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Dino Math Tracks Game
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by Learning Resources
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Manufacturer's age:
6 years and up
Our recommended age: 6 - 9 years
More age info
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
Box Size (in inches): 19.7 x 10.0 x 1.6
Shipping weight: 2.1 pounds.
Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. A separate shipping charge will also apply.
Number of Players: 2 to 4
Editorial Review
The Dino Math Tracks game (winner of several prestigious awards, including an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal) is a race around the rainbow with a pack of pintsize, prehistoric pals. An unusual spin on a typical roll-the-dice-and-move game, it spotlights the mathematical concept of place value and gives kids reinforcement in what makes our base-10 number system tick. Each player is allotted one dinosaur for each of the four tracks (the tracks are labeled 1s, 10s, 100s, and 1000s). To play, a player rolls four dice to create a 4-digit number and then moves his or her prehistoric posse to the appropriate 1s, 10s, 100s, and 1000s places. Problem-solving strategies are honed as players scurry to get all four miniature mammoths or tiny triceratops into the dino haven, ahead of the other players' thundering herds. But look out! In the race to dino utopia, it's easy to get bumped by a baby brachiosaurus! The Dino Math Tracks game provides multiple levels of play for a variety of ages. At the simplest level (perfect for a first-grader who knows Arabic numerals and one-to-one correspondence), kids use only the place track for the 1s. Later, cards with simple problems are introduced ("Stuck in a tar pit! Move your 10s dino back two spaces!"). At the most advanced level, players might encounter a question like this: "Your 10s dinosaur forgot its pants, so it went back 15 to get them. Then it hurried forward 25. How far did it get? Move that many." Young players will find the 2-inch, spunky vinyl dinosaur playing pieces irresistible. The game offers plenty of opportunities for friendly competition and brain bending--not to mention lots of nonthreatening practice at addition and subtraction. --Julie Ubben
From the Manufacturer
Award-winning game reinforces counting, addition, subtraction and place value skills with a prehistoric twist! Children roll a 4-digit number, then move their dinosaur species to the appropriate ones, tens, hundreds and thousands places. Math problem-solving cards for various levels of play add to the challenge. Includes game board, 16 dinosaurs, cards and number die. For 2 - 4 players.
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Dino Math Tracks Game
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