The game that I found was Factor Feeder which is on www.primarygames.com. The site has many games labeled by subjects and different levels for each grade. The Factor Feeder stood out to me the most because since I want to be a 4th or 5th grade math teacher it will help my students understand multiples and factors and go on to solve equations using multiplication and division. In the game, you use the arrows to eat the factors of a given number that the show before you start. While moving the arrows and eating the factors, you have to avoid the monster that is chasing you and the factors that are not correct. Evnetualy, the game becomes harder with fewer correct factors and extra monsters. If you run into the monster or eat an incorrect factor, you must start over and after 3 mistakes the game ends.
Looking at the ODE standards, I found that in 4th grade you must learn multiplication, division, and eventually solve problems. 4th graders must know their factors and multiples in order to learn these standards because without it students would not be able to do the simple math and have a harder time when being tested. I think this would be a good practice game for students to do in the classroom and at home in order to refresh the factors of certain numbers.
www.primarygames.com/math/factorfeeder/start.htm
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