My son and his classmates are at the stage where they're tackling their times tables.
I noticed that a lot of families still have older iPads lying around (my son has an iPad Air 2, 2014), but many of the existing times tables apps either cost money or no longer support older versions of iOS, even though the devices themselves still work perfectly fine.
So over the weekend, I decided to build something for my son and his mates: a simple, engaging web game that runs on older and slower devices.
No downloads. No ads. No subscriptions. Just a free web game that works in your browser.
Introducing...
Times Tables FAH! timestablesfah.web.app
It's completely free to use, and I've included some familiar meme sounds to help keep kids engaged while they learn.
If you've got kids, or know someone who does that could benefit from this, I'd love for you to give it a try.
I hope it helps make practising times tables a little more fun and enjoyable.
Happy learning!
vunderba•2h ago
NORMALIZE. YOUR. FREAKING. SOUNDS.
You've got them at a volume that is tinnitus-inducing right now.
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Other than the random meme stuff, this seems to be just a standard flashcard question answer format. I encourage you to try to maybe gamify it a little bit more - try to work an actual game into the concept.
Edutainment games like Oregon Trail, Number Munchers, Operation Neptune, etc. are captivating to young audiences because the core mechanics are still fun even if you removed the educational aspect.
I actually built a times-table game for my younger siblings around a decade ago based off the flying carpet escape in Aladdin because they were such huge fans of the movie (the animated one). Link in my bio if interested.
matthewhartmans•2h ago