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By y@mf5, February 7, 2010

Math Tutor DVD is a series of math video tutorials for all levels – from basic counting through calculus (and physics too).  As members of the TOS Homeschool Crew, we received the Young Minds – Numbers and Counting DVD and The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor DVD to review.

Your child will learn:
- Learn to recognize the numbers 1-10.
- Associate the number with physical objects.
- Count from 1-10.
- Animal names and sounds.
- Fruits and Vegetables.
- Names of colors.
- Names of machines such as cars, airplanes, etc.

The entire DVD is set to rousing classical music pieces by:
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, and Vivaldi!

Young Minds – Numbers and Counting is geared towards young children (birth through preschool) and introduces basic counting as well as color, object, and sound recognition. The narration was done by children, the photographs used were high quality with vibrant colors, and the background music (classical) was nice.  We showed the video to our preschooler, and she enjoyed counting along and watching the video, although she already knows her numbers, colors, objects and sounds well.

Total DVD Run Time: 8 Hours

Disc 1
Section 1: Adding Whole Numbers
Section 2: Subtracting Whole Numbers
Section 3: Multiplying Whole Numbers
Section 4: Dividing Whole Numbers
Section 5: Adding Decimals
Section 6: Subtracting Decimals
Section 7: Multiplying Decimals
Section 8: Dividing Decimals

Disc 2
Section 9: Adding Fractions
Section 10: Subtracting Fractions
Section 11: Multiplying Fractions
Section 12: Dividing Fractions
Section 13: Percents, Part 1
Section 14: Percents, Part 2
Section 15: Ratio and Proportion

The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor video is led by an instructor, Jason Gibson, who gives detailed step-by-step instructions of how to decipher a word problem (determine the type of problem it is and figure out what exactly it is asking for) and solve the problem.

Our boys are good at math except they have difficulties solving word problems (they have difficulties with reading comprehension).  They understand the word problems involving addition and subtraction, but beyond that they have a hard time understanding the problems.  The instructor goes through great detail (often repetitive) of how to solve the problem and we had to fast forward through the addition and subtraction portions.  It has been helpful to our boys to hear the specific details to get the concepts through to them.

Young Minds – Numbers and Counting is a good DVD, although I don’t think we would purchase this video as it doesn’t fit our family’s learning needs (perhaps if we were first time parents with a toddler we would).  A is in preschool, but she had her older brothers teach her how to count, identify objects, etc.  The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor is a beneficial resource if your children have difficulties with understanding word problems and need repetition to help them learn.  If your children are fast learners, the detailed presentation may not be engaging and you may need to do a lot of fast forwarding.

Young Minds – Numbers and Counting DVD is available for $19.99 and The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor is available for $26.99 from the MathTutorDVD.com website.

You can read more reviews of Math Tutor DVD by my fellow TOS Crew members at the Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew blog.

Disclosure:  This product was provided to our family for free as members of the 2009-2010 Old Schoolhouse Magazine Homeschool Crew.  Reviews and opinions expressed in this blog are our own.