Friday Post - Young Math

 I've been looking up a lot of really old abandoned games recently while trying to find 'edutainment' for the toddler.  I found this gem.  Young Math is a really old and really simple math game that has animated representations of mathematical equations.

 My oldest is starting to understand addition, but definitely isn't ready to do equations by herself.  This is going to be so helpful when we're ready to take the plunge.  The equation is displayed below, and items being added or subtracted are shown above.  The only downside is that you have to choose the right answer before the animation confirms that you've made the right choice.
There is no drilling, and the numbers don't go very high, so this isn't for practice, just learning.

 The depot games are great, too.  You can play addition, subtraction, or number order.  My oldest could probably do number order, and I know she'll get a real kick out of playing with cranes and bulldozers.


Lastly, there's a game where you complete the pattern.  This is waaaay easier than those "draw the missing picture" activities in colouring books.  The controls are pretty easy for all the games.  The child needs to know right and left and be able to figure out the arrow keys, but there is no time limit or serious penalty for pressing the wrong button.  Installation is a little wacky with dosbox, because you need to mount the folder as the A drive and already have the your destination drive mounted as C before you install.  But that's about it.