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Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

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A plug for "Math from Three to Seven: The Story of a Mathematical Circle for Preschoolers" seems warranted here. It has great ideas for fun things to do with kids as well. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12689040-math-from-th...

This book looks super cool! Did you write it? We haven't forayed into preschool games yet so I'll def check this out. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

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I am willing to pay $1000 for a math game that won't be silly. I'm not even kidding. I tried to find something that would spark interest, captivate, but I had little luck with math games.

I wrote my own (if you scroll my comment history) math game/app which is little bit different and partially solves the problem.

But I am constantly looking for anything that would be cool, captivating, and educational.

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I am willing to pay $1000 for a math game that won't be silly. I'm not even kidding. I tried to find something that would spark interest, captivate, but I had little luck with math games. I wrote my own (if you scroll my comment history) math game/app which is little bit different and partially solves the problem. But I am constantly looking for anything that would be cool, captivating, and educational.

https://www.classcraft.com/resources/blog/science-game-odyss...

More science than math proper, and is probably around middle school level. May still be interesting however.

Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

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My daughter is in 1st grade and really enjoys playing blackjack with me(Dad). It's an amazing metaphor for addition and gives some good entrypoints for talking about probability and decision making. We play for candy. Surprisingly she hasn't eaten any of it yet. She seems to be balancing her desire to beat dad by having more candy and her desire to eat candy. It's been great bonding time too. Next up, a similar game…

How would you feel about an online game where your kid played blackjack for candy to learn addition? Is it still ok, or is that only something you would have her play with you? That sounds fun and is such a great practical application of the skill she's learning.

I try to do anything that can be done without a screen, without a screen.

Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

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I am willing to pay $1000 for a math game that won't be silly. I'm not even kidding. I tried to find something that would spark interest, captivate, but I had little luck with math games. I wrote my own (if you scroll my comment history) math game/app which is little bit different and partially solves the problem. But I am constantly looking for anything that would be cool, captivating, and educational.

I'm with you. That's not our goal here, as we are going for a kid comedy angle, but a product like that would be super cool.

Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

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I am willing to pay $1000 for a math game that won't be silly. I'm not even kidding. I tried to find something that would spark interest, captivate, but I had little luck with math games. I wrote my own (if you scroll my comment history) math game/app which is little bit different and partially solves the problem. But I am constantly looking for anything that would be cool, captivating, and educational.

https://www.classcraft.com/resources/blog/science-game-odyss... More science than math proper, and is probably around middle school level. May still be interesting however.

These guys are awesome. I actually met them a few years ago at ISTE at the house of blues in Chicago. Really nice people and a super cool product.

Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

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I am willing to pay $1000 for a math game that won't be silly. I'm not even kidding. I tried to find something that would spark interest, captivate, but I had little luck with math games. I wrote my own (if you scroll my comment history) math game/app which is little bit different and partially solves the problem. But I am constantly looking for anything that would be cool, captivating, and educational.

The Treasure {MathStorm, Mountain, Cove, Galaxy} games of the 90s were pretty fun. I'd imagine they're not too difficult to emulate.

Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

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I played through two of the games twice and if I'm not mistaken, the sequence of numbers is always the same. Could they be randomized? I have a feeling children would learn the pattern and not focus on numbers.

We agree! This is actually in the works!

Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade

#20

I am willing to pay $1000 for a math game that won't be silly. I'm not even kidding. I tried to find something that would spark interest, captivate, but I had little luck with math games. I wrote my own (if you scroll my comment history) math game/app which is little bit different and partially solves the problem. But I am constantly looking for anything that would be cool, captivating, and educational.

Just curious, what is cool, captivating and educational to you?

Love to know.

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