Ages 3-7
DISK #1
Arthur's Computer Adventure?
Once again, Arthur, D.W., and friends lead you on a hilarious adventure that kids won't want to miss. An interactive adventure, 5 learning activities,adjustable difficulty levels, hundreds of clickables, and 13 surprises and puzzles along with printable coloring pages. A great program to help kids develop critical reading, math, and logic skills while they play along with Arthur.
Arthur wants to play "Deep Dark Sea" on the computer every chance he gets; when his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer,the temptation is too much. Arthur and Buster play along enough to fight over the mouse and make the screen go blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home? Play and find out!
This interactive story draws kids into Arthur's endlessly entertaining world. It seems Arthur's hooked on "Deep Dark Sea", his favorite computer game.His mom tells him not to touch the computer while she's out. Of course, the temptation is just too much. Arthur and his friend Buster turn the computer on and dive into the game. They play just long enough to fight over the mouse and make the screen go blank!
Product Features:
- 5 Learning Activities
- Adjustable Difficulty Levels
- 13 Surprises and Puzzles
- Hundreds of clickables
- Printable Coloring Pages
Includes
Reading - Treasure Hunt
- Get the treasure if you can read all the words
- Kids develop reading and logic skills in this fast-paced and exciting activity
- Play against a friend or the computer
- Match words with objects
Math - D.W.'s Store
- Shop for D.W.'s toys
- Cook up wacky recipes in D.W.'s cafe
- Children learn counting and math while they make purchased and work in the cafe
- Recipes get harder as kids progress
Adventure - Deep Dark Sea
- Explore world geography and ocean life while searching for hidden treasure
- Side-scrolling arcade style activity has three levels of difficulty for hours of fun
Hand/Eye Coordination - Toy Copter
- Drop water balloons on a target and help rescue the firefighter
- Great for improving hand/eye coordination
- Use the on-screen control pad to guide the helicopter
- Do aerobatics or rescue the firefighters
Creativity and Fish Facts - Frankenfish
- Learn ocean facts and geography while creating your own wacky creatures
- Print in color or black and white to create your own coloring book
Also included:
- Printable Diver's Certificate which tracks your child's progress
- Color Pages which allows you to make your own coloring pages in Frankenfish and Deep Dark Sea
Find out how Arthur handles the dilemma. Arthur is hooked on the DeepDark Sea computer game, but his mom tells him not to touch the computer while she's out. As you know, sooner or later, moms always find out what's going on! But you might be surprised at what happens next.
Skills Learned:
- Letter Combinations
- Word Recognition
- Reading
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
- Math
- Number Recognition
- Counting
- Quantities
- Sequences and Ordering
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Listening Skills
- Following Directions
- Taking Turns
- Computer Skills - Mouse and Typing Skills
- Ocean Facts
- Hand/Eye Coordination
- Creativity
- Logic
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Windows? 95/98/Me/2000/XP
66 MHz 486DX or faster required; Pentium recommended
32MB RAM
4x CD-ROM drive or faster
640x480 display, 256 colors
Windows compatible sound device
Printer Support: Works with most popular printers (monochrome and color)supported by Windows
Macintosh Requirements
Macintosh and PowerPC; PowerPC recommended
System 7.1 or higher
25 MHz 68040 processor or faster; 60 MHz PowerPC processor or faster
2x CD-ROM drive or faster required; 4x CD-ROM drive recommended
640x480 display, 256 colors
Color printer
DISK # 2
Arthur's Wilderness Rescue
Strap on your backpack and grab aflashlight -- it's time for a wilderness adventure with Arthur and Mr. Ratburn'sclass on the trails of Mount Rockslide!
In a simple twist of fate, Mr. Ratburn twists his ankle and it's up to you and Arthur to save the day.
Climb steep mountains, explore forests and search for hidden surprises. You'll need all your problem solving and critical thinking skills to lead the class to safety.
Enjoy a different learning adventure each time you play!
Complete the ultimate wilderness adventure Explore many topics and save the day with Arthur.
SKILLS LEARNED: - Thinking and problem-solving skills
- Critical thinking
- Deductive reasoning
- Logic
- Spatial relations
- Nature and wildlife science
PRODUCT FEATURES:
- Develop and build critical thinking, problem solving, deductive reasoning, and spatial relations skills with 6 adventure-style activities set in rich, engaging outdoor environments.
- Build 3 different rescue devices for hours of varied gameplay.
- Explore nature and wildlife science and discover 40 hidden nature surprises.
- Includes a handy Nature Notebook filled with printable pictures of mammals, birds, insects, and wildflowers.
- Print your creative projects.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
- 166 MHz Pentium processor (Pentium II 300 MHz or faster for Windows XP)
- 32 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for Windows XP)
- 50 MB free hard disk space
- 256 colors display, set to 640x480 resolution
- 8X speed CD-ROM drive
- Windows-compatible sound card and speakers
- Keyboard, mouse
- Color printer recommended
MACINTOSH?
- 180 MHz PowerPC processor
- Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2; OS 10.1.5
- 32 MB RAM
- 50 MB free hard disk space
- 8X speed CD-ROM drive
- Keyboard, mouse
- Color printer recommended
