Homeschool Blog

Sometimes oldies are really goodies. That is the case with Math Blaster In Search Of Spot. I got this CD ROM based game with my very first Windows 3.1 computer as a freebie. My son, now 15, used to play this game back when he was about 5 years old to do addition of numbers with sums 10 or less. Now, 10 years later, both my 6 year old and 9 years old daughters play Math Blaster to help with their addition.

We lost the original CD but I was able to order another for a few dollars plus shipping at ebay at this link.

What Makes This Math Game So Great Is . . .
You can easily create custom files for different levels. You can set up a file so that all sums are less than 10, or greater than 20. I have a special file for my 6 year old such that all sums are 10 or less and I have a file for my 9 year old such that sums are all bigger. Also, you can control difficulty by simply selecting different levels. Besides addition, there are operations of subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions, percent and more.

On the first activity, Trash Zapper, the student must type in answers to the problem, but the space ship format and the fun activity of zapping trash make this drill activity enjoyable for kids. Other activities involve estimation and matching answers to problems via space travel. This program, very small in size, may be loaded on to your hard drive from the CD and may be run directly from your computer.

My 6 year old, after about a month, is now almost to the point where she has memorized all sums less than 10 and soon we will move up to some slightly larger sums. And she often wants to play this game without any prompting. My 9 year old has improved her skills as well.

You can get Math Blaster at ebay at this link for as little as a few dollars. It is well worth the small price.