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SillyCam · Math pack

Math your child plays with their own face

Six games, from first counting to early sums. A question floats above your child’s head, they tap the answer, and Dandelion or Sprout pops in to cheer.

The SillyCam Math pack turns the front camera into a math game. It covers counting to 9, addition, subtraction, missing numbers, comparing numbers and number patterns, for preschool to early grade school. A wrong answer just wobbles and gives a gentle hint. There is never a buzzer, a cross or a sad face.

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How does the Math pack work?

  1. A question floats above their head. SillyCam follows your child’s face, so the sum or the things to count move with them on screen.
  2. They tap the answer. Big number keys from 0 to 9 sit at the edge of the screen. Every answer is one tap, so no reading or typing is needed.
  3. Right answers get a party. The light bulb glows, the answer pops into place, Dandelion or Sprout peeks in, and a silly celebration face lands on your child: a big grin, a “wow” mouth, star eyes.
  4. Wrong answers get a wobble. The number wobbles, a few puzzled question marks pop up, and your child tries again. After two misses, a hint appears: counting dots, or the things counted out one by one.

The six games

Silly Count: things to count float around a child’s head beside the number pad.

Counting · Ages 3 to 5

Silly Count

Stars, ladybugs or flowers drift around your child’s head. Count them and tap the number, from 1 to 9. When it’s right, they line up in a neat row.

Counting games for preschool
Silly Sums: a sum floats above a child’s head and Dandelion cheers the right answer.

Addition · Ages 4 to 6

Silly Sums

A sum floats over your child’s head, with totals up to 9. Stuck twice? Yellow counting dots fade in under each number.

Addition games for kindergarten
Silly Takeaways: a take-away sum above a child’s head, with the answer filled in.

Subtraction · Ages 4 to 6

Silly Takeaways

Five stars float by, two pop away in a puff of sparkles, and your child taps how many are left. The hint brings the popped ones back, faded.

Subtraction games for kindergarten
Missing Number: a sum with the gap filled in, floating above a child’s head.

Missing numbers · Ages 5 to 7

Missing Number

The gap can be anywhere in the sum, not just the answer. It’s early algebra, played as a puzzle: what goes in the box?

Missing-number games
Which Is Bigger?: two numbers above a child’s head, with the bigger one picked.

Comparing · Ages 4 to 6

Which Is Bigger?

Two numbers, each over a little pile of things. Tap the bigger one and watch it grow and bounce. The hint counts both piles together, so the smaller one runs out first.

Comparing numbers in kindergarten
Number Patterns: a row of numbers above a child’s head, completed.

Patterns · Ages 5 to 7

Number Patterns

Four numbers in a row with one missing. It starts by counting up, then moves on to counting by twos and counting down. Little hop arrows show the rule as a hint.

Number patterns for kindergarten

What ages is it for?

GameSkillGood forHelp after two misses
Silly CountCounting 1 to 9Preschool (3 to 5)Things counted one by one
Which Is Bigger?Comparing numbers to 9Pre-K and kindergarten (4 to 6)Both piles counted together
Silly SumsAddition, totals to 9Kindergarten (4 to 6)Counting dots
Silly TakeawaysSubtraction within 9Kindergarten (4 to 6)Popped things come back faded
Missing NumberMissing addends, early algebraKindergarten and first grade (5 to 7)Dots and an empty box
Number PatternsCounting on, by twos and backKindergarten and first grade (5 to 7)Hop arrows with +1 or −1

Every answer is a single digit, 0 to 9, so the whole pack stays inside the numbers young children work with first. That matches the kindergarten goals of counting, comparing, and adding and subtracting within 10.

Is it safe for my child?

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Questions parents ask

Is the Math pack included with SillyCam?

The Math pack is an optional one-time purchase inside SillyCam, made by a grown-up behind a grown-up check. It is also included in Everything Forever. SillyCam’s free effects stay free.

Does my child need to read?

No. Questions are numbers and symbols, answers are one tap on a big number key, and the hints are pictures and dots.

What happens when my child gets it wrong?

The answer wobbles, a soft boop plays and puzzled question marks pop up, then your child tries again. After two misses a picture hint appears. There is never a cross, a buzzer or a sad face.

Does it work without Wi-Fi?

Yes. SillyCam has no internet access of its own, so every game works offline.

Can two children play together?

Yes. The games follow one face at a time, so siblings can take turns being the one on screen while the other helps count.

Which phones does it work on?

Android phones and tablets with a front camera, through Google Play.

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