Educational InsightsMathShark Electronic Math Game, Handheld Electronic Learning Toy, Ages 6+

My kids both need to practice their math more and this is such a fun way to reinforce what they learn at school at home too. I like that it is easy to use and both of my kids can use this for the different math facts that they have to work on. I also like that it’s easy to take on the go..:in the car, on plane rides and even waiting at a restaurant for their food.

My son likes math so the Easter bunny brought him this. He has gotten some good use out of it and likes the different levels.

Grandson took to it straight away

I bought this math shark for my 8yr old son to practice his math skills over the summer. It turns out to be a great math review for my 4 yr old too. The various levels and skills that the kids can work on makes this a toy that will grow with a child. The display screen is simple and not too over stimulation. The volume and sounds coming from the math shark are pleasant and not too loud or too annoying ( I am very sensitive to toys with sounds... this one is great). The only negative thing I have to say is that the first one I bought had a screen that was dysfunctional (two parts of the screen did not work making it difficult to do the math problems). We got a replacement and the second one works great. I would say this would be a great gift but I'd be pretty embarrassed to give someone thing that arrived broken.

I was disappointed in the calculator function. Although the package shows a full operation in the display beside the caption "Fully Functional Calculator", in the calculator mode the operation is in fact not shown. Each individual entry is shown as it is made, but this removes the previous entry, as does the result display. This means the child can't play with numbers on their own and see what happens, such as entering and seeing on the display "100 + 100= 200". As the display is capable of this, as it does in the "Learning Mode", you would think this would be a valuable addition. Also, the display could be better, as would the ability to adjust the volume. The range of problems in the learning mode seems to be good.