Learning Resources Math Mat Challenge Game

Replaced our old one with a new one. A homeschoool fav for the first 3 kids. Our first Math Mat lasted about 10 years... got a new one for the younger kids now! This one seems verrrry durable. We have had great luck with these lasting a long time. Our two year old even likes it. Younger kids can do numbers, older kids the other games. Perfect for all ages.

Bought one of these and it didn’t work. Can’t get any of the buttons to register. Bought a second mat and had the exact same problem. The idea is great and my daughter was so excited to play with it which is why I bought a replacement one, but having the same issue shows what poor quality construction and materials went into making this extremely disappointing product.

I am the mother of a very hyper 5 year old boy soon to be entering kindergarden. It has been very difficult and expensive to try and find ways to teach him without boring or frustrating him. I have bought many electronical educational toys and I'd have to say this is about the best one so far to date. I have many leappad products and while they are great in theory, they are not for my hyper child that just wants to "play" and not sit down with some reading pad or talking phonic treehouse. The only time he will sit for a period of time to learn is with his computer games.I think this is so good for my son because he is hyper and it allows for and even encourages movement. Yet, this toy also requires listening and focused attention. Due to the latter fact, I will admit that at first it seemed like another waste of money. He was getting frustrated because he wasn't getting the right answers and didn't want to play. My son does not know all his #'s and that was my main purpose for buying this item. I did figure out the best way for him was to deivide up the #'s between us. He got the 0-5 and I took 6-10. It's been less than a week and he has almost mastered his side. All in only 10-15 mins of play each day. The fact that he will still play it is a major thrill for me. It's fun factor also comes from it being sort of a timed game so that after each correct answer its ticking will speed up and once time is up it will tell you how many you got correct. We have the highest score possible on the #'s and he is almost as proud as I am.There are 2 levels and 3 activities: Numbers, addition and subtraction. We are just on numbers but once he learns all of them (my side and his)I know this will be a great way to help him with adding and subtracting as well. There are also some really great suggestions as for other ways to play using the mat included.So as long as it holds up I'd have to say it's a wonderful toy and not just in theory.

This is a fun product! I love adding a kinetic element into learning. I think that along with seeing and hearing and writing things, playing games or doing activities that involve moving your body really help kids with mastery. So this is a great idea. It works well and seems fairly durable (though I am not whether sure it would stand up well to long-term use by an entire class of students - it might not be quite that durable). I bought it during quarantine to supplement my first grader’s “ Distance learning and “curricular, though I think it is better geared for younger students/grades. It does have two different levels of difficulty and three different types of activities (number recognition, addition and subtraction) unfortunately, the easy level is far too easy for my first grader, as is all of the number recognition, so it’s really just a more “difficult“ addition and subtraction – and it’s not really that difficult, so I suspect we will outgrow this quite quickly. We’ve only had it for a few weeks and I can already see that it may have have outlived its usefulness. I do think I will use it for another couple weeks and again at the end of summer as a refresher. And fortunately, it is just too easy to keep her attention so she no longer asks to do this activity. She only does it when I sort of make her! She did enjoy it for the first week or two though! it’s definitely more fun than worksheets and flashcards and is a nice change of pace from computer based math games. I still think that math board games are probably a better investment than this, however.

We had one of these several years ago and the oldest loved it. I got another one for the younger kids since the old one disappeared. The first one I got didn't work. You could turn it on but the buttons only rarely functioned. I exchanged it for another, but same story. It's a great learning tool when it works, but that seems to be a problem.

My kindergartner got this yesterday for Christmas. She likes it very much so far. She is "into" math & other learning games. I love that this combines learning & being active. The Mat is a nice size for her to hop around on. The instructions are easy to follow. The vocal has two volume settings. I wish it were just a little louder actually.

My kids love this game. I don't understand the negative reviews. They jump and try to get as much correct answers they can in a row. My oldest is 7 and she likes the addition/subtraction option. My four year old uses the number recognition and sequence options! Lots of fun!

Just opened and it does not work.The instructions are not clear and I cannot find videos online or instructions to see how it works. Asks me to choose game, but the button to choose the game does not work.