Monster Sock Factory First Step to Multiplication Montessori Toy Math Manipulative

We use this for multiplication practice.

My 9- and 6- year olds both enjoyed this game, and it gave them a different way of understanding multiplication.

Got this for my 4th grader who doesn't enjoy timed multiplication drills. The game comes with 4 different gameplay versions and she wanted to try all of them. She has asked to play before bed for the last 4 nights in a row. I am enjoying playing it with her too. The box is the factory floor, so set-up is quite easy for the first two game versions (just open the box). I would recommend for anyone looking for a fun way to strengthen multiplication skills.

Great concept but could use a few tweaks. My 6yr LOVES this game. The instructions are a bit vague but it’s easy enough to create your own rules. The box has no placeholders for the tiles so setup can be time consuming. We like to play the very last game in the manual and it consist of 10cards per number ... so trying to fish out #s 1-9 10x each for two players ... is a bit of a headache.

This game is really cute and clever. My daughter is only in kindergarten, but she loves her addition/subtraction game. We got this one to just start exposing her to the concepts. She had figured out to count the legs on the shadows of the creatures in order to see what monster to grab. She counts all the legs all together, to say 21 for example, and then we reinforce that 7 monsters times 3 legs each gives 21 socks. It's a pretty fun way to learn. She doesn't get the more complex game play aspects of it, but she's having fun with the math part.