ClueFinders 5th Grade

He especially likes playing geography and maps. He loves choosing were in the world to send one of the characters. If he sends the character to the correct place, then he wins a "crypt tile". Crypt tiles are important because they are used to solve the games overall puzzle.

The math section makes doing fractions fun. Cylindrical tubes are aligned on the ocean floor by putting fractions in their proper place. If all the tubes are correct, then a "tube worm" coughs up a "crypt tile."

Navigation in the game is easy. Playing is fun - yet challenging. We recommend this one highly.


You're the ClueFinder in this game   August 12, 2000
21 out of 22 found this review helpful

The ClueFinders' are four kids who as a team gather clues and solve a mystery. They solve fractions, solve English problems, and many more educational games. It is a fun way of learning, and it is intresting, easy, and awsome. I highly recommend any ClueFinder's game there is, because they teach you and let you have fun at the same time. This product is defienitly worth its' money.


Great combination of fun and learning!   February 8, 2001
Top Dragon (USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

Both of my children have thoroughly enjoyed the Cluefinder Series, especially this 3rd Grade Edition. I have tried many similar products but have found them to be either to heavy on the education, thereby losing the kids interest, or too heavy on the fun and they don't really learn much. In this product, the children get to work with a small group of kids (whom they may know already from other Cluefinders adventures)as they seek to solve the story/mysteries. I love the way the kids get rewarded for progress during their journey, providing even more incentive to continue. And the best part of all: they really do learn! During dinner one evening, my daughter showed off some of the math skills she had learned quite far in advance of her school classmates. And it wasn't just rote memorization. She had really learned the concepts. My hat is off to The Learning Company!


great   December 26, 2008
Holly (UT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

my children love to play cluefinders and I am happy because it is not mindless enertainment


son's favorite   September 23, 2009
Oboe Yuki (Dexter, MI USA)
My 11-year-old son loves the Cluefinders series. Even though the math in it is challenging for him (because speed is often necessary), the rewards are fun and motivating enough that he sticks with it until he beats the game. He also finds the characters and the setting amusing. I recommend it highly, especially as something for kids to play with over the summer.