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Free 3rd-grader Math Apps for iPad

I recently moved into a 3rd-grade classroom and I am loving it! I'm working with an amazing team who all have different specialities, expertise, and passions. My one colleague, I'll call him Mr. Sam, is a math-tech genius and has been helping me incorporate math centres. 

One of my math centres include a "Technology" station. My boyfriend's sister's son (mouthful, I know!) is in 3rd-grade so I've been sharing with her some fun things we're doing in math so her son can get more engaged in his math practice. I decided to compile them here in case you have a 3rd-grader who could use some fun engaging games to help with his or her math practice! This is an on-going list so hopefully you'll see some updates periodically throughout the year. Please also comment below if you know any that I could add into my classroom!

Sushi Monster - This is a fun way for students to work on multiplication and addition math practice! The only thing is, that's all they have. There isn't any subtract or division but you can use this to establish a basis for these facts that can then roll over into fact families for subtraction and division. This can be used on most Apple products and easy to locate in the App Store. It's free and doesn't ask for personal or private information to sign-up! 

Prodigy (https://play.prodigygame.com/) for iPad or computer.
  • Free
  • Placement test
  • Easy to set up 
  • Engaging 
  • Math practice
  • Tracks progress
This has a very "Pokemon" or "Neopets" vibe if you played that back in 2005(?!). Teachers and parents can help set it up easily using a computer. Students create an avatar and can accumulate gold coins by answering correct math problems which help them defeat "monsters" in battle. Students progress through a "World Map" that helps them defeat the "Puppet Master" and reopen the academy. I haven't fully implemented this into the classroom and I'm still learning what this will look like in the classroom, but so far, I have made my own student account and have been exploring the questions. I've set my prodigy to 3rd-grade and the first level of questions were about geometry so I think it is a great tool to prime spiral review but I'm curious as to how much support my students will need as the year goes on. I have yet to see results of my students on the placement test, so more updates on that soon! 
The site mentions that 300+ questions per school year shows the greatest improvement (prodigygame.com) so it encourages lots of opportunities for students to practice.



Really easy for teachers to set up accounts! 

Interface is quite basic and easy to navigate and input answers.
Graphics are old school and cute



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