Five Sharks Swimming vs AboutNumbers

Have fun with this counting song whilst learning the numbers from one to five. The song and animation stop at the end of each verse and a simple touch of the screen or press of a switch will continue the counting song (does that tune have a familiar sound?). Clear graphics and sound to encourage correct pronunciation and sing-along with numbers, making this a great activity for all and ideal for children with special needs. Key features: • Sing along to learn the numbers one to five. • Lots of repetition of names and numbers. Includes three follow-up activities: • Counting up – touch the screen or press a switch to count up to five. • Count along number line – errorless activity using touch or switch to count to five. • Counting in sets – find the right number of sharks to get your reward. This set of activities is an enjoyable way to help a child become familiar with seeing and hearing numbers from one to five. It can be used with touch, and one or two switch access using currently available iPad switch interfaces. We can assure you that no ducks were harmed in the making of this app!

AboutNumbers is an early math application aimed at dealing with counting, sets, numbers and calculating in the number domain up to 10. An important feature throughout the entire applications is the structured representation of sets (2 lines and 5 columns) to facilitate non-counting strategies of recognizing sets, the understanding of the relation among numbers and the notion of numbers in general. AboutNumbers for iPad is available in 2 versions: - AboutNumbers: Only a limited number of exercises can be used. An In-App Purchase is required to use all exercises. - AboutNumbers PRO: All exercises can be used without limitation. The application is designed for pre-school and elementary school children with or without impairments, for people with math deficiencies, as well as young people and adults with learning disabilities. The application contains a wide number of increasingly complex exercises. Each exercise is aimed to further a specific skill (e.g. counting or calculating). Completed exercises are recorded by the application to document the learning progress. To enable the use of this application with several people, a user manager is offered. Individual settings and results will be saved and can be loaded quickly. The exercises can be operated by alternative input devices such as external switches or eye tracking. Objectives: Practice counting and calculating in the number domain up to 10 Train non-counting strategies of recognizing sets Areas of application: Early Intervention Children and adults with learning disabilities Dyscalculia