Shortcut Games for Parents
Apart from being an exciting game the whole family can play, Shortcut is a fun alternative to learning mathematics at home with the whole family.
Why Choose Shortcut Games?
Shortcut Games Makes Learning Mathematics Fun at Home
With most games that involve the throw of a dice, movement forward depends on the numbers that show up when the dice are thrown. Not so with Shortcut. By rolling a pair of dice, a player can use any mathematical operation to add, subtract, multiply, or divide the numbers on the dice.
Shortcut is a fun alternative to reciting times tables over and over again for homework. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division number facts are being learned and practised while having fun with the whole family at the same time. Â
What Parents are Saying about Shortcut Games
Designed in Australia by a teacher for teachers and parents, Shortcut is more than just a game.Â
My children, aged 8, 7 and 5 years old, played this game for ages today. They loved working out their addition and subtraction sums to make it to the finish line. There were plenty of laughs and fun to be had whilst playing this game. It’s great to see their little minds thinking and trying to work out their strategies to win the gold.
Melissa
Mum
This game is an absolutely amazing game to play, it is a good game to work on your maths and makes you think about what operation to do. I highly recommend.
Tiarna Weston
Mum
This game is a huge hit with our family of 5. My kids ages range from 3-10 and there is fun to be had by everyone. I love that this game can adapt in challenge level from addition and subtraction to multiplication and division and then even further to cube! It has been wonderful to watch my children’s math confidence grow as they race each other to call out all the possible moves for each roll.
Kerryia McDowall
Mum
I love this game. Maths is not my son’s strongest subject he really struggles with even the basics but with us playing this game together it has helped him go from a ‘C’ grade to a “B’. As he continues to improve with the basics of addition and subtraction, we can change it to multiplication and division. The game grows with the kids’ maths skills, and even us adults need to keep practicing maths.
Amanda Dutton
Mum
My kids love it. I love it cause it makes them think. A cool family game.
Shirley Weston
Mum
Amazing game for kids to learn basic maths.
Jagdeep Jalota
Dad
How Shortcut can Help Your Child
The Australian Curriculum outlines the skills and knowledge necessary for a student to achieve a certain level of capability by the end of each year level. The game of Shortcut is designed to be an enjoyable game for the entire family but additionally, Shortcut can serve as a way of assisting young people with the development of their basic numeracy skills. The Shortcut Parents’ Handbook suggests ways that Shortcut may be used alongside the skills children are taught at school.
