HappyNumbers.com Makes Students and Teachers Happy About Numbers!

HappyNumbers.com is a web-based, Common Core (CCSS)  aligned, data reporting, pedagogically sound, engaging set of math activities for K-2 students. We have used this since the start of school.

Cost: This is to math what Raz-Kids is to reading.  It is a subscription based service (around $60 p/year p/class - that averages to $2.50 p/child p/year for a class of 24).

Setup: I create a link (looks like an app icon on the children's iPads - by opening up the URL in Safari and then saving the link to the desktop with the share option, it appears on the homepage of the iPads like an app icon) the children tap on it, it takes them to the roster page within HappyNumbers.com.  

Use: The children then work at their own level and pace to complete each category and each activity within each category.  We use it post math lesson (district curriculum) during Math Workshop/Math Exploration time.  The children use it at home quite a bit, and some like it so much that they choose for free choice.  There is no incentive program (which I like), and the children do not miss it.  The program is still engaging to the children even without the "gamify"  and "incentives" - that is how well this program is written.

Reporting and Assigning Tasks: As the teacher, I tailor which of the categories they have access to. The children use this in class as well as at home and I can see their progress at anytime.  At this point in time the reporting is not as detailed as what you find in Raz-Kids but it does give enough information to know whether the children are mastering the various tasks.

CCSS: Most of the CCSS math standards are covered.  The only one not included is Geometry.

This is a clean, solid, cost-effective solution for math practice, fluency and proficiency.  I prefer it to the content apps that I have previewed as it covers most of the CCSS standards and follow a scope and sequence that is logical.  It has the breadth and depth for students who need remediation through students who are exceeding grade level expectations all for the price of one app!  I especially like the way they illustrate subtraction and how it adapts to the student's choices (i.e. if the users miscues, the program guides them toward understanding).  It is one of our anchor go-to options on our iPads.

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