Sums in Space - Addition and Subtraction Games - Kindergarten and First Grade Educational Math Games for Kids 5-7

Age appropriate with the right amount of challenges to keep players coming back for more fun

Sums in Space is an addition and subtraction game that is similar to Math Island. Both use two 10-sided dice (those for Sums in Space are 0-9; for Math Island the dice are 1-10) and a +/- operations die and have similar rules for Odd and Even spaces. Sums in Space can be played competitively or cooperatively. Math Island has a volcano that can eject/roll a die. As another reviewer mentioned, the rocket ship for Sums in Space could be larger and more substantial. Personally, I prefer the art on Math Island.

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I bought this for my 5 year old son and I to play. He's into math and the math was fine for him. The issues I had were more with the design of the game board and pawns. The board itself is tricky to navigate, because there isn't a clear direction you're supposed to travel. The spaces are close together and look basically the same. Spacing them out in between rows or having arrows would help. My son was also excited to be the 'duck' that was on the box, but the pawns are just regular different colored pawns. Making them look like animals would make it more fun. We'll play again but I may add my own arrows for direction and maybe pick up some different game pieces from some other game.

When I first looked at this item, looking for a good fun way to enhance my 5 year old granddaughters math skills, I feared this might be too easy, but it wasn't itturned out to be perfect. She loves the game and is close to ready to move beyond it.Simply the game has 3 dice, two of the dice have the numbers 0-9 on them and the third has a + or - sign. The player rolls the dice and if the function dice comes up + the player adds the smaller number to the larger number. The opposite if the function dice comes up -.The game has fun little elements like bridges and Even Steven and Odd Duck spaces and a series of black holes.Best part is she's learning math while having a blast.There are two versions of the game, one is Competitive where you play to win and the other is Cooperative where you try to reach the rocket and help those who fall behind.Since we are a competitive family, we've only played the competitive game.Excellent purchase. I've seen some minor complaints, but we didn't notice them in our experience

We've had so much fun playing this game! As an educational therapist, making learning enjoyable is a key part of my role. Traditional worksheets and repetitive math exercises can become quite daunting for students, especially since they encounter similar tasks all day at school. That's why I love incorporating more engaging and enriching activities into my sessions.My clients, the kiddos, absolutely adore this game, and we all have a blast playing it together. It's not only fun for the children but also for adults, and the two different ways to play offer great variety. The excitement of trying to reach the rocket ship before time runs out adds an extra layer of suspense. Thank you for creating such a fantastic game!

What’s more fun than racing the rocket ship to blast of!?! This game can be played cooperatively or racing each other. Simple game but so much math learning!! The added fun of being able to take your buddy with you as you pass and having a space hole to navigate adds to the enjoyment of the game. Even though our 4 year old couldn’t add to 20 she can count that far so she was able to play too! Even and Odd numbers are also practised! So much learning in a really fun game! Highly recommend!

I am turning my K-5th resource class into a month of space themed learning. I have not introduced this to my class yet. However, I did test it on my Kindergartener. It was a great way to get my kiddo problem solving simple addition and subtraction. It was a fun way to encourage math. This game can easily be differentiated with changing the dice or adding more dice to lower the difficulty or enhance the difficulty level.