# Squishy Math

> Squishy Math is a free one-minute math game for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. A child taps the right answer, a squishy drops into the pit, and the score tries to beat that child's own best.

Squishy Math is one web page at https://squishymath.pages.dev/. The game runs in the browser. There is no account. Last updated October 18, 2026.

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## Who it is for

- Children in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade, about 7 to 10 years old
- One player at a time
- A tablet tap or a mouse click

## How a round works

- Every round is 60 seconds
- Each problem stays up for 10 seconds
- Four answer choices
- A correct tap shows the answer on the chalkboard and drops one squishy
- The number keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 do nothing, because those digits are also answers

## Math sets

The child picks one set, then a difficulty. Plus is green. Minus is orange. Times is blue. Divide is purple.

- Addition
- Addition and subtraction
- Multiplication
- Multiplication and division

## Easy, Medium, and Hard

These change the size of the numbers.

- Addition, and addition and subtraction: easy is up to 20, medium is up to 50, hard is up to 100
- Multiplication, and multiplication and division: easy is facts from 1 to 12, medium is 1 to 18, hard is 1 to 24
- The best score is stored for that math set and that difficulty

## Missed facts

A wrong answer or a timeout shows the right number and saves that fact. The game asks it again after about two new problems, in this round or a later round. The fact leaves the list only after a correct answer. The list keeps the latest 12 facts on this device.

## Score

A correct answer scores 100 points, plus 10 points for each second left on the 10-second clock, plus 20 points for each correct answer already in a row. A miss sets the row back to zero. Points already earned stay.

## Pages

- [Squishy Math](/): the game and the parent notes