” and “greater than”. Often, there are multiple correct solutions and, with exploration, the kid will find other solutions.

6. Sequence: This game teaches the concept of sequence. This game is for kids who have mastered the concept of addition, subtraction etc. and understand the concept of “comparing” multiple numbers. This game teaches the kids to observe a pattern in the numbers (increasing or decreasing) and find the exact missing number.

7. Reward Game: To encourage the kids to play and learn more, we have developed a coloring reward game. As the child finds correct answer to the questions, he/she can earn colored tiles in the games. With the earned colored tiles, the child can color the scene creatively. This encourages the child to get more correct answers so that he/she can collect the tiles of his/her choice. We believe this is an unique reward system which encourages creativity and provides the motivation to solve more questions and hence learn more.