Operations and Algebraic Thinking

 

• 10 Monkeys

  • Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android devices

  • Cost: $1.99

  • Grade Level: 4th Grade

  • Content: Multiplication practice

  • Standard: Cluster 1 – MACC. 4.OA.1.1

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: With this application, students have the opportunity to play games to practice their multiplication skills. There are games that focus on the two through ten times tables. The application provides interactive feedback as the child answers questions and helps students better learn these essential math facts. This application would be great for peer-paired practice or as a center activity.

 

• Math Ninja HD

  • Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

  • Cost: $1.99

  • Grade Level: 1st-4th grade

  • Content: Multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition practice

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.OA.1; Cluster 1 – MACC.1.NBT.1.1; Cluster 1 – MACC.2.OA.1.1, MACC.2.OA.1.a; Cluster 1 – MACC.3.OA.1.1, MACC.3.OA.1.2

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: Math Ninja has math practice for students of all ages. You can adjust the settings to make the questions easier or harder or to focus on specific algebraic skills depending on the abilities and need of the student. The app allows students to practice multiplication and division through games and challenges and gain comfort and confidence in solving such problems. This application can be used for individualized practice for students needing extra support with certain mathematical concepts.

 

• Math Board

  • Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android devices

  • Cost: $4.99

  • Grade Level: 4th and 5th grades

  • Content: Multiplication, division, subtraction, addition, squares, cubes, square roots, equality/inequality

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.OA.1.b; Cluster 1 – MACC.5.OA.1.1

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: Math Board is an application that allows for customized mathematics practice. It has practice quizzes and activities that are generated based on difficulty settings determined by the student’s math abilities and help develop student’s problem solving ability. There are also reference tables available for students to use if needed which help reinforce skill knowledge. This application can be used for individualized practice for students needing extra support with certain mathematical concepts.

 

• Math Mago

  • Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android devices

  • Cost: $0.99

  • Grade Level: 4th grade 

  • Content: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC4.OA.1.1

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: Math Mago is an application that provides fast paced practice with various algebraic skills. This application allows you to determine the difficulty of questions based on the student’s math skills to provide students with the best practice problems. The app provides fun and challenging puzzles to keep students engaged with their learning. This application would be great to use in a math center if iPad or other tablets are available in the classroom

 

 

Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

 

• Place Value

  • Devices: iPad

  • Cost: $0.99

  • Grade Level: 2nd-4th grade

  • Content: Place value practice

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.NBT.1.1, MACC.4.NBT.1.2; Cluster 1 – MACC.2.NBT.1.1, MACC.2.NBT.1.4; Cluster 1 – MACC.3.NBT.1.1

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: This application provides students with practice in identifying numbers in different place values. Place Value allows students to chose whether they are working with a two, three, or four digit number, which provides students with diverse practice problems. Students use their fingers to represent the numbers in the identified place value position. This application would be great for peer-paired practice where students take turns identifying place values and discussing if they agree with each other.

 

 

Measurement and Data

 

• Curious Ruler

  • Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android devices

  • Cost: Free

  • Grade Level: 1st-4th grade

  • Content: Measuring objects and comparing measurements, units of measure, proportions

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.MD.1.1; Cluster 1 – MACC.1.MD.1.a; Cluster 1 – MACC.2.MD.1.1, MACC.2.MD.1.4; Cluster 3 – MACC.3.MD.3.6

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: Curious Ruler allows students to explore their surroundings through measurement and comparisons. This app allows students to measure objects by picking a reference object provided by the app, taking a picture of the object they want to measure, and providing a ruler to measure and compare object sizes. This app also provides students with experience with units and proportions, which are essential to measurement and data understanding. This application would be great for a whole group paired activity where students explore the measurements of objects in the classroom or it could be used as a center activity.

 

 

Geometry

 

• Math App - Geometry 1

  • Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

  • Cost: $0.99

  • Grade Level: 4th – 6th grades

  • Content: Geometry formula and fact practice

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.G.1.2; Cluster 2 – MACC.5.G.2.3; Cluster 1 – MACC.6.G.1.1

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: This geometry focused application gives students practice with formulas and facts for various shapes. There are quizzes and word problems students can do to practice their geometry knowledge. There are also explanations for the formulas to help with student understanding and a “chalkboard” where students can write out their work. This application would be great to use in a math center or for individualized student practice.

 

• 4th Grade Splash Math

  • Devices: iPad, iPhone, Android devices, Kindle, laptops, desktop computers

  • Cost: $9.99

  • Grade Level: 4th

  • Content: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, geometry, time, number sense

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.G.1.1, MACC.4.G.1.2, MACC.4.G.1.3

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: This application provides students with practice with many mathematical concepts and skills. It allows students to work with 2D figures, investigate shapes, get detailed practice with triangles and quadrilaterals, and learn about lines of symmetry. The app provides feedback to students for problems, a place for students to do work, and performance summaries that show student progress and areas for improvement. This application would be great to use in a math center or for individualized student practice.

 

 

Fractions

 

• QVprep Lite Grade 4

  • Devices: Android and iOS tablets or smart phones

  • Cost: Free

  • Grade Level: 4th grade

  • Content: Covers topics such as measurement, variables, operations and algebraic thinking, statistics, probability, geometry, place value, percentage, ratio, time and money calculation, logic and reasoning, and fractions.

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.NF.1.1, MACC.4.NF.1.2; Cluster 3 - MACC.4.NF.3.5, MACC.4.NF.3.6, MACC.4.NF.3.7

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: QVprep Lite for Grade 4 contains quantitative practice tests for fourth grade material. It has multiple-choice questions for students to choose from and provides detailed explanations for incorrect answers to help students understand the correct mathematical processes. This app also records questions correct, questions attempted, questions skipped, among other data, which can help teachers monitor student progress. This application would be great to use in a math center or for individualized student practice

 

• iTooch 4th Grade Math

  • Devices: iOS devices, Android devices, Windows

  • Cost: Free

  • Grade Level: 4th

  • Content: Covers five themes of content – Numbers and Operations, Measurement and Data, Graphs and Statistics, Fractions and Decimals, Geometry but specifically for fractions it covers basic fractions, ordering and comparing fractions, and equivalent fractions

  • Standards: Cluster 1 – MACC.4.NF.1.1, MACC.4.NF.1.2; Cluster 2 – MACC.4.NF.2.3, MACC.4.NF.2.4; Cluster 3 – MACC.4.NF.3.5, MACC.4.NF.3.6, MACC.4.NF.3.7

  • Benefits and Classroom Use: This application provides comprehensive practice for many mathematics content areas, with a lot of practice with various types of fractions. The interactive activities and games, along with the chapter summaries provide extensive review for students. Additionally, the virtual blackboard and feedback help students better understand the material. This application would be great to use in a math center or for individualized student practice.