ReckonQuest

Word problems, cracked the way real solvers do. Lettie names the unknown, Doodle draws the diagram, Reck guesses-and-checks, Retta works backwards, Tagg tracks the units past the key-word traps, and Vetta always checks it makes sense — and Cass runs the whole understand → plan → do → look-back.

Level 1

For grown-ups — progress report →A private, on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas practiced. Export a CSV or print — nothing leaves this device.

Mixed practice - revisit what you've learned A short round that shuffles questions from the kits you've played, brought back when they're ready to review. Great for making it stick.

Try a solving lab

Five hands-on ways into a word problem, plus a round that asks you to predict whether an answer makes sense.

Guess & Check Lab Chickens & cows: guess, check the legs, adjust. Reck’s converging method. Work Backwards Find the secret starting number by undoing each step in reverse. Retta’s way. Bar-Diagram Builder Draw the problem as bars (Singapore bar model) and the answer becomes visible. Doodle’s way. Set-Up Studio Pick the right equation — and dodge the key-word trap. Structure over key words. Does It Make Sense? Predict whether a proposed answer survives the look-back check. Vetta’s habit.

Choose a kit

Each kit is a short round of questions with hints when you need them. Your progress stays on this device.

Kit 1: Systems & Chickens-and-Cows systematic guess-and-check → 2-variable systems (the chickens-and-cows riddle) · grades 4-5 · 25 questions Kit 2: Set Up the Equation name the unknowns and write the relationships (let x = ...) · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 3: Recognize the Type & Track the Units schema-based instruction — recognize the problem type and label every number (anti-key-word) · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 4: Draw a Diagram draw a bar/tape diagram of the relationships · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 5: Age Problems translate 'in N years / N years ago' into equations · grades 5-6 · 25 questions Kit 6: Coin & Stamp Problems count + value constraints, unit-labeling (coins, stamps) · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 7: Work-Rate Problems combined rates — work done per unit time (painters, hoses, machines) · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 8: Mixture Problems weighted averages / concentration mixing · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 9: Work Backwards start from the goal and reverse the steps · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 10: Try a Smaller Case solve a tiny version first to see the structure · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 11: Crossing, Pouring & Weighing Riddles constraint + logical elimination in classic brain-teasers · grades 6-7 · 25 questions Kit 12: Check It's Reasonable substitute back + reasonableness (the look-back step) · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 13: Generalize the Rule write the rule that works for any numbers · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 14: Multi-Step Systems two equations, two unknowns — substitution and elimination · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 15: Choosing the Right Heuristic which solving route fits which problem · grades 7-8 · 25 questions Kit 16: Capstone — Word-Problem Synthesis mixed-family review across the whole solving scaffold · grades 7-8 · 25 questions

Play together

Two ways to keep going — a same-device match with friends, or a trail through every kit. On-device only; nothing leaves this device.

Reckon Duel (pass-and-play) 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions for everyone, highest first-try score wins. Reckon Quest — follow the map → A progression trail through every kit. Clear each stop of real practice, then move on.

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