For parents and teachers
A few minutes of practice on most days does more than a long session once a week. Here's how to make Kids Love Math part of that routine, and what family accounts will add.
Getting started
- Start easy. Pick a level your child can mostly do already. Confidence first, then speed.
- Move up gradually. When nearly every answer is right, add a digit to one of the numbers.
- Keep paper nearby. For longer problems, working on paper and typing only the answer is exactly the point.
- Short and often. Ten to fifteen minutes is plenty for most children.
- Talk about mistakes. A wrong answer shows the right one underneath. Comparing the two is often the quickest way to find the slip.
What your child sees
One problem at a time, a keypad and a row of coins. There's no chat, there are no other players, and the practice screen has no links to other websites. The settings sit in a drawer at the side, or along the top on a tablet held upright, and can be changed at any time.
Coins and medals
Every right answer earns a coin. Ten coins become a medal, ten medals a star, and then come trophies, crowns, gems and planets. It works like place value, ten of one make one of the next: a nice thing to point out to a child.
Free and family accounts
Everything on the practice screen is free. Family accounts are coming soon, for parents who want more:
| Free | Family account coming soon | |
|---|---|---|
| Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, 1 to 5 digits | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-up | Not needed | A parent signs up |
| Coins and medals | Kept on one device | Saved on every device |
| Up to 5 children, each with their own sign-in | No | Yes |
| Progress, improvement and history for parents | No | Yes |
| Your own messages on your child's screen | No | Yes |
| Colors and a minimum difficulty chosen by parents | No | Yes |
| Practice time limits and schedules | No | Yes |
Without an account, coins are saved in the browser on the device your child uses. Nothing about your child is sent to us; see the privacy page.
In the classroom
Teachers can use Kids Love Math on classroom tablets or on a projector, without creating accounts. Each tablet keeps its own coins.
Suggestions
An idea, a problem, or a translation that needs fixing? Write to [email protected].