How did you make these games? I think it’s fun but would it be possible to make it multiplayer? Say two kids, one on each device, and join the game to play against one another.
Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade
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#22This is awesome. Will put my K and 2nd grader on it later.
But also, your website is fast. I know it's all static and pretty easy to do, but yet most people get it wrong, so kudos to you on that!
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#23Is there any evidence, from the academic literature or otherwise, that math games improve educational outcomes? (Sorry, I know that sounds like a wet blanket statement and I am not discouraging the OP from trying to make an impact here. I am just curious.) Also, I tried to play a couple of games (e.g., https://www.mindlygames.com/game/skip-counting-by-5-dino-soa...), but it has been stuck "loading" for the entire duration of how long it took me to write this comment.
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#24Man, takes me back to the days of "The Magic of Multiplication 1" on TI-99/4A:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PoPUMrmmmUs
My sister (four at the time) called it "Mockablecation". It's how I learned my times tables a full year ahead of my class.
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#25Is there any evidence, from the academic literature or otherwise, that math games improve educational outcomes? (Sorry, I know that sounds like a wet blanket statement and I am not discouraging the OP from trying to make an impact here. I am just curious.) Also, I tried to play a couple of games (e.g., https://www.mindlygames.com/game/skip-counting-by-5-dino-soa... ), but it has been stuck "loading" for the entire du…
1. Play is how basically every other mammal learns.
2. Learning comes easier to people when it's fun, because they're more engaged and receptive.
That said, I don't think these games in particular look anything close to optimal. To be fair though, I can't load them either - stuck at 98%.
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#26Is there any evidence, from the academic literature or otherwise, that math games improve educational outcomes? (Sorry, I know that sounds like a wet blanket statement and I am not discouraging the OP from trying to make an impact here. I am just curious.) Also, I tried to play a couple of games (e.g., https://www.mindlygames.com/game/skip-counting-by-5-dino-soa... ), but it has been stuck "loading" for the entire du…
The key thing is that they encourage kids to willingly spend time learning. https://www.wired.com/2012/06/dragonbox/ is a good article on the author's experience with a similar game and their kid
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#27Is there any evidence, from the academic literature or otherwise, that math games improve educational outcomes? (Sorry, I know that sounds like a wet blanket statement and I am not discouraging the OP from trying to make an impact here. I am just curious.) Also, I tried to play a couple of games (e.g., https://www.mindlygames.com/game/skip-counting-by-5-dino-soa... ), but it has been stuck "loading" for the entire du…
Sure. I used to work in education policy, and this was the most reliable source I can recall of peer-reviewed studies on impacts of educational curricula/interventions. Plugged in elementary school games for you:
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Search/Products?searchTerm=game&...
Re: Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade
#28Is there any evidence, from the academic literature or otherwise, that math games improve educational outcomes? (Sorry, I know that sounds like a wet blanket statement and I am not discouraging the OP from trying to make an impact here. I am just curious.) Also, I tried to play a couple of games (e.g., https://www.mindlygames.com/game/skip-counting-by-5-dino-soa... ), but it has been stuck "loading" for the entire du…
Hi! Any chance you could let me know what type of device your using? We tested on a few after your comment and this might be a really helpful piece of info for us. Thanks for letting us know it isn't loading for you!
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#29How did you make these games? I think it’s fun but would it be possible to make it multiplayer? Say two kids, one on each device, and join the game to play against one another.
That's an excellent idea for the future. We are just starting out, and I would be thrilled to have the capability!
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#30I 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.
Not sure if it's not silly, but I just posted a little exercise myself: https://boogiemath.org/meta/meta-2. Have more of them on stack.