Rocket Math Online Tutor vs Multiplication Baseball

Rocket Math is a supplemental learning program that teaches students addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. Specifically, the program teaches math facts–the basic building blocks of all math. Students learn using an Online Tutor with programmed feedback. It only takes a few minutes a day and can greatly increase your child’s success with math.

Multiplication Baseball is game with two teams. It is played like real baseball where the object is for your team to score more runs than the other team. There are four players on each team. In each inning every player gets one turn at bat. While a player is in the on deck position, the type of hit can be selected. The difficulty of the multiplication problem is based on the type of hit. The batter starts the pitch by moving their token to home plate. The game consists of 3 innings.  Skill Options: • Multiplication Facts: 0-5 • Multiplication Facts: 5-12 • Multiplication Facts: 8-14 • 2-digits x 1-digit • 3-digits x 1-digit • 2-digits x 2-digits • 4-digits x 1-digit • 3-digits x 2-digits • 2-digits x 10,100 or 1,000 • Single digit x a decimal Special features make using Multiplication Baseball in a classroom or at home fun: 1. Type of multiplication problem can be easily selected. 2. Each inning consists of one at bat for each player. A team can consist of 1 to 4 players. 3. Scoreboard shows runs for each team. 4. Turn sound effects on or off. 5. Available for iPad, iPhone and iPod.