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Leap Frog - Math Circus Review

I am an elementary school teacher, previously an early childhood teacher. For the last 3 years I have been teaching 3rd grade math. One of the biggest problems with children, even in the third grade, is a poor understanding of numbers, what they represent and what basic operations actually do. Mental math is at an all time low. When they reach my class, many children are behind and struggle to catch up. Having a strong foundation in number sense is imperative for future success in mathematics. This video helps young children understand what exactly a number stands for and what is happening when numbers are added or subtracted. The video is 30 minutes long, it has catchy songs, and a story line most kids enjoy. Is it enough to teach a child everything they need to know about numbers? No. However, it helps a student understand these concepts much better, and helps build the foundation they need to succeed.

This video is part of the LeapFrog DVD series, which are the best products LeapFrog has ever released. Other highly recommended videos in the series are the first three phonics videos:

The Letter Factory teaches children the names and sounds of all the letters in the alphabet. The vowels are only given their short sounds at this point, but that is ok for this level of learning.

The Talking Words Factory teaches children how to put letters and their sounds together to make simple words, mostly with the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern and a few consonant blends.

The Word Caper movie goes on to introduce silent E, long vowel sounds, and vowel-vowel combinations.

This video series is highly recommended.

PS REMEMBER - Look at the title of the movies before purchasing. This is the re-release of the older video series (You don't mess with a great thing!) If you have the older DVD's in good working order, then you don't need these titles. LeapFrog has released some newer videos which you might be interested in. None are better than these originals though and they do not target the same skills.

Leap Frog - Math Circus Overview

Watch the Quidget Family and the Subtractobats perform high-flying feats of mathematics! In this astounding story, Leap, Lily, Tad and wacky Professor Quigley train numbers to count, add, and subtract in a series of amazing circus acts. Numbers and Quidgets fly from trampolines, trapezes and cannons as they teach early mathematical concepts.

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Customer Reviews

Math Circus Leap Frog DVD - Leila Castaneda -
This video came so fast my kids love it and I am so happy that at the same time they are learning a lot. thanks.

Not as good as the other Leap Frog DVDs - peaches -
This one is not as good as the Letter Factory, Talking Words Factory, etc. The concept they use to teach addition is pretty confusing, and the story is not very entertaining.

This DVD teaches counting to 10, addition, subtraction, and counting by 10s to 100, using a strange concept called "Quidgits." I use math frequently for my profession and the Quidgits confused me, so I can't imagine how confusing it is for little ones just learning to add!

My 3 year old girl loves this DVD - G. LIN - Singapore
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My 3 year old girl is now stucked with this DVD. Everyday, will request us to play it for her and she will be playing the multiplication and subtraction. Now, she is able to do simple addition and subtraction. :)

Great way to introduce math - Lawrence M. Sanger - Ohio
I would recommend this to preschoolers who are being introduced more advanced counting and the very basics of addition and subtraction. We watched it 5-6 times, total, and I do think my little boy got a lot out of it. It covers counting 0-10, then introduces addition and subtraction (with sums never above 10). The "tricks" such as the countable objects--"Quidgets"--work pretty well, and a lot of math facts are introduced in a relatively short time, but all in a fun and entertaining way.

By the way, despite the reviews, I strongly prefer this to "Math Adventure to the Moon," which is much sillier, more lightweight, and less focused.

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Friday, September 3, 2010