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My son loved this game when he was 5 & 6 yrs old. he would challange himself with different levels and now is in 3rd grade and is in advanced math.
Both found this game too fast moving. Perhaps better for someone 8 +. I bought this leapster for my son & nephew, both are 6 1/2, both are very adept at quickly learning new games. They simply could not keep up with it and quickly became frustrated.
He loves baseball, and really liked the feature that enabled him to set up his team. His sister (age 4) can also play the game on it's easiest level. I bought this for my 7 year old second grader. My favorite part is that for one of the games you hit the ball farther the faster you answer the question (his school is big on how quickly they can answer basic addition/subtraction facts).
It's a great tool for teaching them their basic math skills while having fun playing at the same time. I definately recommend it for a parent looking to get their baseball fan started learning math. This is my 6 year olds favorite Leapster Game (and we have a LOT of them). I have a 4 year old that also owns a Leapster and this is the game that gets fought over the most because they both want to play it at the same time.
He loves to read. I guess thats the way the real world works but my son found it disillusioning and it only further contributed to his lack of interest in this game. We make up math games at home. I was hoping that Math Baseball would be a fun way for him to practice his beginning math skills but it hasn't turned out that way. This game just didn't do it for him. My kid loves to learn.
I am always looking for a way to keep him stimulated but also encourage him to have a little fun. My first grade son loves his Leapster and every other cartridge that he owns but he just doesn't like this one. The way the rules are re-explained is annoying for both him and me and even when you answer a problem correctly it doesn't insure that you won't hit a pop up that is caught or pitch a ball that gets hit. He loves to draw.
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