Summer is here and we are in full summer mode! Tons of time hanging out by the pool and hanging out with friends every day. BUT part of me, like many parents, starts worrying about the dreaded summer slide. So many kids fall behind in reading and math. My kids read all the time, they inherited my love of books. But math? Different story. When I was asked to partner with UMIGO to share with you their innovative and creative site that makes Common Core math fun for kids, I really wanted to partner with them.
Umigo’s content is right in line with Common Core standards for grades 1-2 math. That means your child will have consistency in skills and technique from what they learn at school. I was pleased to learn that UMIGO is led by a team of educators and also funded in part by a U.S. Department of Education Ready To Learn grant. Their focus truly is the content on the site, and not just entertainment. The kids have fun learning math concepts with music, videos, stories and games- multimodal ways to learn means concepts are understood on more levels. provides kids with hands on experiences that mirror the content found on UMIGO.com. This program also directs parents toward free resources available both in their neighborhood and on the UMIGO site.
Best friends Bean, Bit, and Dizzy star in UMIGO appisodes. The BFFs save the day from broken roller coasters, ancient mummies, and more. The stories are silly, entertaining and engaging, and get kids involved as active learners. These animated appisodes help first and second graders develop reasoning and problem solving skills….geared for summer slide prevention, but totally fun to use year round. There are also downloadable activities available to help get the whole family involved- a fun way to get a little extra family time in? (And honestly, Common Core methods are new to me, so the more I help the kids and look over their work, the more *I* can understand and help support their learning at home.
UMIGO is bringing its narrative-based appisodes, interactive games, activities, and educational resources to more than 70 communities around the country this summer in partnership with the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA). Find a location near you at: SummerLearningDayMap.org.
UMIGO gets a thumbs up from us for offering fun math games using Common Core Standards. Anything that makes math fun and helps prevent summer slide is great! As my 7 year old said, “I like how they put it to music -it made it a lot of fun to learn!”
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How do you help your kids from having summer slide?
This post is brought to you by our friends at UMIGO. Opinions are my own.
Neha Sultan says
This looks interesting way to educate kids. Will share with friends having younger kids to try this new interesting program for themselves
Felice Raina says
Wow this program looks amazing. Love that you make sure your kids keep their brains active during the summer by doing summer work ♥
Aisha Kristine Chong says
this would be sooo helpful in helping kids with math haha seems fun too.
Melanie says
Anything that helps with common core is a good thing. I don’t get it, but maybe this will help? Maybe I should play the games.
HilLesha says
Thanks for sharing! My son would love this. Math is one of his favorite subjects. 🙂
Krystal says
It’s so important to stay sharp over the summer. I am glad there are options for math!
Dawn McAlexander says
Summer is the toughest time for kids and education. This is a really good idea to keep them in touch with what they need to know for the following school year.
Bonnie @ wemake7 says
This sounds like a really great program for the kiddos to do in the Summer. I will have to check this out for my kiddos.
Erin says
What an awesome way to keep little minds active during summer break without them realizing its actual learning! I cant wait to have my boys try them out!
Kelly says
I think this sounds like a great way to keep kids brains active over the summer. I am going to see if my kids are interested.
April @ Everyday Fitness and Nutrition says
I think it’s always a good thing for kids to keep up their skills during breaks and be able to do it in a fun way.
Uplifting Families says
This sounds like a fun app. I’ll have to check it out. My kids would probably enjoy it.
Michellette "MimiCuteLips" Green says
This is helpful, I always worry about my son staying up on his studies. This is a great way for him to have fun while learning.
Cherri Megasko says
I really love how there are so many wonderful ways to help children learn these days. There seems to be something out there for everyone, regardless of their strengths and/or weaknesses.
Nina Say says
Thank you so much for these, my daughter loves math and will love these. I appreciate the common core integration, too!
Ann Bacciaglia says
This is a great program for kids. I will have to share this with my friends with kids that are in school.
Chrystal | YUM eating says
Even though I am not the biggest fan of living in this rural are, our schools are small and get good ratings. The teachers have offered to help kiddo through the summer because she is so behind due to her mother not taking her to school. Every year she misses 60 or more days of school. This last one was over 100. Hence why my husband and I have custody of her now. She isnt in need of summer school, but they feel that the counseling and extra help from teachers will keep her going and ready for 5th grade. We are hopeful. She has come along way this year.
lisa says
I hate common core. I think it is harder than regular basic math. But it’s good to know there are programs out there.
Lynndee says
That’s the best way to do it – learning and having fun at the same time. I will check that out for my son.
Chubskulit Rose says
This is a great way to let the young minds stay sharp during off school days. We do manual learning here at home during summer break.
Jeanine says
This is a great idea! I plan to do stuff like this with my kiddos this summer. It just started here so I’m not very organized yet, but I plan to keep them up with a bit of work this summer!
Maria says
Common core is the way math is being taught these days (not sure why as it’s very confusing), so anything that can help my kids understand better and through fun learning, is worth looking into!
R U S S says
I’m all for continuous learning – yes, even if it’s on a school break. It usually is hard to get your groove back after summer so I think it’s great that Umigo came up with the concept of appisodes ( like the term they coined, btw ) as a fun & not boring educational resource. It would make learning more engaging.
Jaime Nicole says
It’s great that there are some good supports out there to go along with the common core stuff. I am glad you were able to find something that works for you.
Dogvills says
This sounds like a great program. I will check this out for my girls.
Joanne T Ferguson says
I never heard about this program before! Any time kids can learn and have fun, is something they will remember!
Rosey says
I hear a lot of mixed things on Common Core. I am not sure how I feel yet. My little one is only in 2nd grade so I’m not sure how I feel. UMIGO does sound awesome!
Michelle V. says
That seems like a great program. Looks fun while you educate your kids. I gotta check out Umigo!
Digna says
UMIGO sounds like it does a good job at helping kids get caught up during the summer. My son is now a teen and does well in school. This would have been helpful for him when he was younger.
Chantal says
There are so many awesome educational computer games out there these days! Thanks for sharing this one!
Alli says
My kids are all grown, but it’s great to have Math games to help keep little minds learning over the summer. Games that are fun and educational are amazing.
Liz Mays says
It’s definitely good to have some fun and educational games available to the kids. I’m glad there are resources like this available.
Megan Elford says
I don’t know anything about Common Core, but this looks like a great program! I do love the idea of having the kids working during the summer on what they learned during the school year. They lose so much of it otherwise!
Emily says
I used to love a few educational computer games that we had when I was a kid. It’s awesome when kids can learn when they think they’re just playing!
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
Oh how I hate common core. I can not figure it out no matter how hard I try – I have no idea how the kids get it.
Sandy KS says
Common core is taught in my area’s schools. I don’t like it but do not have another choice with my daughter. As she is special needs and hard to teach. At least for me. The game seems to make the common core math fun. I am glad their are games out there to help children learn it if they must.
Christy Maurer says
This looks like a fun game to help kids with math. I am totally opposed to common core, but hey, games are fun 🙂
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
I think this is a great program. Common core confuses me, so I should probably use this, too. 😉