For grown-ups

What your child practices

SumPals teaches grade 1–2 arithmetic the way classrooms do — with hands-on models first, then the numbers (the concrete-pictorial-abstract path). Every answer is worked out from the model, so your child understands the math, not just memorizes it.

• Ten-Frame Add & Subtract — fill and empty ten-frames to add and take away within 20, using the "make ten" strategy.
• Number Bonds — split a whole into two parts and put them back together (part-part-whole, the root of fact families).
• Tens & Ones — bundle ten ones into a ten-rod with base-ten blocks, and read two-digit numbers.
• Add & Subtract to 100 — hop along the number line with bigger, two-digit numbers.
• Fact Fluency — practice facts until they "pop" — with no timer and no leaderboard, ever.

No clock, no pressure

Timed drills are a leading cause of math anxiety, so SumPals never uses a timer or a race. Fluency here means "practice till it pops" — your child gets faster because they understand, not because a clock is ticking.

Mistakes are welcome

Sumi never says "wrong". A tricky one just gets a warm "let's count it out", and every round finishes with encouragement about the effort. Big buttons and simple words are made for little hands and new readers.

Our privacy promise

SumPals Play is free, works offline, and collects nothing. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, and no data ever leaves this device — your child's stars and streak are saved only in this browser.

For you

The grown-up side of the same idea: Ten-frames, a short lesson on Spark & Whetstone, our site for grown-ups — the same two rows of five your child fills here.