ojaimommie

My 8 year old son would like some fun math sites to visit. I couldn't find any in the links
section. He is just getting into math. They can be online games or explanations on how
to use manipulatives or homemade games. We've checked out the Family Math book
already a few times from the library. He has been making a little math box and loves the
math section of the educational store. We put all the math related stuff in his box. We
have pattern blocks, dominoes, clocks, compasses, protractors etc. We play uno and
made up dice games. He doesn't really like any of the computer games we have gotten at
the library either.

Thanks,
Heather
Washington State

Pam Sorooshian

The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis is on sale here - I can't imagine
not liking this game - every time I even mention it to somebody I have
the urge to pull it out and play it.

<http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?
p=ItemDetail&item=SWW12392>

I have quite a few paper and pencil, dice, coins, and card games on my
blog at:

<http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?
p=ItemDetail&item=SWW12392> (Look at the categories on the right.)

And - there are LOTS of games on Neopets, more all the time - look
under the puzzles section, especially.

-pam

On Apr 29, 2005, at 11:04 AM, ojaimommie wrote:

> My 8 year old son would like some fun math sites to visit. I couldn't
> find any in the links
> section. He is just getting into math. They can be online games or
> explanations on how
> to use manipulatives or homemade games. We've checked out the Family
> Math book
> already a few times from the library. He has been making a little
> math box and loves the
> math section of the educational store. We put all the math related
> stuff in his box. We
> have pattern blocks, dominoes, clocks, compasses, protractors etc. We
> play uno and
> made up dice games. He doesn't really like any of the computer games
> we have gotten at
> the library either.
>

Heather Lewis

No, now that one we love and bought. It¹s been well used. It¹s the
Jumpstart ones we haven¹t liked. Too cheesey I suppose =)

Heather
Washington State


On 4/29/05 1:40 PM, "Pam Sorooshian" <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:

> The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis is on sale here - I can't imagine
> not liking this game - every time I even mention it to somebody I have
> the urge to pull it out and play it.
>
> <http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?
> p=ItemDetail&item=SWW12392>
>
> I have quite a few paper and pencil, dice, coins, and card games on my
> blog at:
>
> <http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?
> p=ItemDetail&item=SWW12392> (Look at the categories on the right.)
>
> And - there are LOTS of games on Neopets, more all the time - look
> under the puzzles section, especially.
>
> -pam
>
> On Apr 29, 2005, at 11:04 AM, ojaimommie wrote:
>
>> > My 8 year old son would like some fun math sites to visit. I couldn't
>> > find any in the links
>> > section. He is just getting into math. They can be online games or
>> > explanations on how
>> > to use manipulatives or homemade games. We've checked out the Family
>> > Math book
>> > already a few times from the library. He has been making a little
>> > math box and loves the
>> > math section of the educational store. We put all the math related
>> > stuff in his box. We
>> > have pattern blocks, dominoes, clocks, compasses, protractors etc. We
>> > play uno and
>> > made up dice games. He doesn't really like any of the computer games
>> > we have gotten at
>> > the library either.
>> >
>
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In a message dated 4/30/2005 8:13:27 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
ShangriLewis@... writes:

No, now that one we love and bought. It¹s been well used. It¹s the
Jumpstart ones we haven¹t liked. Too cheesey I suppose =)




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Some computer games are just animated workbooks.
Some of those are really beautiful or kind of fun. In the beautiful category
, Peter Rabbit. In the fun category, Schoolhouse Rock. If kids like
them, that's fine. Moms do need to try to understand the difference, though, and
not condemn games in general. That would be like condemning books in
general because workbooks are lame.

One overtly educational game that Holly thought was VERY fun (and a lot like
Zoombinis) is Third Grade Adventure (not sure which company and it's not in
the nearest pile, but I think it's The Learning Company). So after she'd
played it all she could, she spent her own money on the company's Fourth Grade
Adventure, which sucked. <g>

Sandra


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Pam Sorooshian

On Apr 30, 2005, at 7:59 AM, SandraDodd@... wrote:

> One overtly educational game that Holly thought was VERY fun (and a
> lot like
> Zoombinis) is Third Grade Adventure (not sure which company and it's
> not in
> the nearest pile, but I think it's The Learning Company).

Other overtly educational, but lovely and fun, games are the Mighty
Math series from Edmark (Zoo Zillions, Carnival Countdown, Astro
Algebra, Cosmic Geometry, and the other two whose names I've
momentarily forgotten).

Also - Math Workshop by Broderbund - pretty fun.

-pam

Elizabeth Hill

**Other overtly educational, but lovely and fun, games are the Mighty
Math series from Edmark (Zoo Zillions, Carnival Countdown, Astro
Algebra, Cosmic Geometry, and the other two whose names I've momentarily
forgotten).**

Most of these are designed so that each activity can be messed around with in a free play mode as an alternative to the mode where the computer character tells you what to do and praises right answers. A good feature.

Betsy

Danielle Conger

Elizabeth Hill wrote:

>**Other overtly educational, but lovely and fun, games are the Mighty
>Math series from Edmark (Zoo Zillions, Carnival Countdown, Astro
>Algebra, Cosmic Geometry, and the other two whose names I've momentarily
>forgotten).**
>
>Most of these are designed so that each activity can be messed around with in a free play mode as an alternative to the mode where the computer character tells you what to do and praises right answers. A good feature.
>
>
That's what I love about the Magic Schoolbus software--the totally free
exploration of it rather than the rigid sequence or pattern. There are
problems and puzzles to "solve" but there is also tons of stuff that the
kids can just play with, and my youngest has always loved them because
of that. He wants to play the older games but gets frustrated without
someone there pretty much playing *for* him. Not so with the Magic
Schoolbus.

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~~Danielle
Emily (7), Julia (6), Sam (4.5)
http://www.danielleconger.com/Homeschool/Welcomehome.html

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AlysonRR

My kids like the Magic Schoolbus software, too, though it's old and a
bit difficult to set up on our more recent computer... My 3-y.o.
daughter, after watching her brother for awhile, is now doing the
activities on her own - she loves it! A couple months ago she couldn't
use a mouse but now she's a pro.

Alyson, who's going to have to look into Zoombinis and all the other
mentioned software :-)



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That's what I love about the Magic Schoolbus software--the totally free
exploration of it rather than the rigid sequence or pattern. There are
problems and puzzles to "solve" but there is also tons of stuff that the

kids can just play with, and my youngest has always loved them because
of that. He wants to play the older games but gets frustrated without
someone there pretty much playing *for* him. Not so with the Magic
Schoolbus.



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In a message dated 5/1/05 4:38:21 AM, danielle.conger@... writes:

<< Most of these are designed so that each activity can be messed around with
in a free play mode as an alternative to the mode where the computer
character tells you what to do and praises right answers. >>

Putt Putt games are that way. There are ways to earn money to get a new
paint job, but other than that it's just poking around town and seeing what mouse
clicks do what, I think.

Sandra

Amy and Cory Nelson

My 5 yo dd and I had a lot of fun playing this game together:
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

--
Amy
Mama to Accalia (6/14/99), Cole (9/03/02) and EDD 10/27/05
"What we must decide is perhaps how we are valuable rather than how valuable
we are." --Edgar Z. Friedenberg
http://thissideofsomewhere.com/

> My 8 year old son would like some fun math sites to visit.