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Fun with Math
This is a great toy! My son loves the Math Mat so much that when I challenge him to a game he shouts out the answers to the problems and occasionally tries to step on the buttons even when it's my turn to play! This is a great toy for letting the kids run off some of their energy as they review their basic math skills. My 5-year-old son runs around the mat as the computer voice says the equation and then he quickly runs to step on the answer. The mat has three games (number identification and sequence, addition, and subtraction) and two levels of play. Regarding addition and subtraction, the first level requires you to find the sum or the difference and the second level gives you the answer to the problem and the first number in the equation and you provide the missing number. We use level 1 as a warm up since it provides a good review and then we play level 2 for a challenge.

I'd give this toy more than 5 stars in the fun and educational categories if I could. Since most children are quite active and learn math at different rates and since repetition is good at this stage, most children would get a lot of good quality use out of this game. I think the durability is pretty good also but it's really too soon to know.

WHAT A GREAT "TOY"
We just got this two days ago. It is a great toy. My 5 yr old was up at 7:00 this morning playing it! My 2 1/2 yr old even plays it because they have a number recognition mode. It's great for my 5 yr old and I to play together and see who can get to the answer first. He loves doing kartwheels while landing his hand on the right answer. Good Job Learning Resources! Two notes: this math goes up to the end of second grade (18 + what = 22 and 20 - what = 12) and as mentioned in a previous review, it is difficult to hear when there is anyone talking in the room, but the is a repeat button. Therefore I would say it is for 2 1/2 - 7 yr olds.

Worth writing a review for ( this is My first)
I am the mother of a very hyper 5 year old boy soon to be entering kindergarden. It has been very difficult and expensive to try and find ways to teach him without boring or frustrating him. I have bought many electronical educational toys and I'd have to say this is about the best one so far to date. I have many leappad products and while they are great in theory, they are not for my hyper child that just wants to "play" and not sit down with some reading pad or talking phonic treehouse. The only time he will sit for a period of time to learn is with his computer games.

I think this is so good for my son because he is hyper and it allows for and even encourages movement. Yet, this toy also requires listening and focused attention. Due to the latter fact, I will admit that at first it seemed like another waste of money. He was getting frustrated because he wasn't getting the right answers and didn't want to play. My son does not know all his #'s and that was my main purpose for buying this item. I did figure out the best way for him was to deivide up the #'s between us. He got the 0-5 and I took 6-10. It's been less than a week and he has almost mastered his side. All in only 10-15 mins of play each day. The fact that he will still play it is a major thrill for me. It's fun factor also comes from it being sort of a timed game so that after each correct answer its ticking will speed up and once time is up it will tell you how many you got correct. We have the highest score possible on the #'s and he is almost as proud as I am.
There are 2 levels and 3 activities: Numbers, addition and subtraction. We are just on numbers but once he learns all of them (my side and his)I know this will be a great way to help him with adding and subtracting as well. There are also some really great suggestions as for other ways to play using the mat included.
So as long as it holds up I'd have to say it's a wonderful toy and not just in theory.

math mat
I bought the math mat for my first grade classroom. It gets used all the time by 26 children. The only thing that the kids tell me, is that sometimes it is not loud enough. They love to use it and it is one of the best centers in my classroom ... Read more

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this is really not a toy...it is a learning tool
This item is a learning tool, if used properly. Most definetly this item is not a toy.
Playing with toys do several things for the person/s who are utilizing the toy reguardless of age. Relieve stress,bring families closer together create and promote great imaginations and sometimes are just mindless fun.
So, in the right hands(with some parental supervision)this is a great learning tool. ... Read more

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Not a good choice.
The Hot Wheels Quick Start Laptop has 10 games. Car tunes allows you to compose a melody. Street Sounds lets you play back 10 different children's songs. With route finder you must remember and repeat a string of 4 letters. Body shop gives you a group of 5 letters or numbers and you pick which one does not belong. Dashboard digits lets you count objects. Pole position teachs the numbers 1 - 10. Vowel velocity teachs you the 5 vowels then asks you to find the vowels in a word. Super sonic phonics teaches you a letter's name and then phonetically pronounces a word that starts with that letter. Word find asks you to find a word on the keyboard (there is an accompanying pictures to help). Speed spell has you press a letter and then the laptop spells a word that starts with that letter.

This game is marketed to children 3 and above. I bought this laptop over similar educational toys because I thought its packaging would appeal to my 4 year old son - and it did! But only a few of the games are suited for a child of his age. Most were too complicated for him and some were too simple. The laptop misses the mark by offering games that don't appeal to the same age group. A child that is interested in hearing simple melodies and learning their numbers and letters can't spell words or understand phonics. I suppose the creators of this product thought that spreading the games across different skill levels would allow the child to play with it for years to come but in reality it didn't work. My son quickly grew bored with the few games that he could do and even though I took it "out of circulation" and reintroduced it almost a year later, my son remembered that it wasn't much fun and never gave it a second look.

This is a game that is destined to make the yard sale circuit. ... Read more