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- Supports Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum
- Develops skills and builds confidence through intelligent, self-adjusting software
- Reward system includes a mystery bonus Super game, and provides incentives and positive reinforcement
- Developed with educational consultants, for use in schools or at home
- Printable progress chart gives instant feedback
- Special section for parents and teachers with follow-on worksheets
- For ages 5-7
- There's no better blend of learning and fun than Big Maths Adventure!
- From their ice island, White Bear and Little Penguin lead children through a selection of entertaining and easy-to-play games and activities that teach the fundamental concepts of addition and subtraction.
- When maths is as fun as this, no child can help but learn!
- Previously published as My First Maths Adventure: Adding and Subtracting
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Bear and Penguin's Big Maths Adventure is a fun and easy-to-use program designed to develop young children's addition and subtraction skills. This program would be excellent to use with 5-7 year olds.
There are five different games to choose from, all of them clearly explained so that children can develop their independence when using the computer. The games, which can be played at three different levels, have been carefully developed to practice the skills that children are learning as part of the numeracy hour in school. It is advised that the games are played in the numbered order so that there is a progression of skills development. The maths adventure involves, for example, filling in the missing numbers on the maths machine and painting a picture by answering addition and subtraction sums. After playing all of the games children are allowed to play the Super game which helps to consolidate the skills that they have been learning with mental arithmetic against the clock. Some more able children may find the maths a little easy, but for most children this would be an excellent way of developing and consolidating addition and subtraction to 20.
There is an excellent guide for parents which discusses the skills the games focus on. A range of very good worksheets can be printed out and used with children to consolidate the maths that they have been doing.
If children fancy a break from maths, there is also an excellent printing section where children can make their own stationary and create door signs, birthday cards, letterheads and invitations. This is a brilliant way to encourage children to write for a range of different purposes.
Bear and Penguin's Big Maths Adventure is another excellent Dorling Kindersley program and would be an excellent buy for parents or teachers to use with children aged 5-7 years. --Amanda York
Manufacturer's Description
The perfect blend of learning and fun, this delightful CD-ROM leads 5-7 year-olds through a selection of entertaining and easy-to-play games and activities that teach the fundamental concepts of addition and subtraction. Loveable hosts White Bear and Little Penguin accompany the child throughout the disc, turning maths into an exciting adventure!
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100 of 100 people found the following review helpful
We bought this CD-rom for our 6 year old daughter, because she was dropping behind in school and getting worried about her maths. It has been a brilliant way to encourage her and to practise basic maths. We do a half hour session of pure maths and she thinks it is great fun. Her confidence is improving and it is showing through in her maths work. The parent section has some great stuff and the number counter sheet has been a great help. I would thoroughly recommend this package for anyone wanting to help a child gain confidence in maths - it works and is brilliant fun too. The characters are lovable and the dialogue is very funny. We will be back for other DK cd-roms in the future.
47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Bear and penguins maths adventure is an excellent buy for young children. It blends simple maths with loveable characters. In each stage each character has funny little comments to encourage your child along. When each stage is completed a new chunk of ice pops up leading to an island with a super-game on it. When they complete this they have an option of printing a certificate and proceeding to the next level of difficulty. The age group is centred around 5-8, although the super-game was a challenge of speed, mouse handling and maths. It is a good program although out-dated I know some schools that use it and recommend it.
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
I bought this software for my five year old for christmas and she loves it. The graphics are well thought out and the games very well geared towards key stage 1. There are four different games at each level (beginners, intermediate and advanced) and after completing each game it is possible to obtain a 'stepping stone'. This will allow you on completion of all four games to enter the 'super game' which is slightly harder then the other levels but offers a completion certificate which can be printed. Bear and Penguin act as your guides throughout and explain how to do each section. I wish I had had a program like this when I was learning maths, I may have found it a lot more interesting!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Legacy Software Rubish
This software was recomended by Amazon, in the "bought with link": "Abacus + Big Maths" deal. Didn't highlight that the software is nearly a decade old. Read more
Published on 27 May 2009 by Mr. Ph Woodhead
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My Son absolutely loved this programme - and the Big Reading adventure. Once patches were downloaded it worked great.... on our old computer. Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2008 by D. R. Sargent
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I can't get the thing to work, because it says my sound software is not installed correctly. But it is. Beware!
Published on 5 Feb 2008 by O. Young
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I bought this software package for my four year old, not realising the age guide on the packaging. The levels of difficulty were varying from the super easy to the very hard, but... Read more
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