THE STUDENT
Math Circus 5, from a students prospective was fun. It is filled with a series of small mini-games that are fun. Most of the games can be completed by a guess and check mentality and are fairly simple. The game does not follow a logical sequence and there does not seem to be an overall goal for the game. It is older and it would not compare to the games that students would be playing with at home.
THE TEACHER
From a teachers perspective this game has very little use. It is a good game that could be used to occupy children’s time but I find it hard to relate it truly to the curriculum. The game does develop ideas of spatial sense and problem solving but does not follow a standard educational theme. If I were to use educational games within my teaching I would choose something along more like National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (http://nlvm.usu.edu/). This site has great games that can be easily linked to any subject that is taught in math. Unlike Math circus, the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives offers games that utilize items like tangrams and geoboards that can easily support lessons or units taught with our classroom.
REVIEW
I could not find a review using either Superkids, or Childrens Technology review. I did find another online source that unlike myself highly valued Math Circus 5. It can be found at the link below.
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