Offers a great variety of engaging, knowledge-building games for a variety of ages and grade levels.

My Take

I am not an educator, I am a college student exploring and reviewing different educational apps and websites for an assignment. Nevertheless, I was pretty impressed by all that Math Playground has to offer! The website must offer hundreds and hundreds of games, so there truly is a lot to choose from. There are different sections for math games, logic games, story games, skill games, and multiplayer games. Within the category of math games, the player can then choose between add and subtract games, multiply and divide games, shapes and graphs games, money and time games, fractions games, and even pre-algebra games. The user can also choose any grade level from K-6. I even took the time to test out some of the games myself, including Canoe Puppies, Dolphin Dash Money, Kangaroo Hop, and Pattern Blocks (and yes, I did find myself having fun while engaging my brain!) These games are all very fun and engaging, but still have educational value at the same time. Because there are so many games to choose from and because many of the games are multiplayer, it seems to me that younger students might stay engaged for a long time playing these games, all while still having their minds engaged and using their knowledge and math skills. I also like that, for educator’s purposes, each game explains the learning connections of the game itself, including the essential skills used and the Common Core Connections. The only complaint that I have about the site (which is unfortunately a major complaint) is the amount of ads and pop up’s that there are while navigating the website, which can be an issue for young students trying to navigate the site.