Fisher-Price Little People Discovery Farm, JumpStart 1st Grade Math and JumpStart 2nd Grade Math from Knowledge Adventure
Fisher-Price Little People Discovery Farm
If you haven't introduced your toddler to a computer because you fear he or she won't be able to handle the mouse, well your worries are over. With the Fisher-Price Little People Discovery Farm CD (for kids ages 1 1/2 to 3), the mouse is not required for getting around down on the Fisher-Price farm. The mouse is available for knowledgeable adults who, when they feel their child is ready, can spend some time teaching them how to click and move.
Once in the farm main menu, pressing any key will access up to five active areas of the screen. An adult should encourage the child to press any key for a surprise. The activities include Mommies & Babies for matching adult animals with their babies, Old McDonald Sing-Alongs for barnyard tunes, Feed the Animals, Growing Crops and Count Rabbits.
This is a fun CD with great graphics, sounds and music videos to help encourage your child learning through play and exploration, not to mention its value in helping get your child get acquainted with computers. And as a bonus, a second interactive CD is included called Sing-Along Volume 1 Barnyard Rhythm & Moos, which is mainly music videos, for kids ages 3 to 7. You'll find a few very unusual animal acts including The Elvis Pigsley Band singing Barnhouse Rock. And a visit to the garden, you'll hear an rabbit rap group singing Jack Rabbit Rap.
Fisher-Price Little People Discovery Farm is available for $24.95. It will run on any 486/66 MHz or faster IBM compatible multimedia computer (Windows 3.1 or Windows 95) with 8 megabytes of RAM and Apple Macintosh Centris, Quadra or better, multimedia computer with 12 megabytes of RAM. Both computers require double-speed CD-ROM drives.
For more information call Davidson & Associates at 1-800-545-7677.
JumpStart 1st Grade Math from Knowledge Adventure
Kids, ages 5 to 7 will enjoy getting a jump-start on math with JumpStart 1st Grade Math from Knowledge Adventure. With Frankie the dog as your guide, you'll find music, sounds, great graphics and animation in an oversized backyard filled with mathematical fun and learning. They cover 7 skill areas including measurement, sequences and patterns, addition, subtraction, sorting and grouping, counting and telling time and finally, basic geometry and spatial relations.
Actually, Frankie is on an important adventure to find his way back to full size. He was shrunk to the size of a flea by Queen Bee for digging and disturbing the creatures who share his yard. Your goal is to help Frankie win bones and collect enough magic tags so that Queen Bee will restore him to normal size. In your adventure you'll find geometry in sand castles, addition with fleas in boats, subtraction with dragonflies, patterns and sequences with an insect orchestra, measurement with caterpillars in cocoons, sorting with ants and clocks and counting with worms.
JumpStart 1st Grade Math offers an imaginative new world for children to learn those important math skills they'll need throughout life. This adventure will definitely keep your child glued to the computer. In our house, Sarah, my 6-year-old daughter would rather stay on the computer then go outside and play. And it shows, because she's doing well in math in her 1st grade class.
The software sells for $39.95 and will run on any 486/66 MHz or faster multimedia computer (Windows 3.1 or Windows 95), 8 to 16 megabytes of RAM, 15 megabytes of hard disk space and a double-speed CD-ROM drive. It will also run on an Apple Macintosh with a 68040 processor or faster, 8 megabytes of RAM, 15 megabytes of hard disk space and a double-speed CD-ROM drive.
For more information, contact Knowledge Adventure at 1-800-542-4240.
JumpStart 2nd Grade Math from Knowledge Adventure
Here's another thought provoking math adventure for kids ages 6 to 8. Help CJ the frog free the castle and royal family from that evil rodent, Duke Ratso, who has them under his spell. With the book of magic spells, you'll help CJ get rid of Ratso by playing math games following JumpStart's 7-steps to math success. JumpStart 2nd Grade Math includes logic and problem solving, multiplication, geometry, fractions, subtraction with borrowing, addition with carrying over and time telling, all in a fun format that encourages learning.
Unlock a treasure chest using fractions, joust in the castle courtyard using subtraction, catapult with addition, finish stained glass windows with geometry, work with multiplication at the gate, call on logic and problem solving to keep Ratso's men occupied and finally, use time telling to unlock the time locks. You'll find arcade-style games, great graphics and animation, catchy musical numbers and even a tutor to help when your child is having difficulty. Knowledge Adventure offers fun adventures that encourage learning on many subjects. You can't go wrong when you buy their educational titles. If you feel you made a mistake, you can return them for an exchange, or full refund. Of course, once installed, your kids won't let you return the software. They're smart over at Knowledge Adventure.
JumpStart 2nd Grade Math sells for $39.95 and will run on any 486/66 MHz or faster multimedia computer (Windows 3.1 or Windows 95), 8 to 16 megabytes of RAM, 15 megabytes of hard disk space and a double-speed CD-ROM drive. It will also run on an Apple Macintosh with a 68040 processor or faster, 8 megabytes of RAM, 15 megabytes of hard disk space and a double-speed CD-ROM drive.
For more information, contact Knowledge Adventure at 1-800-542-4240.
Howard Berenbon
