Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

practice of skills and understandings

Other Comments:

Game number 4 on this site dealing with ordinal numbers had cute graphics and a nice concept, but there seems to be an error in the program. The instructions ask you to place the kids in order into the roller coaster cars. You must place them in the highlighted cars for it to work. Once I got past the first level, I was unable to move the numbered characters into the appropriate car. For example, car 1 would be highlighted, but I could only place the kids in car number 2 or 3. They will only fit into one car. This will really confuse the kids. If this gets fixed, the game will be great.

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

ordinal numbers

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

use of the mouse

What extra things must be done to make it work?

I had to really experiment with moving the children around to try to fit them into the various cars.

How hard was it for you to learn?

Hard

Explanation:

This rating would change to Very Easy if the "highlighting" issue is corrected.

Ability to meet my goals:

Effective

Recommended for:

Math 1

Review based on:

personal experience

Appropriate for:

introduction to a concept, practice of skills and understandings, applications of a concept or technique, advanced investigations

Other Comments:

Fun and very easy to use. Young students will enjoy the finger play.

What math does one need to know to use the resource?

This is a very simple activity, just very basic addition skills and being able to count up to 12.

What hardware expertise does one need to learn to use the resource?

You need to be able to log in and use your browser to access the website.

What extra things must be done to make it work?

You will have to provide props - finger puppets, other manipulatives for those students who need hands on practice.

How hard was it for you to learn?

Very Easy

Explanation:

It is a very simple addition game that young students will enjoy but could easily be adapted to older students.

Ability to meet my goals:

Very Effective

Recommended for:

Pre-Kindergarten: Operations with numbers, Number sense