# Gracie & Friends Park Play

> Preschool math game teaching equipartitioning and early fraction concepts. (iPhone/iPad app by WGBH Interactive.)

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- Developer: [WGBH Interactive](https://appshunter.io/developer/932495182)
- Category: Education, Games, Family
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English, Czech, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, European Portuguese and 6 more
- Released: 2015-03-08
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gracie-and-friends-park-play/id948483405/reviews.md

## What is Gracie & Friends Park Play?

In Park Play, children create fair shares as they play in the park with Gracie and her friends. Shake the iPad to make apples fall from a tree and then divide them equally between friends! Give each friend the same number of hula hoops! Feed birds equal amounts of pie!

Features
• Three games!
• 21 levels of apple shaking
• 16 levels of hula hooping
• 8 levels of bird feeding
• Multiple modes of scaffolding and support
• Aligns with research-based early math learning trajectories
• No in-app purchases
• No advertising

This game provides a fun way for children to equipartition. Equipartitioning is dividing a collection of objects into equal groups or a continuous whole into equal parts. It is an important skill that helps build children’s understanding of fractions, ratios, division, multiplication, number sense, and number composition.

Learning Goals
This game is designed to help children strengthen their equipartitioning skills as they:
•	Understand that making equal groups of objects means putting the same number of objects into each group or splitting a whole object into same-sized pieces
•	Practice dividing collections and wholes into equal portions
•	Identify groups or portions as being equal or having more or fewer / less
•	Redistribute to make equal groups
•	Repartition unequal-sized portions of wholes to make the portions equal
•	Understand that wholes can be divided and distributed as collections


Park Play is part of the four-game equipartitioning suite from Early Math with Gracie & Friends™, a first-of-its-kind mobile app brand based in early learning sciences, rigorously researched and developed specifically for preschool classroom use. A randomized control trial demonstrated significant learning gains in children who used the Early Math with Gracie & Friends apps.

Early Math with Gracie & Friends is not just apps! Our research shows the value of hands-on, non-digital play in early learning. In fact, for every Gracie & Friends app, we have created and researched five or more hands-on activities!

The math-focused curriculum supplement of Early Math with Gracie & Friends is based on the Next Generation Preschool Math research project funded by the National Science Foundation. The research focused on the development of eight learning apps, more than 40 hands-on and traditional preschool activities, and a digital Teacher’s Guide—all designed for preschool classroom use. 

About First 8 Studios at WGBH
WGBH Educational Foundation has pioneered children's educational media for decades. First 8 Studios at WGBH is dedicated to carrying this pioneering spirit into the digital, mobile world, building and researching new learning experiences for children from birth through age 8, their parents, and their teachers. Gold-standard research, funded by the National Science Foundation, serves as the foundation of our work. So does an ongoing commitment to the teachers and children we have worked with, and continue to work with, to give them a voice in the digital media development process. The countless hours we've spent with them have shaped Early Math with Gracie & Friends™ beyond measure. You'll find evidence of those big hearts and little fingerprints throughout each Gracie & Friends experience.

Privacy Policy
First 8 Studios at WGBH is committed to children's safety and well-being. This app collects only anonymous, aggregated analytics data for the purpose of improving the app experience. No personally identifiable data is collected.

Copyright
Early Math with Gracie & Friends™ and the characters and related indicia are trademarks of First 8 Studios @WGBH. ™/© 2014 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. 

This Early Math with Gracie & Friends™ app was produced by WGBH Digital in Boston.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL-1119118. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NSF.

## Key features

- Equipartitioning games
- 21 levels of apple shaking
- 16 levels of hula hooping
- 8 levels of bird feeding
- Aligns with early math learning
- No in-app purchases or ads


## Frequently asked questions about Gracie & Friends Park Play

### What is equipartitioning in Gracie & Friends Park Play?

Equipartitioning is the core concept taught in Gracie & Friends Park Play, focusing on dividing collections of objects into equal groups or a continuous whole into equal parts. This skill is fundamental for understanding fractions, ratios, and division.

### What learning goals does Gracie & Friends Park Play address?

The app helps children understand equal grouping, practice dividing collections and wholes, identify equal or unequal portions, and learn to redistribute to make groups equal. It also teaches that wholes can be divided and distributed as collections.

### Is Gracie & Friends Park Play suitable for children?

Yes, Gracie & Friends Park Play is rated for ages 4+ and is designed specifically for preschool classroom use. It is part of a suite of apps rigorously researched and developed based on early learning sciences.

### Does Gracie & Friends Park Play have ads?

No, Gracie & Friends Park Play is completely ad-free. The developers have ensured a distraction-free learning environment for young children.

### Are there any in-app purchases in Gracie & Friends Park Play?

No, Gracie & Friends Park Play does not feature any in-app purchases. All content and features are available without additional cost.

### What devices is Gracie & Friends Park Play available on?

Gracie & Friends Park Play is currently supported on iPads. It is designed to leverage the interactive capabilities of this platform for early learning.

### How often is Gracie & Friends Park Play updated?

The app was last updated on November 21, 2015, to version 1.0.1. While updates may not be frequent, the core educational content is based on extensive research.

### What makes Gracie & Friends Park Play different from other math apps?

Gracie & Friends Park Play is part of a research-backed suite from Early Math with Gracie & Friends™, developed by WGBH Educational Foundation. A randomized control trial demonstrated significant learning gains in children who used these apps.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2015-11-21

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Added video preview.

### 1.0 — 2015-03-07

No release notes.

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