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(More customer reviews)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.
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Think quick and move fast! This interactive talking floor mat with fast and crazy quiz games makes learning math fun. Kids listen to the equation, do the math and then step on the right answer. The game gets faster as their scores get higher. Features six different games and two skill levels to reinforce numbers, counting, addition and subtraction up to the number 20. Great for classroom use. Mat measures 34 inches in diameter. Requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included).
Awards:
toytips.com-ToyTip rating of 5 (2002)
Oppenheim Gold Seal of Approval (2002)
Creative Classroom Teacher Tested Tools Award (2002)
Parents Magazine-Named One of the Best Toys of the Year- Smart Toys for Learning Category (Nov.2002)
Parents Choice 2002 Recommended award Winner
Teacher'c Choice Award- Learning magazine (2002)
Silver Award- Practical Preschool magazine-UK (2002)
The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval (2002)
Canadian Toy Testing Council Three Star Winner (2002)
Babyzone.com Amazing Toy Award (2002)-Math Category
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