Looking for app games for kids

[Joshua123]

Hi everybody,

I'm looking for app games for kids to kill two birds with one stone where they can have fun but at the same time improve their solving skills or concepts (not necessarily studying them but learning them by looking at how the game works).

I'm asking because I'd like to get my niece more motivated on her studies of science and math subjects and the one she needs the most help with is with math. She's in grade 6 and she's already getting some math help with this app but it doesn't provide much of the "fun game" part I'm looking for, it's more of a traditional way of practicing math. I know for example "angry birds" was inspired by the physics game "Crush the Castle" and it isadhered to physics laws and there are all these videos on YouTube were explained the lessons you can take from angry birds..... well something like that but for math 

Anyways, sorry for the long post, does anyone know of a good game math app? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Happy Thursday!

-J

[Morgan12]

For a 6th grader, I'd start with fractions, which trip up a lot of kids at that age. Slice Fractions is a real puzzle game where she learns by slicing objects, so it never feels like an exercise, and Motion Math does the same for fractions and percentages. If she takes to those, DragonBox Algebra is the natural next step: it teaches how to isolate the unknown through puzzle rules, which is closest to the "Angry Birds" idea of learning by figuring out how the game works. For science, Poly Bridge and Cut the Rope give a feel for physics without her noticing. Prodigy Math is a fun hook if she likes RPGs, but it's closer to classic practice in disguise and pushes the subscription. My advice is to start with just one game, play with her for a few minutes, and see if she goes back to it on her own. Hope this helps!

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Morgan12