Futaba

This week I have been having my students do a great deal of work in stations in math. I found an app that is going to be a part of my normal station rotation! The app is Futaba. Futaba is an interactive competitive game for students. The students can be in groups up to four. Each student is on a side of the Teachers are also able to create their own questions for the students if there is a very specific topic they are working on. The grade levels range from K-5. There is not always a question in the center, normally there is a picture and the student has to identify what it is. This app can be used for any topic in any grade. The teacher can also have the students work independently if they feel they need extra help. There is a practice mode for teams or individual students. The only downside is that it is $6.99; but it is worth it!
iPad and they have answer choices in front of them. In the middle of the iPad a question is displayed. The student must pick the correct answer. The topics are endless!

I have been working extremely hard to get my students to improve their math multiplication facts. I have been trying to find other ways to increase their multiplication facts through better ways then just having them do flash cards. Futaba was a great way for me to do this. Since my students are in small groups of about five or six I thought it would be perfect. Each student could just rotate after their turn. I used Futaba as one of the math stations. The students were in their small groups and had the competition with each other. They were answering multiplication facts. The students had to get to a certain number of points and once they got to the amount of points, they rotated so the other students in the group could play as well.

Futaba worked wonderfully as a math station. It was a much better way for students to learn their math facts without just handing them flashcards. It was extremely interactive and the students loved the friendly competition. It pushed them even harder and made them remember their multiplication facts!