Jungle Gym
Swing Through the Missing Numbers!
Deep in the math jungle, Monkey needs your help to swing from vine to vine! Jungle Gym is an algebra-readiness game that asks children to solve the "Missing Piece" of an equation.
Targeting Year 2, it flips the script. Instead of just "5 + 5 = ?", it asks "5 + ? = 10" or "10 ? 2 = 5". This builds deep mathematical understanding.
🐒 Swing School
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Spot the Gap Look at the equation on the HUD (e.g., 5 ? 3 = 8). Something is missing!
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Choose the Tool Is it a Plus sign (+)? A Minus sign (-)? Or a missing number?
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Earn Rewards Get it right to help Monkey grab the banana and swing to the next level.
📚 Curriculum Focus (Problem Solving)
Jungle Gym challenges children to think backwards and verify their answers:
- Inverse Operations Recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems.
- Mathematical Symbols Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (–) and equals (=) signs.
- Commutativity Show that addition of two numbers can be done in any order (commutative) and subtraction of one number from another cannot.
🧠 Critical Thinking
Students often get into a habit of just assuming they need to "add the numbers".
By asking "Which symbol goes here?", this game forces them to stop, analyze the relationship between the numbers (10 ___ 2 = 8? It got smaller, so it must be subtraction!), and prove it.
👨👩👧 The Mystery Game
Kitchen Detective:
- "I had 5 biscuits. Now I have 4. What did I do?" (Subtract/Eat 1).
- "I had 2 apples. I went to the shop. Now I have 5. What happened?" (Added/Bought 3).
- Use these stories to help them see math in real life actions.
Swing High, Aim High!
