Most people engage in playful activities which present not only the opportunity to overcome a challenge, but also to have fun while undertaking those activities. In the case of children, this interest on fun and playfulness is even stronger. When children feel immersed within an engaging environment which stimulates their imagination, their performance is improved. Knowing the power of gamification over school activities, the company named Maths Chase made available online a website which provides a large number of mathematical exercises for levels from Reception to Year 4. This website has been adopted by schools as part of their recommended activities for students who need or want to improve their numeracy skills, having reached to more than 1,000 schools and daily accessedby thousands of students. Among the modalities, children can practice their knowledge and skills in times tables, addition, subtraction, division, odd-or-even, sequences, prime numbers, place value, or simply click on Multi Select in order to make mixed exercises. The game is based on a bidimensional path where each correct answer moves the character one step ahead and a wrong answer moves the character one step (or more) backwards. There is the option of inserting a ‘Chaser’, which is a kind of monster (cuter than frightening) who chases the player’s character over the scenario’s bridge. The Chaser has many levels of difficulty which affect its chasing speed. The higher the difficulty, the faster the player must answer correctly in order to move the character faster ahead from the monster. When you have some spare time with your child, visit the website (by clicking here) and have some fun while your child’s numeracy-based skills are stimulated!
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