Batter's Up Baseball

One of the first games I found on my search for educational games was Batter's Up Baseball. It is a fun game that encourages students to practice solving addition problems using mental math. The game is simple to play and is quite addicting. My husband even spent quite a bit of time playing as well!  I think that students will be motivated by the cheers of the crowd for each correct sum, especially when a home run is scored. The three levels make differentiation easy for teachers.

Game Title: Batter's Up Baseball

Publisher: Prongo.com

Game Type: Sports

Game Summary: The purpose of the game is to move your player around the bases to score a run by solving addition problems. The game has three built in levels- Single (easy), Double (medium) and Home Run (Hard). Players get the opportunity to choose the level in between each problem. An addition problem is displayed and players choose the correct sum from a 3x3 grid. Each time an addition problem is solved correctly, the baseball player moves around the bases according to the level you chose (1 base for single, 2 for double and a Home Run for Home Run).  If the incorrect answer is chosen the player gets a strike. After three strikes the game is over.

Educational Value: Batter's Up Baseball provides practice solving 1 digit, 2 digit and 3 digit addition problems. Players have 30 seconds to solve each problem so players are encouraged to use efficient strategies or mental math. I would use this in my classroom on my interactive whiteboard as a warm-up with white boards, as additional practice in the computer lab or as a part of my computer center.  

Link: Batter's Up Baseball