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Game: HangMouse
Level: Grade 3
HangMouse is an educational game
wherein the players form the mathematical terms suited for the selected grade
level. Each letter chosen contributes to the formation of the word and allows
the mouse to escape with the slice of cheese. However, for every mistake made
in choosing a letter, the cat wakes and catches the mouse on the last attempt
to guess the letter. The goal is to form the word with a limited number of
trials.
The game is
appropriate for 3rd Graders to identify their knowledge on
mathematical terms and with the added excitement from being caught by the cat,
this would excite the player to recall their knowledge on math terms and do
better.It targets the user’s thinking skills in regards to remembering the math
concepts as well as their skillsin spelling and letter recognition.The site
itself is a compilation of educational games wherein in this article, focuses
on a selected game under the category of third grade math concepts.
Although no
information regarding the creator of the game is provided, it at least tells us
that the company who created the game is Learning Games for Kids in the year
2015. Adding the names of the creator/s would help spread awareness of the
people’s creativity behind the website. The website’s appearance is very
attractive for kids as it has eye-catching icons and colourful moving images
but the font colors are not pleasing to look at with it being dominantly colour
blue and some red fonts for links.
Overall, the
game is appropriate for a child to reinforce their skills in recalling and
retention of math concepts and it helps get the child excited. The content and
appearance is well designed with the exception of its font colors. The game is
recommended for children that are interested in guessing games and those
interested in math or require further improvement in this subject.
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