What is the purpose of Zap Maths?

Zap Maths brings the maths curriculum to life encouraging student participation and empowering teachers with tools to enhance their students’ learning experience.

Who is Zap maths aimed at?

Zap Maths supports any curriculum in the world, the content creation engine enables teachers to create new content or tailor the existing content to the needs of their particular curriculum. Zap Maths comes preloaded with the full United Kingdom primary school curriculum covering key stages 1 and 2.

Can I quiz my child with Zap Maths?

Yes you can, Zap Maths enables teachers to easily create or trigger regular Multiplication Tables Check testing, automatically marked and customisable. Teachers are also able to adjust the time between questions which some teachers value as a helpful feature.

Does Zap Maths actually teach my child the subject?

Yes, The app contains mini-tutorial videos introducing the various subject areas performed by the host of the weekly live tournament quizzes.

Does Zap Maths give my child questions based on their current knowledge?

Yes, The student progresses through the curriculum based on their knowledge level. The student is also able to revisit questions and games to improve their time and earn additional coins to be spent on customising their avatar.

Does Zap Maths show how my child is progressing?

Yes the areas covered by the student in the course of using Zap Maths are reflected under their stats, each topic area and the students confidence in the area are broken down to granular detail. This helps parents and teachers to see how the student is progressing and also gives the teacher the ability to easily direct their students to focus on specific areas of need. 

How does Zap Maths help me as a teacher?

Zap Maths allows teachers to analyse class data through graphic presentations of results, progress and areas requiring attention. In due course compare against national trends. Teachers are able to control what areas of learning the students have access to. Teachers are able to create or use an existing quiz to challenge their students on topics they have just learnt about. And finally, the full KS1&2 UK curriculum is covered by a comprehensive library of quiz questions and games. Teachers love how Zap Maths empowers them to create their own worlds and paths and input questions to create their own games and learning experiences.

How is Zap Maths fun for my child/students?

Students are further incentivised to engage with learning and revision through the ability to spend coins earned through engagement and task completion on customising their personal avatar scenes. 

How does Zap Maths work ?

Zap Maths incorporates the scientific methodologies of retrieval, spaced repetition, visual cues and rhythmic interaction. These independently proven methodologies are shown to increase knowledge retention and improve outcomes.

Zap Maths is created with your children’s learning experience in mind. That’s why we have crafted Zap Maths to best boost your child’s knowledge retention while having fun. If you would like to find out more about Life Ninja as a brand and our services please visit our website here.