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Kids will Flip for Flip4Gold!

April 18, 2016 By Lena

“I hate math,” my seven-year old says, pushing his homework aside.
“But you’re so good at it!” I counter, trying to find the right level of enthusiasm.
“It’s boring,” he replies, as if it’s obvious.

Truth is, math IS boring. Arithmetic, with its rules and repetition, goes against everything my free-spirited little dreamer embraces. He loves colours, musical notes and a world that’s lit in bright, vibrant technicolour. (Translation: he’s like every other child growing up with technology at his fingertips.) And today, there’s no shortage of educational apps and games available, created to make learning fun and assist in the development of essential skills.

One such app is Flip4Gold, a math game consisting of four rows of nine tiles each using dice and flash cards to create multiplication, division, addition and subtraction equations to be solved.
IMG_2190Now, you may be thinking – Another educational app? What makes this one different from the others? Well, it’s simple: Flip4Gold concentrates on strengthening one core skill – mental math – and does it really, really well. 

The app itself is very straightforward, featuring a fun, creative dice game that teaches and reinforces math skills at every level. Created by a Chartered Accountant with the help of her four daughters, the goal of Flip4Gold is to make math fun for everyone and to take away the stigma of “I’m bad at math” or “I’m not a numbers person”. (Or, it’s boring.)
DSC_0214Ryder was thrilled to get in a little more screen time (“Wee! A new video game!”) and took to the app immediately with very little direction. I love that Flip4Gold is user friendly and free of advertisements; he loves the feeling of achievement and progression as he “plays” his way through mental math problems. Plus, it’s currently a FREE download via iTunes or Google Play.

The three core principles of Flip4Gold are to: 1) build confidence and interest in math, 2) strengthen mental math skills and 3) develop logical reasoning, strategy and problem-solving skills. And, it’s available for all ages; Flip4Gold Jr. targets children aged 3-5, and Flip4Gold, while appropriate in its beginning stages for ages 5-8, is best for ages 9 and up.
IMG_2191In truth, Ryder tired of the game after about 5-10 minutes, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. An extra 10 minutes of mental math practice daily helps to strengthen his skills while he’s engaged in fun-based learning. He’s visited the app on my iPhone at least once daily over the past week, underscoring Flip4Gold’s appeal to school-aged children.

If you’re looking for a math-based app that will grow with your child, download Flip4Gold today! (Even though the iPhone and iPod touch Flip4Gold is compatible with the iPad, you can also download an iPad specific version, where the graphics are crisper and clearer.) I must admit, I’ve practiced my mental math a few times as well! Let’s just say my division skills leave much to be desired… shh, don’t tell my kids!

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  1. Judy Cowan

    April 18, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    Sounds good will have to download it for my nieces/nephews. Anything to make math fun right?

  2. kathy downey

    April 19, 2016 at 12:27 pm

    Thank for sharing this fun educational app,my grandson adores Math i will share this with him next visit.

  3. Donnas

    April 20, 2016 at 6:34 am

    Sound like a great learning tool. Something like this would have been great when my daughter was in school. She didn’t like math and had trouble grasping even the basic concepts of BDMAS rules.

  4. Treen Goodwin

    April 21, 2016 at 9:56 am

    Oh this is cool , will download it for my Grandson , he would love this , thanks for sharing :)

  5. Neal

    April 22, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Checking this out for my sons. Thanks!

  6. Debbie Bashford

    April 23, 2016 at 7:16 am

    even the learning tools are beginning to go beyond me, sometimes I can’t figure out how they even work lol The grandkids have to teach me!

  7. Chandra O'Connor

    April 23, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    My oldest was good at math, wish they had these things invented back then. I feel so old saying that lol.

  8. kathy downey

    April 25, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    I am so happy i seen this post my grandson is enjoying this App so much

  9. Melinda Jana

    June 2, 2016 at 8:43 am

    ah kids and technologies. I remember it was fun learning to count using candy ;)

  10. Debbie White Beattie

    July 30, 2017 at 5:39 am

    I think the only kind of computer games kids should have is educational because they help kids

  11. Calvin

    July 28, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    Neat way to learn thanks to tech

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