by Age Ranges
Bob the Builder: Bob Builds a Park
Children help Bob the Builder fix up a park in this pleasant program. Activities are generous in number (we counted at least ten), and are easy enough for children with beginning mouse skills. Problem solving is a big focus throughout. Children help Bob by choosing and arranging the park’s bandstand, pond and trees, guiding misdirected ducks, rabbits and other animals back into their pens, fixing a skateboard ramp for Spud, and reassembling dinosaur bones, among other things. Weaknesses are few and insignificant. The cursor is awkward to control in a handful of the activities, and kids inadvertently select the wrong button when positioning a golf club, or when guiding animals to pens. Strengths are abundant. The instructions are clear and readily accessible, but don’t interfere with the game’s responsivity. The characters offer support that is interruptible and not overdone. Children can easily see what they’ve completed via a child-friendly progress report, and can adjust difficulty levels for most activities. Most importantly, preschool testers thoroughly enjoyed the program.
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Sesame Street Get Set to Learn Ages 3-6
Kids learn thinking skills in Get Set to Learn! Thinking and problem solving skills provide a solid foundation for learning. Get Set To Learn! helps develop these abilities by introducing a wide variety of kindergarten readiness skills, then encouraging young minds to integrate these concepts to complete each activity. It’s the perfect preparation for a lifetime of learning! For more information or to buy.
My kid loved Blue’s Clues Preschool last year and this is a great step up in subject matter for 4-6 year olds. Great graphics, very reminiscent of the show, my kids love it and it runs great on Mac and Windows.
It’s Kindergarten Time at Blue’s House! Product Information Periwinkle is nervous about going to school and to help him overcome his fears,Blue and Joe transform Blue’s house into a pretend kindergarten room where the games are all about science, telling time, rhyming, art, creativity,math and more! For more information or to buy.
