OK, this has nothing to do with real estate but I felt it was worth sharing.
I've spent the past six months going over the multiplication facts with my eight year old. I mean every night getting out the flash cards, having her write them down a bazillion times, etc. You name it we've tried it.
So my mom found this "game" on the internet called Timez Attack. At first I thought, "Yeah right, she's not gonna be interested in this game." My kids are used to the high tech graphics of the Nintendo and Playstation games. My mom kept prodding me to look into the site further.
So last night I decided to go check it out. The graphics were very good and the concept sounded intriguing. It's actually similar to some of the video games that they play. You have to make your way through this dungeon and fight "monsters" which have the multiplication tables on the front of them. I got wrapped up in the game and watched her for three hours.
She didn't want to go to bed last night because she wanted to try to beat one more level. This morning she woke up two hours before school and started to play this game! I can't believe it but the multiplication facts are actually staying with her.
The game is a free download but if you want the upgraded version it's $24.99. This version just has more monsters to fight.
I'm usually skeptical about these kinds of games because we have a whole cabinet full of educational games that rarely get played but I'm sold on this one. Here's the link:
http://www.bigbrainz.com/index.php?PARTNER=krimsten
All you moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas, I think this one's a winner.
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