LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Star Wars - Jedi Math

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Join the Jedi Knights and their allies on a mission to save the galaxy from the evil Separatists!
• Steer your Starfighter through battle by using mathematics skills to blast enemy ships.
• Solve time-telling questions to help R2-D2 unlock doors and move the team through.
• Use your mathematics skills to decrease your enemy's power in an exciting lightsaber duel.
• Teaches numbers, sequencing, addition, subtraction, telling time and daily routines.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 5.4 x 8.2 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00134TC60
• Item model number: 30646
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,921 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #8 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Mathematics & Counting
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Embark on dangerous rescue missions as Anakin, R2-D2, C3PO and other jedi knights to free members of the Republic imprisoned on federation cruisers and increase your jedi ranking. Fly to enemy ships, engage in starflight battles and duel with light sabers while learning basic mathematics and telling time skills. The order of the galaxy depends on your success! Leapster2 players can connect online for extra activities and rewards. And with the LeapFrog® Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning. Appropriate for ages 4 years to 8 years. Works only with Leapster and Leapster2 learning game systems.

Product Description

Embark on dangerous rescue missions as Anakin, R2-D2, C-3PO and other Jedi knights to free members of the Republic imprisoned on federation cruisers and increase your Jedi ranking. Fly to enemy ships, engage in starflight battles and duel with light sabers while learning basic mathematics and telling time skills. The order of the galaxy depends on your success.

Leapster2 players can even connect online for extra activities and rewards. And best of all, parents can use the Leapster2 System to connect to the LeapFrog Learning Path, an online, interactive tool in which parents can get updates and see firsthand what their children are learning. For use with any Leapster Learning System (sold separately)..

Customer Reviews

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68 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for teaching math and time skills, March 2, 2009

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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Star Wars - Jedi Math (Toy)

My 7 year old son loves Star Wars The Clone Wars, so I knew he would like this.

The best thing about the game is the questions get more difficult as the player advances within the chosen level. So, though it may start with single digit number recognition, it advances to double digit number recognition. It may start with asking about general time of day, but then advances to specific time of day and then to reading time on a digital clock.

I recommend this game for pre-K through second grade.

A more detailed description is presented below.

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SPACE

Shoot the correct number to get to navigate through space to get to the ship where the prisoner is held.

Level 1: features recognition of numbers 1 through 10.

Level 2: features subtraction of single digit numbers.

Level 3: features addition of a two digit number with a single digit number.

THE SHIP

To get through the rooms, answer questions about time.

Level 1: questions feature time of day, like when do you usually leave for school (morning, afternoon, evening)?

Level 2: learn how to read time on an analogue clock to the hour.

Level 3: learn to read time on an analogue clock to the half hour.

LIGHTSABER DUEL

Answer the math questions quickly and Skywalker attacks. Answer incorrectly and the enemy attacks. The faster the player answers, the more power they get for their attack.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but awkward teaching tool, January 3, 2009

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Noca (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Star Wars - Jedi Math (Toy)

I purchased this for my 7-year-old son's Leapster ahead of a long road trip. He ejoyed it that day, but returning home I found he was rarely willing to play with it during his free time (losing out to Legos and PS2 Lego Star Wars). I decided to set acheivement goals on Jedi Math as a condition of other play. Unfortunately, Jedi Math isn't particularly suitable for this use. Certainly, "saving a prisoner" is a nice discrete goal (takes 15-30 minutes, and this accomplishment is verifiable in the user stats). However, the difficulty level is entirely selectable (the child can choose a level that is not challenging). Further, while the game emphasizes fast math calculations, there appears to be no penalty for either pausing the game to count on fingers or asking for the solution via the "hint" button. My son quickly discovered both strategies. There is a "math level" that is tracked in the user stats, but the instructions don't describe how this is calculated. That is, what skill set does a particular math level correspond to?

The newer Leapster2 can upload data to leapfrog.com's "learning path". Supposedly, this allows you to track your child's learning, so my objections might not be valid in the context of a Leapster2. But with the Leapster, unless your child is particularly enthralled by this game, using it as a teaching tool is awkward.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game!, October 19, 2008

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Pamela B. Roberts - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Star Wars - Jedi Math (Toy)

My son is 3 years old and he is playing the game often. It keeps his attention for extended periods of time, and it is teaching him his numbers! Great purchase!