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Really works for teaching addition

Sophia | Seattle, WA | 05/10/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD has a song from a distinct musical genre for each number fact, which was really helpful to my daughter to mentally sort out the different math facts. It also has an interactive portion of each song which has been engaging for my daughter. One of the hard parts of memorizing addition facts is that kids are supposed to memorize 65 different sets of numbers (for sums from 1 through 10; this album has 1 through 12)that all sound very similar. I knew it was this album that helped her learn addition when I would quiz her on her math facts for her school homework and she would respond with the exact accent of the singer for the particular leading number for the equation. And I really knew she was interested in this album when she reeled off the nines for a neighbor, telling her they were her favorite math facts (echoing the character on the CD)when she's only on the threes at school. That neighbor asked me to loan her our copy for her daughter who's almost two years older, but I'm not ready to part with it. We listen to it on our drive to and from school every day, and even though the songs are terribly corny, they are even starting to grow on her preteen sister. I just wish I had had this CD for her, because it has made learning math facts painless and fun for her little sister."