Moose Math vs Next Steps Mentoring

Moose Math engages kids in a mathematical adventure and teaches counting, addition, subtraction, sorting, geometry and more. While playing 5 multi-level activities in the Moose Juice Store, Puck’s Pet Shop and Lost & Found, kids can earn rewards to help build their own city and decorate buildings. Moose Math introduces a new whimsical group of Duck Duck Moose characters, The Dust Funnies, who help with mastering math skills. Moose Math is aligned with Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten and 1st Grade and includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress and find additional skill-building activities. AGES: 3-7. CATEGORY: Curriculum ACTIVITIES Moose Math features 5 engaging math activities: 1) MOOSE JUICE: Make smoothies while practicing counting, addition and subtraction 2) PAINT PET: Match the pets by counting the number of dots 3) PET BINGO: Solve addition, subtraction and counting problems to get BINGO 4) LOST & FOUND: Learn and sort through shapes and colors 5) DOT TO DOT: Help the Dust Funny find his way home by joining the dots SKILLS Kids will learn the following math skills based on Common Core State Standards: NUMBERS: -  Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities -  Solve word problems and algebraic thinking -  Practice number pattern recognition COUNTING: -  Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Master counting to 100 ADDITION & SUBTRACTION: -  Add and subtract by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Add and subtract up to 20 -  Learn to add and subtract with numbers, dice and rekenrek racks GEOMETRY: -  Master geometry at Kindergarten and First Grade levels -  Learn to identify and recognize shapes MEASUREMENT: -  Understand and compare lengths PARENT REPORTING: Includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress for each child and learn about new skill-building activities. DEVELOPED WITH EDUCATORS: -  Developed in conjunction with Stanford University Educator, Jennifer DiBrienza, PhD in -   Early Elementary Education and former NYC public school teacher (K-Grade 2) COMMON CORE STANDARDS: K.CC.1, K.CC.2, K.CC.4, K.CC.6, K.OA.1, K.OA.2, K.OA.5, K.MD.2, K.MD.3, K.G.2, K.G.3, K.G.4, 1.OA.1, 1.OA.2, 1.OA.6 ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now free, without ads or subscriptions. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about. Check out the Khan Academy app to learn and practice all kinds of topics for elementary school through college and beyond. We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

Next Steps Mentoring helps school-sponsored programs connect trained high-school student mentors with younger and incoming students in a safe, structured environment. Mentors and mentees can communicate, stay informed, attend chapter activities, and build meaningful connections—all within a platform designed around adult program oversight. INVITE-ONLY BY DESIGN Next Steps is not an open social network, and there is no public registration. Accounts are created or approved by authorized school program staff. Students under 18 may participate only after the program has received the required parent or guardian consent. SUPERVISED COMMUNICATION Approved mentors and mentees can communicate through supervised one-to-one messaging Authorized adult program staff can review all program communications Student users cannot delete or alter previously sent messages Participants can report concerning messages directly within the app Staff can investigate reports and restrict or remove accounts when appropriate Students can interact only with approved participants in their own school chapter FOR STUDENTS Communicate with an approved mentor or mentee View chapter announcements and important updates Discover upcoming chapter events and RSVP in one tap Apply to become a student mentor Receive information and guidance from their school program Student leaders can propose matches, events, and announcements for adult approval FOR PROGRAM STAFF Create and manage school and chapter rosters Track parent or guardian consent status Review and approve mentor-mentee matches Approve events and announcements before publication Supervise program communications from a dedicated oversight view Review reported content and take appropriate action Maintain an audit trail of important program activity PRIVACY-FIRST Next Steps collects only the information reasonably necessary to operate the mentoring program. The app does not use third-party advertising, sell personal information, or track participants for advertising purposes. The platform does not request students' precise locations, device contacts, personal photographs, or birthdates. Next Steps Mentoring is available only to participants in approved school-sponsored mentoring programs. If your school does not yet have a Next Steps chapter, visit nextstepsmentoring.org to learn more.