Cool Math Games For Kids
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Kids games are all around us. The closer we get to the holidays, the more the begging begins. Sooner or later the inevitable will happen and we will hear, “This is the best game ever and if I don’t get this game I will simply die!”
So how to do you about finding the cool games for kids this year?
If you have a pre-teen, teen, or a tween then you are in luck. The Apple Store has reached down its loving hands and blessed us all with fairly inexpensive ways to entertain our children. Yes, they have decided to grant us the ability to give fun games to our children for cheap!
Consider the Alternatives to iPhones
1. Wii
First, let’s take the Wii. It is relatively cheap for a gaming system. I have one and I love it. It starts at $200 and comes with four games. That is simply WOW! Then they start hitting you with expensive games. From then on out you have to start spending $30 on up for those games. My heart sinks.2. Nintendo DS
This game system is $126 and comes with nothing. You can buy used games for it for $20 a pop but that is still expensive and you have to carry around game cartridges. Each time you switch games, you have to change out the cartridge. This means, I will lose something somewhere.
Compare to the iPhone or iTouch
I bought the iTouch for myself. It was $199 and that was an ouch for me. However, we plan on getting the iPhone for my husband for $199. This is what we should have done for me as well. I really do need all the features and we need phones.
Besides doing the games, which I will get back to later, the iPhone does:
• Calendar with alarm
• Camera that sends pics via Bluetooth, e-mail, and Internet
• GPS (that’s an app)
• Checkbook (app)
• Password Keeper
• Audio Book
• Book Reader
That is in addition to the games it plays. My husband has Pac-man on his. I like hangman. We both like brain age and Sudoku. The kids enjoy the maze, etch-a-sketch, and ABC Phonics.
iPhone app Game Problems
Since the games are so cheap and many of them are free, you find yourself downloading tons of games onto your computer and phone. Then you end up arguing over which ones to keep and which one to leave off.
Of course, you end up rotating the games but then more come up. See for yourself and download some fun games for your kids. (Or download them for yourself. I won’t tell.)
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The four main coins used in the United States are the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. Often children find it difficult to distinguish between coins. Young children must be able to recognize different coins, before they can grasp the more difficult concept of coin value. A fun way to practice coin recognition is to play a game I call "Coin Match Value Game" (in the Print and Use section of this site).
To Play: Take a King, a ten card, a five card, and an Ace, of any suit, from the deck. Or, you can go to the "Print & Use Tools" link to print a sheet with a copy of the cards you need. Put the cards, or sheet, face-up on a table. Your child sits facing the cards. Put a pile of mixed coins on the table next to him or her. Place a quarter on the King, a dime on the 10, a nickel on the 5, and a penny on the Ace. Let your child sort the rest of the coins by matching them to the coins on the cards. This “Card-Coin” match is better than sorting coins alone. It allows your child to recognize coins, while subtly reinforcing coin value.