FREE today – Sakura Quick Math. Kids practice basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and mixed operations) while racing against the clock. Three problems appear on the screen. Kids use their fingers to write the answers as quickly as they can. The app uses handwriting recognition to check the answers – very slick! If the number is not written neatly, the app does not recognize it and in my opinion that is a bonus. I spent 30+ years telling kids that part of their job was to write legible answers :). This app helps to reinforce that message! As a child’s skills grow, the app can be made more challenging because there are 3 levels of difficulty. You can create multiple users in this app and the app keeps track of each user’s progress in bar graph form. Very cool way for kids to practice their facts!

Common Core Standards met:

• 1.OA.6 – Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.
• 2.OA.2 – Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
• 3.OA.7 – Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.