$13.49
Brand: Disney Interactive Studios
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Format: CD-ROM
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Greetings, space rangers! Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear and the playthings that inhabit Andy’s bedroom are about to change your definition of “educational toys” as they make light work of some fairly advanced learning material. Andy is gone, and Buzz takes it upon himself to rally the toys for some teaching and fun. “Are you ready to exercise your romping skills?” he asks, gesturing grandly across the bedroom.
Nine activities provide a full curriculum of early-learning challenges: math (including fractions), music, geography, spelling, reading, and telling time. Disney’s designers didn’t forget the fun factor, either: kids learn double-digit math as they build a marble maze with the help of Jessie, the tomboy cowgirl. Blasting meteorites into halves and thirds makes fractions fun, and Buzz spouts global trivia, such as “Argentina has the most sunflowers in the world,” to teach geography.
The music area is a real standout. There’s a full four-octave keyboard complete with reverb, and exploration yields click-and-drag cassettes that transform the board’s sounds into anything from a rock concert to a circus tent. Musically inclined kids will have hours of fun in this spot alone.
This CD-ROM takes full advantage of the audio and visual possibilities computer-based learning can offer. Listen for background music composed specifically for certain activities, and watch for the shadows that the precisely rendered characters cast. (Ages 6 to 8) –Anne Erickson
Product description
Join Buzz Lightyear and Friends on a 2nd GradeLearning Mission!Product InformationThere are many places to play in Andy’s room and with Buzz as host your secondgrader can create interact and solve problems in more than 40 essentiallearning skills. The developers of this software worked with renowned educatorsto create a nurturing and entertaining learning environment in which your childcan learn language arts multiplication reading music and geography to nameonly a few. Give your child a bright start and skills that will encourage alifelong love of learning.Developed using the Active Learning method Buzz Lightyear 2nd Grade encourageskids to Explore Discover and Create while they learn. Children craft their ownlearning experience while developing essential reasoning and problem solvingskills. A life-long love of learning is reinforced through stimulatingactivities and environments that inspire your child’s creative thinkingprocess. As second graders explore Andy’s room they can benefit from thefollowing Active Learning enrichments: Learn through fun imaginative creative activities. Enhance listening perception and observation skills. Appreciate music and the arts. Develop abstract and critical thinking skills. Explore and experiment with a variety of positive choices. Realize enhanced confidence and self-esteem through successful problem solving.Skills Learned Double Digit Addition and Subtraction Prediction Spelling Word Building Using Verbal and Graphic Cues Rhyming Words Synonyms Deductive Reasoning Fractions Geometric Shapes Vocabulary Critical Thinking World Geography Spatial and Mapping Skills Multiplication Story Comprehension Reading Comprehension Nouns Verbs and Adjectives Creativity Telling Time Music Creativity Music Creativity Memory Reading LanguageActivities IncludeStrate
UPC: 044702009381
Release Date: 26-03-2003
Package Dimensions: 10x142x68
