How to play
Lions, zebras and giraffes line up on the savanna and you guide a jeep along the trail by tapping the next number in a skip-counting pattern ("2, 4, 6, ?" "5, 10, 15, ?"). Patterns include 2s, 5s, 10s, 3s and 4s. Wrong taps gently freeze the jeep; correct taps zoom forward, and a streak triggers a herd of friendly animals that escort the jeep across a river crossing.
What your child will learn
- Develop number sense and estimation
Skills practiced
- Problem solving
Why this age range
Recommended for grades 1–2 because that's when skip-counting is curriculum-aligned but multiplication has not yet started in earnest. By the end of second grade most children should be fluent in 2s, 5s, and 10s; the game extends to 3s and 4s as a bridge into third-grade multiplication.
Notes for parents
Skip-counting is the on-ramp to multiplication that almost no one names as such. A child who skip-counts fluently by 5s already knows 5×1, 5×2, 5×3 — they just call it counting. Pointing this out at the right moment ("that's the same as 5 times 4!") accelerates the transition from counting-based math to fact-based math. Watch for the click and celebrate it.