1.) Monkey Balance Cool Math
Ages 3+
Start monkeying around with Monkey Balance—a fun and interactive game for kids to learn simple addition and subtraction! Simply grab a card and put the correct quantity of Monkeys on one side of the scale, and the corresponding Number on the other side to balance the scale!
Go bananas when you collect five cards!
Monkey Balance is the perfect way to start early math learning. It helps foster and develop critical skills such as sorting, problem-solving, color and number recognition, counting, addition and subtraction, and fine motor skills.
2.) Melissa & Doug Abacus
For ages 3 to 5
Count on this classic wooden “calculator” for years of play and learning! The solid hardwood base and frame holds 10 thick coated wires with 10 colorful wooden beads on each – 100 beads in all. Slide the beads for a visual and hands-on way to learn numbers and math concepts and to explore patterns and colors. Fun activity ideas included. There are several ways for kids and grown-ups to enjoy this wooden abacus. Move any number of beads to one side of the frame and have kids match your move on the wire below yours.
3.) Zingo 1-2-3 Number Bingo Game
For age 4 and up
Zingo 1-2-3 is one of ThinkFun’s most popular and bestselling games, and is the winner of an Oppenheim Gold Award. It’s a fun number bingo game helps children develop counting, simple addition, number sense and word recognition skills, and is one of the best gifts you can buy for kids. Zingo 1-2-3 is made with high quality components, and comes with a very clear and easy to understand instruction manual – you’ll be able to play within minutes of opening the box. Like all of ThinkFun’s games, Zingo 1-2-3 is built to develop critical thinking skills. Playing will improve number skills through fun and fast placed play.
4.) Wooden Tetris Puzzle
For ages 3 years and up
5.)Play Teaching Cash Register
For ages 5+
Practice coin identification, addition, subtraction, and place value while playing 4 fun games that increase in difficulty. Great for imaginative role play and learning basic math skills. Includes play money, coupon, and pretend credit card. Requires C batteries, not included.
6.)Amazing Visual Math
8 – 12 years
Covering the essential math concepts learned in the first years of school, Amazing Visual Math brings a whole new dimension to learning.
Amazing Visual Math is an interactive hands-on experience that makes math fun. Key curriculum subjects including shapes, patterns, telling time, lines of symmetry, addition, subtraction, measurement and more are explained through over 50 interactive elements throughout the book including pop-ups, flaps, and pull the tab elements, making an otherwise tedious subject entertaining.
Ideal for developing manual dexterity skills and sharpening visual learning skills, Amazing Visual Math is a hands-on experience kids won’t want to put down.
7.)Genius Starter Kit for iPad
Ages 6-10+
A great entry to the Osmo universe, the Genius Starter Kit for iPad includes everything your child needs to experience – hands-on learning and digital fun in five different ways through 5 games. We know kids learn by doing, so each game uses physical action. Whether it’s arranging tangrams, zooming number tiles around, over 150 word puzzles to discover, freehand drawing, or physics meets creative problem solving (Tangrams, Numbers, Words, Masterpiece & Newton Games), Osmo sees and reacts to every real-live move. Osmo games bring a child’s creative imagination to life with hand held pieces that interact with an iPad and an Osmo Base (No WiFi necessary for game play). The Genius Starter Kit for iPad ships with an Osmo iPad Base. Approved by parents and teachers worldwide, used in over 31, 000 classrooms.