Not All Educational Apps Are Created Equal
Go beyond digital flashcards - Teach math strategies.
Teachley’s characters show children how to master different addition and subtraction strategies. Addimals teaches addition strategies like counting on, using doubles facts, and making ten. In Subtractimals, our subtraction app, students master strategies like counting back, counting on, and using addition facts to subtract.
Visual Models PROMOTE Learning.
Children who struggle in math often fail to learn key strategies. That’s why we help students visualize and practice these strategies using models, like the ones shown here:
Addimals EDU
Addimal Adventure was one of only 12 apps to win an Apple Design Award in 2014 for outstanding innovation and design.
“My kids have only been using Addimals for two weeks, but it has already had an impact on their fact fluency.”
Teachley promotes conceptual understanding and fact fluency because we know that just learning procedures for solving problems isn’t enough.
Children need to build a deep understanding of the relationship between numbers.
Subtractimals EDU
“Teachley’s Subtractimals is the perfect follow on to Addimal Adventure! ”
“Subtractimals is a fabulous tool... a fun and effective way to help children practice their subtraction skills.”
For Us, Games Are a Serious Subject
As former teachers and experts in cognition and learning, we are dedicated to using research to better understand how kids learn.
Research shows strategies drive learning. By promoting conceptual understanding and fact fluency children don't just solve problems, they come away with new tools for learning math.
Typical development - Solving 3 + 4
When first learning to add 3 + 4, students will count all the objects or use their fingers to help them Count All. Starting in Kindergarten, students become ready to use the Count On strategy, starting with the 4 and counting up 5, 6, 7, often using their fingers for helpful support. Then kids will start to recognize the connections between addition facts, so they will be able to see how 3 + 4 is related to the doubles fact 3 + 3 (Derived Facts strategy). Finally, students will memorize their addition facts.
Struggling Learners
Poor math performers tend to Count All as their primary strategy 1 - 2 years longer than typical kids. These students often never recognize the connections between facts, so they see each problem as something new to learn. Sadly, many of these students have poor memory, so they continue to Count On using their fingers into upper elementary and beyond.
By making these strategies highly visual and explicit, our apps help struggling learners access these efficient strategies and develop a strong number sense. By teaching addition strategies directly through a visual model, ALL kids are able to practice and learn these important strategies.
App Screenshots
In Addimals & Subtractimals, students learn effective addition and subtraction strategies. Teachley's addition and subtraction apps are created by teachers and researchers, award-winning game designers and noted voice talent.
Formative ASsessment
Say goodbye to Mad Minute timed quizzes. Students master their facts while they play without the tears and anxiety of a timed test. As kids play, teachers get insight into which facts have been mastered and which ones they’re struggling with.
Aligned with Common Core and other state standards
We address many K-2 Operations and Algebraic Thinking Common Core Standards and other state standards, including:
CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 Add and Subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14)...and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).
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