I have a XBOX 360 for my older son and I would love to have him play a game on that, that helps him learn any suggestions?I have a boy that is 5 and he is having troubles recognizing numbers?
Sorry at the mo you need to keep him on old games such as domino's, cards (uno) etc and also work with verbal descriptions (count to ten). This will catch him up better than any computer games.
p.s. try putting poster in his room such as times table.I have a boy that is 5 and he is having troubles recognizing numbers?
I honestly can't think of anything on the 360 but if you purchased him a Nintendo DS then there's oodles of learning games including math/numbers, vocabulary/grammar, foreign languages, and things that help boost motor functions. I think the best thing about it in your case is that it's portable so he wouldn't be restricted to being in front of the TV which even a 5 year old only has so much time and tolerance for in a day.
A single x-box 360 game is almost half the cost of a DS anyways, I think you can get a Nintendo DS lite packaged with ';Big Brain Academy 2'; for like $150 at Walmart or pretty much any decently stocked store.
NOTE:
I'm not necessarily suggesting Big Brain Academy 2 is a good game for a 5 year old since I haven't played it, only that you can get the combo package which is a good deal and it holds the possibility for being educational.
Most of the games I can think of are for PC or for portables, sorry...
As for the suggestion about using ';Brain Age';...don't. At 5, he's about 10-15 years too young to understand most of the games.
Go to a toy store or one that specialises in ';Educational'; toys, and buy flash cards. Do some drills with him for a couple of weeks...in a fun ';No Pressure'; way. If he still is having problems, have his eyes checks, and then talk to your pediatrician about possible other reasons if his eye sight is fine!
you should get brain age,train your brain a minute a day! or try uno
You can play several games, or even get him a Leapster. It's pretty much a small handheld device made for children and you can buy several educational games for it. If the child is playing a game with numbers and doesn't recognize it, they can tap it on the screen and it will read it to him, as it also is for the ones involving reading.
get a chart that has pictures for every number and go over it every day . Or you could make one of your own with things he likes say 1 icecream 2 footballs and so on. Also make him trace the number with his hand.
A Nintendo DS is a good idea. My son (6) loves his DS, but not necessarily for learning games. I wonder if Brain Age is something he will be able to do.
Check out a V-Smile. It's a game system that hooks on to the TV (not portable) but has a ton of good learning games for different age levels. The games feature many different popular characters, too. My son has loved his and is doing great with Kindergarten math.
the pc games and helpers are cheaper and more helpful winnie the pooh counts and the disney ones are pretty good
I doubt if any game would help.Try making him learn while he's playing.Eg you can use paints or clay to make the numbers.Each number can have its own colour.That should make things easy for him.
flash cards?
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