AdditionBlocks Edu 2.3.7
Device: Mac OS
Category: Education
Price: $2.99, Version: 2.1 -> 2.3.7 (iTunes)
Description:Addition Blocks is an award-winning, addictive, fast-paced game designed to increase addition speed and accuracy. The game won the 2012 STEM Video Game Challenge (Teacher entry, PBS Kids Prize) targeting 1st/2nd grades.
"A math app that is fun, easy to use, and challenging for even the most advanced players. This is one app parents and teachers don’t want to miss out on!" -- BestAppsForKids.com (Editor's Choice, 4 1/2 Stars)
"...there comes a time when [block and puzzle types can be] harnessed to deliver something new and groundbreaking." --- AppPicker.com
"...will hook children by simply being addicting..." -- funeducationalapps.com
"The Candy Crush for math" -- 4 1/2 stars -- smartappsforkids.com
Features:
* Multiple speed and difficulty settings
* Four play modes-Normal, Practice, Continuous, and Challenge
* Over 25 achievements
* Unlockable special blocks
* Hidden levels
The game is aligned the CCSS for Math Operations to develop fluency in addition (1.OA.C6; 2.OA.B2,. Because of the time element in the game, repetition in finding sums, immediate feedback, freedom to fail, players have many opportunities to transfer basic math facts to long-term memory. Additionally, players are forced to move from inefficient methods (using fingers or counting) to more efficient recall strategies.
Privacy/ COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) We feel learning should be a safe and fun environment and we've taken steps to make sure of it. We hold our users’ privacy and security as our highest priority when building our apps. As such, we don’t include ads, in-app purchases, facebook, or twiiter links. We comply fully with COPPA and as such we don’t collect any personally identifiable information from our users.
Addition Blocks won the 2012 National STEM Video Game Design Challenge (Educator Entry, PBS Kids Prize)
What's New
** New, Permanent Price Change! **
* Updated icons and some graphics
* Increased rate of falling bomb
* Cleaned up columns when sliding to the left
* Fixed bug when users may get more than multiplier bonus
AdditionBlocks Edu