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Reading
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The age ranges we have suggested below are only general guidelines, and the suitability of software depends very much on the skills of individual children. We recommend that you check that software is compatible with your computer before ordering.
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Under fives and Foundation Stage
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| Two programs in one, to give children full scope to use their imagination. 3D colouring book and Print Factory will be enjoyed by children from the age of 3 up to 8 and even beyond. |
Disney's Winnie the Pooh Baby, designed to be used by parents and babies together, teaches a variety of early learning skills. Pooh and his friends introduce babies to shapes, objects, colors, animals, letters, numbers, seasons, music, and language. Parents guide their babies through several fun activities, such as Piglet Says, Pooh's Hunny Quest, Peek-a-Boo Tigger, Roo's Breakfast Symphony, and Painting with Eeyore. |
With the help of Tizzy, the magic clown, children from the age of 3 can choose from ten fun-filled games and activities that really will help them grasp those all important early basic skills. Full of helpful activities, Tizzy's Toybox is full of magical animations, lively speech and music that will entrance all young children.Activities include matching, sorting, colours, counting, sequencing, jigsaws and the alphabet. |
Mr Wolf is kind and gentle but he's getting a little forgetful! As children help him in his clock repair shop, they learn the concepts, vocabulary and maths related to understanding time and telling the time. Days of the week, months of the year and seasons are also covered, and an interactive 'talking' clock adds to the fun. |
ABC CD brings the alphabet to life as children learn to identify initial letter sounds, letter shapes and sound-symbol relationships. You can configure the program to follow your child's growing skills. 123 CD brings the same sense of fun to understanding early number concepts. Join Wizit the wizard on a voyage of discovery through animated number rhymes and entertaining, activities covering numbers 0 to 10. |
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Adiboo Presents Drawing is a drawing-based activity CD-ROM for four to seven year-olds. Children compose a story, draw and colour the scenes and add narration. They can add music and sound effects.
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All the basic number skills that your child will need during key stage 1 are covered in this program. |
Help Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion on their quest to find imagination! Travel to many stange Reading Lands, where anything can happen. You'll learn that reading, understanding and writing are the keys to whole new wold inside your own mind! |
A collection of cds to encourage skills in phonics, maths, reasoning and creativity. Toy Story, Lego Island, Reader Rabbit and More Bugs in Boxes - all in one package! |
Another stunning CD from award-winning author Sue Rankin, Number Train has over 20 structured maths activities. Using appropriate vocabulary throughout, Number Train will captivate children as they work with wonderful characters to help develop essential mathematical skills. |
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The Foundation Stage cd covers Initial Consonants, The Entire Alphabet, Rhyming Words, Letters in Order and What Goes Together? Key stage 1 includes story telling, words and vowels. |
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| Programs that make geography fun, the Carmen Sandiego software is very popular with children from 8-12. |
These programs really are brilliant for teaching maths, logic and science. Each program takes hours to complete, but they can be saved so children can return to continue where they left off. The changes in the Zoombinis mean that the challenge is different every time. |
Art Attack is based on the award winning children's TV programme. It recreates the exciting ideas and visual excitement that have made Art Attack such a success and includes help from the presenter, Neil Buchanan. Children from 6 upwards will enjoy the ideas in this program.
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Based on characters from the Lion King, this program will hold children's attention. While the program will have your child smacking bugs, catching grubs and scampering away from dangerous enemies, they are actually practising the same fundamental skill-based keyboard activities as adult titles. |
Useful revision practice for all SATs subjects. |
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Jungle animals are disappearing and a world famous scientist has suddenly vanished. Rain forest creatures fear that an ancient monster may have returned. Help the ClueFinders unravel this astonishing mystery! Helps with Maths,Language, Science, Geography and Problem Solving
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The Cluefinders, led by an eccentric but loveable professor, are on an archaelogical dig in ancient Egypt. There they uncover a sinister plot to unleash an ancient force upon the world. Only the ClueFinders can prevent disaster - and they need your help! Helps with Maths,Language, Science, Geography and Problem Solving |
This adventure covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, measurement, fractions, problem solving and more.Each problem they answer correctly helps Reader build a boat to escape the island. Activities, great graphics, multiple difficulty levels and terrific sound effects ensure that children will use the program over and over again. |
This is a fantastic program that will give hours of entertainment and keep your child's interest over a period of time. |
Advanced reading programme for 6-8 year olds
to discover 15 lands full of activities and suprises
Practice new skills with 30 exciting stories
and develop skills in building vocabulary, reading aloud, rhyming words and writing. |
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