Numberzilla is a numbers matching game. The player has a grid of numbers and must connect matching pairs or pairs that add up to ten. If they make a match, […]

Calculator 2: The Game asks the player to use math concepts to help a calculator save the world from a “cute little virus”.  Each level asks the player to solve […]

Team Umizoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers lets the player help their favorite Team Umizoomi characters while learning math. Team Umizoomi is an educational, math-based children’s show on Nick Jr, featuring […]

Clicky, a bubbly and witty calculator, needs your help solving a series of mathematical puzzles in hopes of eventually being freed from the confines of your mobile device. The early […]

Video games as therapy has been a hot topic in the news recently. This has a lot to do with Akili Interactive Labs’ Project: EVO, which is breaking new ground […]

Why do kids like to cook?

During my 30 years of work as a child clinical neuropsychologist I have had the opportunity to help children overcome problems at school, at […]

Some children seem to have no sense of numbers. Concepts such as size escape them and they struggle to distinguish differing amounts. Children with poor number sense may have to […]

Children who struggle with math often experience difficulties in recalling basic math facts. It may seem that they have learned a portion of their multiplication tables one day only to […]

Math is frequently reported as the most difficult subject for alternative learners. Many children simply don’t see the usefulness of acquiring mathematical skills for their day to day activities. They […]

I’m a psychologist, not an educator, and I have to admit I sometimes get confused by the constant changes in the educational world. Common Core State Standards? The “new math”? […]