Stuart Little: His adventures in Numberland . . - Grades PreK-2 - K-2 Top Picks - audio-visual review

Instructor, April, 2002 by Warren Buckleitner, Ann Orr

SuperMentor.com, Inc., Windows, $29.95, www.supermentor.com

In this program, children use the mouse to fly Stuart Little around Numberland, a whimsical 3D environment full of clever math puzzles. The games provide playful experimentation with quantitative concepts that include number lines, addition/subtraction, place value, and early geometric thinking. Games range from the simple to the more complex. For example, in "Bee's Toy Store," kids help a shopkeeper count out items for customers by ones or twos. For their successes, children are rewarded with Brain Power points. Kids can take these points to an Imagination Machine and make new toys for the toy shop. The games actively engage children with number concepts, making this the kind of software that can really make a difference for a child.