author: Bruce Reeves
We bought two of Googol Power's CDs and both are absolutely excellent ... entertaining as well as fun learning for our daughter. As we live in Greece, these are even more appreciated as good English language learning aids are hard to find here. An exceptional product that clearly demonstrates this team's dedication and commitment to children of all ages.
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Toss together a funny cast of characters, a variety of musical styles, and birth
author: Rena Arlen Eclectic Homeschool Online
Addition Celebration- Recipe for a Successful Math Teaching Tool
Toss together a funny cast of characters, a variety of musical styles, and birthdays, every child's favorite topic. Mix it up with addition and you have a prime in-the-car teaching tool, something every family-on-the-go needs.
The theme is spacey - and, don't forget, 'birthdayey' - and centers around mythical, 'mathical' creatures called googols. They're quirky, creative, and keep you hopping in both the literal and figurative senses. Be aware that one of the characters is a magician; those who are opposed to all references to magic will likely not care for this. Still, some say math is magic.
And there's more here than math. Googol Learning believes in the power of "layered learning," which means this CD presents a wide variety of other information along with the math. I have it playing in the background right now, and am learning about Cleopatra...um...well, this Cleopatra isn't quite the Cleo I remember, but she's doing a great job of teaching about the base ten system.
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The Googol Power Math Series has revolutionized rote memorization of arithmetic
author: Diane Flynn Keith, Editor-In-Chief Homefires and Author of Carsc
Throw away your flash cards! You won't need to "drill and kill" math facts ever again. The Googol Power Math Series has revolutionized rote memorization of arithmetic facts forever by setting addition facts and multiplication tables to upbeat tunes to make memorization a snap - while providing interesting facts about history and social studies that boost kids' knowledge of the world! For example, while memorizing the 7 times table to finger-snappin' doo-wap music, you will learn about the 7 Natural Wonders of the world. Other topics include Animals of Africa, Ancient Egypt, the Ecological System of Antarctica, the Solar System, Australia's Outback and even Leonardo Da Vinci! Addition Celebration and Multiplication Vacation are the CD soundtracks to the companion DVD! Use them individually or altogether - a great way to address multiple learning styles at home and on the road. There's more! The website at www.GoogolPower.com offers free, printable worksheets and activity pages that complement the DVD and CD math lessons. While you're there, register to receive a free e-newsletter filled with more fun ideas to help your kids learn math while becoming engaged, life-long learners.
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Hardly a child on the planet would equate the memorization of basic addition and
author: David Schwartz, author of the online “Math Moments” column and m
Hardly a child on the planet would equate the memorization of basic addition and multiplication facts with "fun" -- until now. With engaging story lines, catchy tunes, voices full of character, and high-quality production values, Googol Learning’s two CDs, “Addition Celebration” and "Multiplication Vacation," turn addition aversion and times-table tedium into a sing-along pleasure. The "Multiplication Vacation" DVD puts a face to all the memorable characters in a combination of live action, animation and puppetry. Kids -- including those of the adult variety -- will find themselves saying such things as, “Quickly adding 9 to a number is soooooooooooo easy now,” or "Wow, the sevens sure were fun. I wonder what they'll do for the eights.'" Personally, I wonder what Googol Learning will do next. Probably another mathematical marvel.”
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