Math for Love Tiny Polka Dot

This game is a GREAT way to build number sense for kids. It has a ton of variations, is connected to what kids are most likely learning in school, and is well-made. Its simplicity is part of what makes it so good. Play this game with your kids who are 3-6 especially. Help them move from counting all the dots on a card to grouping them and putting numbers together. I was playing with a kindergartner today who saw a card with 6 on it; she said "6" right away because she saw 3 and 3. This is the type of thinking you want your kiddos to start doing--moving from counting to understanding quantity. The game also has adaptations that involve more strategy; there are 16 variations. You could also adapt nearly all of the variations so that they used numbers 0-5 or 0-10 in order to change the level. Cannot say enough good stuff. If you have kids and want them to be flexible mathematicians, buy this!

I'm a skeptic when it comes to products, especially taking the time to leave reviews. I got this gift for my 3 year old's birthday, and it has been a blast. He is usually wary of anything educational, but he has been asking to play it over and over again, and big sibling 5 year old has joined in to the fun. Love that it's not pedantic in nature ("just memorize this number") and offers fun and satisfying games for each stage/age to offer variety, challenge, and encourage problem solving in the right amount of time. I was amazed to see how much the kids took to playing it with me, and I look forward to progressing through the games and the deck. For an early 3+ year stage review, this has my five star rating for how well thought out this little deck is and its inherent price value for all the games built into the deck that are provided.

Good game. My 4 yr. old actually asked to play it. I bought it because she struggles with numbers. I like it because it will be useful as she grows.

Nice and well designed math games, multiple ways of game, can be used in different ages. Kiddo likes it.

We love this game in our homeschool. Even I, the parent, enjoy playing these games with my kids, who are currently doing kindergarten and grade 3 math. They enjoy it too, and even ask for it! I highly recommend this game to supplement your math curriculum in homeschool! It really is great for many ages, 3-8+. There are a variety of games to play, and each have suggested age ranges.

Very nice for homeschool or classroom use, ages 3-8. The only thing I wish is that it had a set of the numbers in Roman numerals. I assumed that it did, since the quantities are portrayed in so many different ways. Alas, that is not one of them. That would be more helpful than the one where the dots are different colors (the red set), which is the most confusing set and the one we use the least.

Awesome, suggested for TK and kinder teachers to use in groups during class

This game is great for showing kids all the ways that a number can be what it is. It really helps ingrain what the number MEANS instead of just memorizing how it is usually visualized on cards or worksheets. You can take out the higher numbers in the sets for newer learners to avoid boring or overwhelming them and still play all the different games. As they master the lower numbers you can them gradually add them back in over time. The box comes with instructions and suggestions on a lot of different ways to play with them which is great because every kid is different and some games will obviously be duds to some families and fun for others. It’s also nice to give you some ideas other than just the obvious memory or matching games that I thought of. Cards are decent quality, very colorful and lots of them. Some variations are pretty similar looking to each other but there are plenty of more unique representations as well.