Customer Reviews

LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Star Wars - Jedi Math

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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.

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.

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!

I bought this game for my son's 7th birthday. He's a big Star Wars fan and loves math, so it was a perfect combination for him. He now ranks this one as his favorite Leapster game.

I got this game for my first grader son; he didnt stop playing all afternoon, he said is his favorite game now even he is not a super big fan of star wars. For me, leapster games have being an amazing learning tool.

My son is entering 1st grade. We drove to the beach (3.5 hours) last week and he never put down this game! His dad and I were glad he was having fun and learning at the same time. GREAT GAME!

We bought this game for our six year old son who loves everything Star Wars. We were not disappointed with this game. He loves to play it, and is now doing addition into the twenties and fighting the "bad guys" at the same time (General Grievous and Ventress). He doesn't seem to ever get tired of it even though it is all math. I highly recommend this product.

Blast away droids and Empire fighters while learning math! My three (now four) year old has been learning new math skills on this game, not just practicing old skills. They won't even know they are learning. Also fosters love of parent's favorite sagas ensuring another generation of followers.

We purchased this game along with Leapster 2 systems for each of my kids (2, 2, 4). Wow, as soon as my 4 year old started to play the game I was impressed. While he can count pretty high, he had been having trouble with knowing his numbers by sight, especially teens and twenties. Within the first ten minutes of play, he had quickly grasped these numbers as used he laser to shoot the appropriate numbers.
We are pretty conservative in what we allow our children to watch, so my kids have no idea who the Star Wars characters really are and I was a little concerned about how Star Wars could be appropriate for young children. They do an excellent job in handling the "violence" issue so the game really isn't scary nor cruel. They have done an excellent job of making the learning of simple math facts fun. We are still on level one of game play, so I am not sure how the upper levels are or how advanced they get in keeping the attention of children. The first level was very appropriate for my 4 year old, who tends to work at a Kindergarten level. My 2 year olds are probably at least six months, if not a year or more from being ready for the first level of this game.
I really enjoy the bonus questions used to help unlock doors - a great way of teaching and reinforcing the concepts of time and time of day. We hadn't intentionally tackled things like minutes versus hours with my four year old, but he was still able to get those type of questions right. I hadn't expected that aspect of the game and was excited about seeing it. The game was also a pretty neat way of introducing story problems to young children without intimidation.

leapster star wars jedi math was a big hit with my little boy. would definitely order from this seller again. This game held my 5 year olds attention so much that he ran down 5 sets of batteries.