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SplashLearn
Pros: Makes it easy to practice and to track students' growth on specific math concepts; being able to assign questions is a big bonus.
Cons: Questions can get repetitive, and incorrect answers receive little help.
Bottom Line: These engaging math games for younger kids are great for math skills practice, but you'll need a paid account to access a substantial amount of the content.
SplashLearn can make for a great review tool once you've already covered concepts in class. Practicing with this type of game-based system can help motivate students. As students review, the program's instant feedback can help kids catch mistakes quickly. The website version could serve as a useful tool for tracking homework, as it's easy to see and track students' use and progress. While it isn't suited to be a stand-alone tool, SplashLearn can provide some solid formative assessment information, helping teachers keep notes of their students' progress.
Switching between a parent and student dashboard is a bit awkward, as each can be accessed from the other one. And students have the ability to navigate right to the paid subscription page from their own account (which could be dangerous if credit card info is set to auto-fill on the computer as well). This might not be as much of an issue when using the available apps.
SplashLearn's game-based platform targets Common Core math content for kindergarten through fifth grade. Teachers can create an account, assign various concepts to either the whole class or individual students, and then track student progress using a highly detailed reporting system. They can also enable home access so that students can practice at home and their parents can see their progress. In addition to the website, SplashLearn is available as an app, as well as individual apps split into each grade level.
Games and activities have questions that vary in type and presentation, and points are earned throughout; these can be redeemed for virtual rewards in the SplashLearn store. Mastery of a skill is obtained only when a specific number of questions are answered correctly, on the first try. Students can have multiple attempts before the correct answer is shown, but they don't earn points/coins for it.
SplashLearn offers colorful, interactive games that are bound to engage younger students. Especially at the earlier grade levels, the games and lessons here can certainly help kids practice their math skills and build mastery. It's likely to be more appealing to younger kids, as the repetitiveness of the questions may tire more mature students. Exercises do, however, provide a variety of question types aimed at covering the Common Core standards, and detailed information on Common Core mapping is provided to teachers through the (very thorough) teacher dashboard. There's also a flash card-style math facts section that's excellent for building operations skills.
Questions available to students can be opened for exploration or assigned directly by the teacher. While most of the questions are text-based, some have audio support. Upon answering questions, students get instant feedback, but if a student misses a question, only the correct answer is displayed with a short explanation.
Learning Rating
Overall Rating
Inviting graphics and CCSS aligned learning
I love SplashLearn! And so do my students, which is the most important part. It is engaging yet serves a real purpose in supporting studnets fluency and further development of topics we learn in class.
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