This site provides fine early elementary math practice with its cute, colorful graphics and positive reinforcement, but it will not be a good choice for struggling students. Students can try the site activities for free, but parents will need to upgrade to have unlimited usage, track progress, and enable students to receive virtual rewards for their work. After selecting a personal monkey avatar, students choose from math topics including number recognition, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and geometry. While some parents may appreciate that there are no grade levels, students using independently may have trouble selecting the appropriate category and level. Each activity is a 10-question problem set. The problems are written in a clear, easy-to-read font, and answers are fill-in-the-blank or multiple choice. There is no timer, the monkey-themed graphics are appealing, and the feedback is always positive: “wrong answer, but not to worry, practice makes perfect!” or “You’re amazing!” Unfortunately, the questions do not have voice-over, and the language in the word problems could confuse some young readers. The site does not provide any instruction or explanation of incorrect answers, so while students can have good practice they will need an adult available if they want to advance their learning. Overall, the website uses a positive,child-friendly approach to provide extra practice, but an adult will need to be involved to ensure good learning is happening.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Requires registration before using the first time
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Abstract Reasoning
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Attention
• Promotes purchases or upgrades to students
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Flexible Thinking
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Numerical Fluency
• Student will need to copy or write multi-digit math problems
• Organization
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Reading Basics
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Reading Comprehension
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Reading Fluency
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Spatial Perception
• Student will need to copy or write multi-digit math problems
• Verbal Reasoning
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Assumes specific knowledge or vocabulary without "look-up" options
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own
• Working Memory
• Directions may be confusing for students using independently
• Student will need to copy or write multi-digit math problems
• Includes long written questions or text that students must be able to read on their own