What grade is Two-Step Trail for?

3rd grade. It’s a two-step word problems game with 5 levels that move up when your kid is ready.

Which standards does Two-Step Trail cover?

It lines up with Common Core math 3.OA.D.8. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher for the exact match.

Does my kid need to read to play Two-Step Trail?

No. Every question is read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.

How long is a round of Two-Step Trail?

About 10 questions, a few minutes. Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder; a tough round steps back one.

Is Two-Step Trail free?

It comes with every plan, from $7.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial. Number Garden and Gator Compare are free.

Math · Word problems

Two-Step Trail: Two-step word problems: plan, bar models, check your answer

Each word problem is a hiking trail with two markers before the summit, one per step. Kids solve two-step problems with any of the four operations, plan which steps to take, read bar models and check an answer by estimating.

Grades3rd grade
Levels5, from “+ and −” to “Check it”
A roundAbout 10 questions, a few minutes
PriceWith any plan, from $7.99 a month

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How Two-Step Trail works

Questions are read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.
A wrong answer shows why, with the picture or the steps, and then they try again.
Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder. A tough round steps back one.
Each game they play builds a spot in their own valley, and stars go in their sticker book.

The 5 levels

+ and −
× and ±
Plan it
Bar model
Check it

What it lines up with in school

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher.

3.OA.D.8: Solve two-step word problems and check the answer makes sense.

Practice it at home

Ask a two-step question at the store: 3 packs of 4 juice boxes, and we drink 5. How many are left?
Have them say the plan out loud first (multiply, then subtract) before working out any numbers.

Questions about Two-Step Trail

What grade is Two-Step Trail for?: 3rd grade. It’s a two-step word problems game with 5 levels that move up when your kid is ready.
Which standards does Two-Step Trail cover?: It lines up with Common Core math 3.OA.D.8. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher for the exact match.
Does my kid need to read to play Two-Step Trail?: No. Every question is read aloud, so kids who are still learning to read can play on their own.
How long is a round of Two-Step Trail?: About 10 questions, a few minutes. Nine right on the first try and the next round is a level harder; a tough round steps back one.
Is Two-Step Trail free?: It comes with every plan, from $7.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial. Number Garden and Gator Compare are free.

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