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

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Post by pencilforhire »

gnabgib wrote: post #50
moserch wrote: post #28

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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!

Firefox windows (in order.. seems like the first one starts the chain): - Error decoding audio: menuMusic - The buffer passed to decodeAudioData contains invalid content which cannot be decoded successfully. - Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: The buffer passed to decodeAudioData contains invalid content which cannot be decoded successfully. - Uncaught Error: Audio key "menuMusic" missing from cache`

Thank you! This helps a lot!

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

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Post by pencilforhire »

zh3 wrote: post #37
moserch wrote: post #28

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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!

Couple of things here didn't work; firefox 102.4.ESR and chromium on linux go to '100%' on Dino Eggs and hang there; works on same PC using chrome and on a random Win10 box with Chrome. Dino's eggs also popped up two '40' choices for a Q where answer was 40 - but one of them said wrong answer (as reported by 5YO experimental subject).

This is great info, much appreciated :) !

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

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Post by pencilforhire »

stevofolife wrote: post #21

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.

I would love to be able to do that in the future for sure, that would be great :)

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

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Post by moserch »

thenobsta wrote: post #53
moserch wrote: post #9

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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.

These are great goals. You have a lucky kiddo.

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

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Post by saulpw »

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.

Have you tried Frog Fractions?

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

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Post by boogiemath »

moserch wrote: post #45
boogiemath wrote: post #32

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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. Are you doing that in person? I love getting to work with the little ones in person.

Yes, we were meeting in person every Wednesday. There were two groups - about three years old in the first group and about five, six years old in the second group (at the time when we started).

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

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Post by thenobsta »

csw-001 wrote: post #84
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…

This is amazing because I just started doing exactly the same thing with my 1st grader with similar results. She loves it so much more than the terrible worksheets she comes home with.

Yeah! Go you! There's so many great lessons in this game -- arithmetic, probability, decision making, managing competing desires, risk and ROI (gotta bet some to get something back, and ultimately you might not get it back).

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

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Post by guiambros »

gurvinder wrote: post #74

My 14 year old son was frustrated with "Fun" math games as they were not really fun. So he started building his own games in p5.js and recently he launched these games at https://thegamebox.ca/ He has been making these games since he was 10yo, so there is a progression in quality. Last game he made is not a math game but a puzzle game (Red Remover) he used to play and love when he was very young and was no longer ava…

Gosh, just spent 40min playing Red Remover, and that was a lot of fun! Congrats to your son, keep up the great work!
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