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

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moserch wrote: post #11
thenobsta wrote: post #8

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!

Ah! Not me. I should have made that clear. A Mathematician named Alexander Zvonkin wrote it. The book's super well written and is full of useful ideas though!

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

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boogiemath wrote: post #32
thenobsta wrote: post #8

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 is great indeed. Coincidentally, I just published a post where talking about how this book encouraged me to start a little math circle myself: https://boogiemath.org/meta/meta-2

Awesome. Good on you! The kids are lucky that you organized one.

Edit: Just looked through your website. Love the math and the satire. Keep it up!

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

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moserch wrote: post #9
thenobsta wrote: post #7

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.

The math and probability part could probably be made into a game. Something engaging and with a compelling end goal (candy or completion of a fun narrative) would catch her eye.

My goals for playing are more oriented towards bonding, learning useful/life lessons, and keeping the kiddo challenged.

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Post by pencilforhire »

bitwize wrote: post #24

Man, 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.

Thank you so much for the feedback, this is cool!

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

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stevofolife wrote: post #20
RomanPushkin wrote: post #13

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.

One of the ideas - introduction to math equations as 3D graphics game with effects.

I haven't seen such games, except silly, that do that.

Maybe some other foundational math principles implemented as games.

I love https://www.zachtronics.com/ games, but these games are for 12+ I guess, and even more. Not always about math though.

Adults assume that kids are fine with silly educational tools. While in reality they're boring, because every school implements some sort of cheap flash/html5 games that solve nothing. I want the kiddo to solve hundreds examples in 3D, maybe even in VR, and enjoy that. Instead of 2D browser old-skool tech.

I don't understand why VR is underutilized in education. Where are all the games we're supposed to have to educate children? Imagine how easy it's explain x^3 (like 10^3, 25^3, and so on) in VR?

I am using VR for fitness, and it's been a great success. Lost 17 pounds with 5 more to go for my goal. I am paying $20/month for the app. But I'd be willing to pay for similar math educational app.

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