How MiniMath Kids works 🧮
MiniMath Kids teaches math the way research says works best: a mastery approach with lots of hands-on visuals, then a spiral of review through games. Children focus on one concept at a time, build deep understanding, and revisit earlier skills so they stick.
🌱 Early Years · Ages 3–5
Counting to 20, first shapes, patterns and comparing — the playful building blocks of math.
🚀 Grade 1 · Ages 5–8
Addition and subtraction facts, place value to 100, measuring, time, money and mental math.
The big ideas
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Concrete before abstract
Every new idea starts with something to see and count — counters, ten-frames and number bonds — before numbers and symbols.
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Master the number bonds
Knowing the parts of 10 (and the doubles) is the secret to fast, confident addition and subtraction. We build these first.
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Spiral review with games
Skills don't fade because games keep bringing earlier facts back. A different set of questions appears every visit.
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Read aloud for pre-readers
Every prompt and question can be read aloud, so children who aren't yet reading can still learn independently.
🚀 Grade 1 — the 11 units
The Grade 1 level follows the scope and sequence of First Grade Math with Confidence by Kate Snow, taught in order so each unit builds on the last:
Unit 1: Numbers to 10
Build & split numbers
Unit 2: Addition to 10
Add up to 10
Unit 3: Shapes & Equal Parts
Shapes & halves
Unit 4: Subtraction to 10
Take away to 10
Unit 5: Numbers to 20
Teens & graphs
Unit 6: Numbers to 100
Tens & ones to 100
Unit 7: Measuring Length
How long is it?
Unit 8: Addition Facts to 20
Add up to 20
Unit 9: Time & Money
Clocks & coins
Unit 10: Subtraction in the Teens
Subtract from teens
Unit 11: Mental Math
Math in your head
Tips for learning together
- • Keep sessions short and playful — 10 to 15 minutes is plenty.
- • Let your child explain their thinking out loud — talking math builds understanding.
- • Celebrate effort, not just right answers. Mastery beats speed.
- • Use real objects at home (buttons, snacks, coins) alongside the on-screen visuals.
Curriculum scope & sequence adapted from First Grade Math with Confidence by Kate Snow (Well-Trained Mind Press).