An Amazing and Engaging App – Mystery Math Town for iPhone Review

I am a special educator and have used this app with kids of all ages and abilities. As an educational technology consultant, I always tell people to look for apps that have settings to personalize for different users. Math Town and Math Museum allow for multiple users to practice specific skills at his or her level. Some students may need to focus on only adding, while other students need to practice mixed facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication). There is also the opportunity to apply subitizing skills with the dice and tally marks option. The way this app is designed encourages conceptual understanding of basic math facts because students have to create an equation given only the sum/difference/product. They have to problem solve - "Which numbers should I hold on to?" What number do I need to complete this equation?" and they start making connections between addition and subtraction. Highly recommend!
Review by Mom the professional on Mystery Math Town for iPhone.