Money Bingo Review

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(More customer reviews)I think all kids like counting (and mooching) money. My two sons also kept asking me how much things cost, how much money they would have left if they bought that toy, etc. As they began learning about money in school, that curiosity seemed to get even stronger.
My sons love playing board games so I purchased this bingo as a fun, interactive way for them to learn their money facts. None of us have been disappointed - and this is something we can all do together (one son is 7 and at the top of his class, the other is 9 and slightly delayed) so this is perfect for them to learn together. One note of caution, though, is to watch out for the "winner" - at first they argued or got hurt feelings because they couldn't both win.
Which brings me to the other thing I really like about this bingo game - you pick and choose which amounts you call by peeking at the deck first. This can help ensure that if I play two games - each boy gets to win once. It is also very helpful if there are certain combinations of money that the child is having trouble with - you can be sure to always call those cards to increase the repetition the child has to calculate those amounts.

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Grades K - 4. Learning money skills can be fun as students will discover withthis fast paced game. Increase difficulty by increasing skill levels. Each bingo game develops problem solving skills, and get the player thinking quickly. This game has everything you need for up to 36 players, over 200 chips, caller's mat and cards.

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O Zoo le Mio Review

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(More customer reviews)This game is colorful, fast-paced, simple, and smart. Good for a range of ages, my friends and I would even play it in college when we were in a silly mood for something light and amusing. The basic idea is to get the most points from the layout of your zoo based on the arrangement and content of your tiles, which all players silently bid on during each of the five rounds.
Each round counts as a year, and during each round, five tiles are put on the auction block, one at a time. Each player has a certain amount of "coins" from the beginning of the game and receives more for each tile they have at the end of a year, but they bid on each tile by deciding how many coins they are willing to part with, putting it in their closed hand, and revealing their bid at the same time.
The winner keeps the tile and arranges it in their zoo. Different numbers of trees, enclosures, or connecting exhibits allow the player to compete for the most of a category, and at the end of a year, the winner gets two points for each one (number of trees, "orange" exhibits, "yellow" exhibits, "blue" exhibits, etc. -the colors represent types of exhibits like aquatic, primates, etc.) Second place gets one point. Each year the points are worth more (year one, multiply by one, year two, multiply by two, year three, multiply by three...)
The strategy requires players to guess how much a tile is worth, in terms of point possibilities, positioning in their park versus other players' parks, how many coins they and others have left, and where to place each tile in your park. Because each tile is different, and you are not sure what will come up next, there is always planning to be done.
Once you learn the game, which doesn't take too long (it's so much easier than this sounds), it becomes pretty fast-paced and is a lot of fun. Great for many ages, families, and friends!
The thick glossy tiles are durable, as are the solid wood pieces (coins, people, benches, trees). That's about it as far as parts go, though since they are small, it would be wise to save this for an age group not prone to eating everything. The recommended age is 9+, but slightly younger kids could try it out as well.

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Zoo director Edward Boar from Parky Park is concerned.Fred Fischer from Aqua Shark has just installed a sensational new shark pool, George Jungle is building a new chimp enclosure for Villa Gorilla, and in Crocodome, there is an exciting new reptile show.Thus, Ed is seeing all his visitors drift away, leaving him with only his beautiful trees and park benches. The players are zoo directors who create zoos to attract the most visitors with the best enclosures, paths, and green areas, but watch out: the competition is fierce!Players: 2-4 Ages: 9 and up Playing Time: 45-60 minutes

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Schylling Shut the Box Game Review

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(More customer reviews)We got this for our 7+ yr old grand-daughter for Christmas. She loves it! It's a great game to teach adding and it is fast paced enough to keep the interest of all the players. A great idea for schools!

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Roll the dice & lay down any combination of tiles that match your roll. Keep rolling until you can't match your roll on the remaining tiles. Lowest score wins; lay down all the tiles and you've Shut The Box!

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Numbers League Adv Addiplication BWS 0200 Review

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(More customer reviews)IMHO one of the most difficult tasks in creating educational games is balancing fun with education. More often than not you either get token learning or a 'game' so clunky it neither educates nor entertains. I'm thrilled to say this game is both fun and educational. I bought it to play with my 8-year-old son who is very strong at math and was looking for a challenge.
The basic play involves Super Villains who have number values assigned to them. The goal is to build Super Heroes with the same numerical values (either alone or in combination with items and/or other super heroes) allowing you to capture the villain. Each villain also has a point value. The more difficult it is to construct their number the more points they are worth (e.g. the # 6 villain will net you a point but the # 43 villain will net you three points). Once all the villains are captured the game is over and whomever has the most points wins.
The mechanics are straight-forward and the ability to work on basic addition/subtraction/multiplication/division in my son's head has really improved his mental math skills without feeling like flashcard drills. The artwork is wonderful and the mechanics are effective. The difficulty scales up nicely with the first expansion which adds non-integer cards like villain # 52.5 or a 2.5x hammer that will have even adults working through the math.
If you're looking for a fun math game, I can't recommend this product highly enough.

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Numbers Count Review

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(More customer reviews)Great math fun for everyone with this game! The box is filled to the brim with game components. Different levels of play are challenging for kids with different skill levels. Fabulous graphics holds kids' interest. Adults love it too!

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It's never too early to motivate mathematical learning. Finally, a game that challenges children to develop number recognition, counting, sequencing, and one to one correspondence. Flip over a Secret Number card and listen for clues. Use the wiggly arrows and through a process of elimination, discover the Secret Number. You've got 3 chances to find a strategy and win! Now play Double Digit Duo and arrange the cards to make the largest double digit number possible. Or play Secret Memory and be the first to claim the most matching number cards. Children explore the language of math while discovering Numbers really do Count. These chunky think and match puzzles have colorful photographs representing numbers 0 to 20. The pieces are large enough for small hands to work with and only the correct pairs fit together. There are 6 fun skill-building games and multiple levels of play. Includes 44 self-correcting puzzle pieces, 42 Secret Number cards, 21 English/Spanish word cards, and 2 wiggly arrows.1-4 players.

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Learning Resources - Factor Frenzy Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an excellent product. My students are very excited about it and every teacher in my building who has seen it has wanted to buy one. If you are looking for a way to get your kids/students to practice and want to learn their Math facts, this is a great product to purchase!

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Lauri Toys Shape and Color Sorter Review

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(More customer reviews)Four different mothers have asked where I got this toy! The wooden pegs and crepe rubber pieces just have a great feel. My toddler loves it. He becomes absorbed with fitting the pegs into the holes and sorting and re-sorting the shapes onto the pegs. This is a quiet toy, which makes it ideal to take along to restaurants or church. Even better: if any pieces get lost, you can phone for replacements. The shapes can also be used as a first lacing toy -- my son likes to string them on a shoelace. The pieces are washable, too, which is great in a toddler toy. And don't think this toy is just for toddlers: a visiting 5-year-old friend was having so much fun playing with it that she didn't want to quit when it was time to leave!

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Captivating pegging activities plus sorting rubber pieces by color or shape make this Lauri toy a favorite of youngsters. Kids eagerly sort the 25 chunky Crepe Rubber pieces (5 shapes in 5 bright colors) with the 11-1/2" long sorting board and 5 removable wood pegs.

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Leaping Lilypad Game Review

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(More customer reviews)My kids and I really had fun playing this game. It makes for some good quality time together, which most of us don't make time for anymore. We didn't get bored at all, in fact when my kids friends come over they always want to play it. So I don't understand the other reviews. We enjoyed that you can take a chance and keep going. I would recommend it highly!

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Timing It Right Gr 2-6 Board Game Review

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(More customer reviews)It's easier for the kids to have fun when they don't know they are supposed to be learning!
The minimum age recommendation for Timing It Right is 7. Waiting this long would miss out on the most fun and educational parts of this game. A little flexibility is necessary, but my 5 year old son plays this game with ease and enjoys it very much.
The die is in time increments (5 mins. to 2 hrs.), not dots. As you move around the board, you are moving through a school day--waking up, eating breakfast, catching the bus, and on. You roll a time period and move ahead that much time. The directions have the player setting the a small clock to show their time on the board. You look that time up in a booklet and follow the directions for that time, which say things like "spell a word backward and move ahead 2 hours," "waiting in the playground is no fun alone, move another player to your spot," etc.
Having to do all these steps for each turn can take a little getting used to, and the booklet is rather cumbersome to flip through. At one point, we temporarily lost the unique die, and I had to make a fake one of of paper.
The fun of this game is in the flexibility. My son can set the clock in 15 min. increments, but I don't have him do it if the time is 20 or 25 mins. after, for example, because it's beyond his ability and would be frustrating. However, he's now counting by 5s if he rolls 15 or 30 mins., which is pretty cool for someone not yet in kindergarten.
This is a game that we also played with my daughter when she was 6, and she will play it now (9). It's a fun game that is teaching something very useful and specific. I think it's a lot more fun if the parents can use this game in the way that works best for their kids, instead of following the directions to a t. Definitely recommended.

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LER0506Kids play their way through a busy day of activities while building time-telling skills. Self-checking game helps build skills in telling digital and analog time. Includes board, game pieces, clock face and self-checking Time Table flip book.

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WordSpot Game - Bookshelf Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)This would be a REALLY fun game to play, if I could get my husband to play with me. I can't help it I can spell and he can't! That said, this is a really great game and does not necessarily depend on reading level to do well. It's more a matter of observation and a good eye.

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Scrabble meets word search in this challenging game. Letterpress craftsmen of centuries past used to hide words within a block of text as a challenge to their peers. They called this past time "vedere parola." To celebrate this rich tradition, Front Porch has created WordSpot, a timeless game in which players try to find hidden words among an arranged board of lettered tiles. Shuffle the tiles for a different game every time. Comes packaged in a vintage wooden book that can be displayed on the shelf as part of the Bookshelf Edition Collection of games. For 2 players.

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Multiplication Bingo Review

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(More customer reviews)My third grade son loves playing board games. When he began learning multiplication in school he was having difficulty and this was an inexpensive way to have fun while practicing the subtraction facts. It has been a huge help and he has fun while he is learning - rather than sitting at the table with pencil and paper all of the time.
One thing I particularly like abouot this game is that if your child is having trouble with certain groups of facts (such as multiplying by 7's), you can be sure to call those cards each time to increase the repetition in which they must calculate those problems. One thing I don't like is that for some kids, or kids just beginning learning their multiplication, it is hard to calculate the problems in their head without writing it down and working it through on paper - this can be easily solved though by giving them a scratch pad and pencil while they play.

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Grades K - 4. Target reviewing math skills with our fun to play Subtraction bingo game.Increase difficulty by increasing skill levels because each bingo game develops problem solving skills, increases computational speed and really gets students thinking quickly. Each game has everything you need for 36 players with over 200 chips, caller's mat and cards.

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Hare and Tortoise Review

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(More customer reviews)This game is really fun, it makes you think and is really hard to figure out a strategy for a win. My husband and I have played a few times and we've played with another couple as well, its more fun with more people. I suggest this game

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This game features the legendary race between the hare and the tortoise, but with a twist. Each player plays both parts at different stages of the race. Sometimes it is best to race like rabbit; others, it is best to move slowly and cautiously like the turtle. In the end, it is the best combination of the two strategies that will win the race. Great fun for families, but also some serious strategy for serious players. Author-: David Parlett. Players- 2-6 Ages- 10 and up. Length- 45-60 minutes FUN"

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GEOBOARD DOUBLE-SIDED RAINBOW 6-PK Review

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(More customer reviews)Though this is fun to play around with, it is not intended as a toy. It was created to help children grasp the concepts of geometry in a more concrete, hands-on way. I would highly recommend this for anyone learning geometry.

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Add a burst of color to geometry activities. Sturdy 5" plastic geoboards in six colors feature a 5 x 5 pin array on one side; a 12-pin circular array on reverse. Set of 6.

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Deluxe Shut the Box with 12 Numbers and Dice Review

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(More customer reviews)Shut the box is a family tradition that we always play. We decided to buy a new one since our old one is on its last leg.
The game has real felt, great price, well made, and has all 12 numbers!! (not nine)
could not ask for more!!!!


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A game challenging your wit and luck. OBJECT: To shut as many number boxes as possible by rolling a pair of dice. PLAY: Each player rolls one die. Player with the highest die roll goes first. A player rolls the pair of dice and shuts any number of boxes that total the die roll. A player continues to roll the dice until no more boxes can be shut. EXAMPLE: Roll a 2 and a 3, shut 2 and 3 or 5 Roll a 5 and 5, shut 5 and 6 or 7 and 4 or 11. SCORING: Total the numbers in the boxes that have not been shut. That is the player's score. WINNING: The player with the lowest score after every player has had a turn wins the round. Players may play any number of rounds. CONTAINS: One solid wood Shut the Box and a pair of dice. For Ages: 9 to adult, unlimited players.

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Shut the Box Game - Wooden Review

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(More customer reviews)Needs no batteries. A good pastime for young and old. Not hard to learn, and can aid math skills in a fun way. It can be played a number of ways with any number of players. Or just by ones self. I was looking for this game for a short while when I found it on Amazon, great site.

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This version of the family favorite Shut the Box game has an all wood construction with a walnut finish. Each player tries to cover as many boxes as possible. The player that covers all of their boxes wins. Instructions are printed right on the box. Suitable for children 6 and up. Not intended for children under 12 years of age.

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Small World Toys Preschool (They Keep Multiplying) 12 Review

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(More customer reviews)What a waste! Can't even see the correct answers when you push the buttons...My kids haven't touched! Go for the twist and shout instead...They loved that one!

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Make learning fun and easy! Develop multiplication skills by trying to solve the equations printed on the keys. Press key to reveal the answer.

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Melissa & Doug Shut-the-Box Review

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(More customer reviews)After seeing a shut the box game at my friend's house, I purchased this Melissa & Doug version for my son's 6th birthday. We love playing this game; he thoroughly enjoys it and asks to play it. We have only had it for a few weeks, but it seems like it will be durable enough. This a great coffee table game for adults, as well as beginning "adders"!

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This game spans the generations: young children will enjoy this as a counting game; while two to four older players will enjoy it for the strategy. This heirloom-quality version of the classic seafaring game has a latching wooden box that features a transparent, shatterproof top and flipping wooden number tiles. It includes two dice, a convenient storage pouch and a detailed instruction booklet. Measures 12.7" x 9" x 3".

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