Space Numbers app for iPhone and iPad

Space Numbers is a multiplayer game that helps children learn addition and subtraction number facts. This School Edition contains the same games as Space Numbers Basic Facts and Space Numbers Place Value.

Players learn the basic facts by capturing numbers to reach a total. The player who reaches the total and taps “Blast off!” first wins!

To progress and succeed at math children need to be able to quickly and easily recall number facts. Space Numbers is a fun way to practice this key skill.

Features
• Multiplayer game, suitable for one, two, three or four players
• 20 games all focused on basic facts
• Each game is a little harder than the previous game
• The app focuses on critical math concepts vital for success

How to Play

1. Select a game from the menu.

2. One, two, three or four players select a coloured corner base.

3. Slide a finger from your base completely around a number.

4. Make sure you completely circle a number out in space.

5. Collect numbers to add up to the total in the green shape.

6. If you collect more numbers than you need, click on the x below Blast off! to release all of the numbers, and start again.

7. When you have collected numbers equal to the total click on Blast off! First player to do this wins.

This app focuses on adding numbers, including using place value, tens and ones etc., and develops children’s fine motor skills or dexterity. Being able to quickly and easily use place value to add numbers together, draw and write are essential skills needed to progress and succeed at school and beyond.

Game 1 - Make 10 with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Game 2 - Make 10 with numbers 1, 6, 7 and 8
Game 3 - Make 20 with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Game 4 - Make 7, 8, 9, 11 or 12 with numbers 2, 3 and 5
Game 5 - Make 13 to 18 with numbers 2, 3 and 5

Game 6 - Make 40, 50 … with numbers 5 and 10
Game 7 - Make 27 to 39 with numbers 3, 4, 5 and 10
Game 8 - Make 40, 45 … with numbers 5 and 10
Game 9 - Make 29, 39 … with numbers -1, 1, 5 and 10
Game 10 - Make 1.0 with numbers 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3

Game 11 - Make 30, 40, 50 … with numbers 1 and 10
Game 12 - Make 40, 50, 60 … with numbers 1, 5 and 10
Game 13 - Make 45, 50, 55 … with numbers 5 and 10
Game 14 - Make 21, 31, 41 … with numbers 1, 5 and 10
Game 15 - Make 400, 500, … with numbers 10 and 100

Game 16 - Make 13 to 42 with numbers 1, 5 and 10
Game 17 - Make 15 to 61 with numbers 1 and 10
Game 18 - Make 310 to 411 with numbers 1, 10 and 100
Game 19 - Make 29, 39, 49 with numbers -1, 1 and 10
Game 20 - Make 0.4 to 3.2 with numbers 0.1 and 1

Math Adventures is a New Zealand company helping children learn mathematics. We develop apps that focus on the key concepts that need to be fully understood to progress and succeed in mathematics. Our apps range from learning to count up to understanding and using fractions and decimals, with each app focusing on one key concept.

We believe:
• Everyone can learn mathematics
• Playing educationally rich games and apps improves understanding
• Learning math should be fun and exciting, a rewarding adventure

Our growing variety of apps is research based and classroom tested to make sure they help children learn.

Space Numbers is part of our ‘play and learn’ series, which are games high in educational value where children learn as they play. We are also currently developing ‘learning’ apps which use the power of the iPad to help children understand and learn key math concepts and to unravel misunderstandings.