Ten great curriculum titles:
Flobot-ICT
Bucket and Spade-Maths
Money Mice-Maths
Where in the World is Barnaby Bear-Geog
Storycraft 1-Traditional Tales-Literacy
Millypedia-ICT
Teddy Bears Picnic-ICT
Magic Grandad-History
Science Express*2-Living Processes and Physical Processes

This successful program includes a printable story about the fallen city of Compudam, as well as number bonding exercises in the range of 1 to 30. Children use the software as if they were playing a competitive game, trying to escape from the city ruins.
The program uses addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and the degree of difficulty can be controlled by the teacher. Questions can be displayed either horizontally or vertically, and time controls enable pressure to be adjusted to suit the individual student. Suitable for use both at home and school.

Key features
• Mental arithmetic
• Suits all ages
• Multiplication tables
• Competitive
• Fun to use
• Special needs
• Age range: 5 - Adult

Singing Maths is a user-friendly songbook and CD designed to support maths teaching and enrich young children's experience of numeracy in a fun and engaging way.
The songs and activities introduce key numeracy concepts such as counting, sequences, shape, space and measure, handling data and algebra. The songs are written in an exciting, modern style on subjects that interest children. Each song or chant is accompanied by a set of activities and ideas for further development.

No music reading is required and the pack includes a CD with sample performances.

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Climb aboard The Science Express and journey to Barnacle Bay where pupils can learn all about Physical Processes with the help of Daisy and Doug.

Doug leads pupils to five engaging activities that are designed to develop scientific understanding and investigation skills, for example, pupils can find out about forces on the mini golf course, test the slopes of the Super Slide or investigate light sources in the lighthouse. In addition, Daisys short, focused activities enable pupils to practise and consolidate their understanding of key concepts and vocabulary. All activities can be played in narration-free on your own mode which makes them perfect for teacher-led work on an interactive whiteboard.

Take The Science Express to Buttercup Village where pupils can learn all about life processes and living things with the help of Daisy, the train driver, and Doug, a curious young boy. Doug leads pupils around the village to five engaging activities that are designed to develop scientific understanding and investigation skills, for example, pupils can select healthy lunches from the school kitchen, go on a Nature Trail around the village or grow new plants at the Garden Centre. In addition, Daisys short, focused test activities enable pupils to consolidate their understanding of key objectives and they can be completed in narration-free on your own mode making them perfect for teacher-led work on an interactive whiteboard.

Based on the Big ABC Book in the Letters, Sounds and Rhymes strand of the Oxford Literacy Web, the Big ABC CD-ROM contains beautifully sung versions of all 30 rhymes in the book, each one set to its own enchanting music.

Children will love listening to the rhymes time after time, while the detailed listening and spelling pattern activities will teach them to hear and identify sounds, recognise letters, and read and spell words

Features:

•30 alliterative rhymes set to music
•Two listening and two spelling pattern activities
•Gentle help, correction, reinforcement and reward routines

Number Plane contains 21 practical, focused numeracy activites covering the number range 0-99. The range of appealing characters is sure to retain your pupils' interest, whilst the automatic help and full narration offer useful support.

This title is also excellent for introducing and developing a range of mathematical vocabulary.

Features:

•Numbers from 0-99
•Fractions: halves and quarters
•place value in 2 digit numbers
•multiplication as repeated addition
•division as sharing equally
•division as repeated subtraction
•knowing by heart number pairs to 20
•knowing by heart number facts for all numbers to 10
•reading and writing numbers and number names

**not available until OCT 28TH** Pre-order only
Make learning at home a fun adventure with the Key Stage 1 Computer Classroom Room at Home Study Pack suitable for ages 5-7. Designed to strengthen your child's English, Maths, Reading and Spelling skills, each pack contains 4 superb programs.

Each study pack features a comprehensive range of progressive lessons designed by experienced teachers to support children's learning at school.

Your child will have fun working through a diverse range of animated lessons, full of fun and engaging puzzles, games and activities. Along the way, friendly characters offer guidance and advice, keeping children motivated throughout the course.

You can even track your child's development, print lessons to complete away from the computer and create certificates of achievement as they conquer exciting games and activities.

Maths
48 fun and engaging activities and games to develop your child's understanding of:

2D & 3D Shape Properties
Addition & Subtraction
Multiplication & Division
Measurements & Position
Mass & Volume
Time & Money
Spelling
36 fun and engaging activities and games to progress your child's spelling by teaching:

The Alphabet
Alphabet Sounds
Similar/ Different Sounds
Word Building
Word Endings
Sentences & Word Shapes
Focus on "s"
Reading
48 fun and engaging activities and games to strengthen your child's reading ability by teaching:

Early Reading
Understanding Reading
Story Path Writing
Simple Sentence Structure
Word Recognition
Word Banks
Matching & Sequencing Events
Includes: Memory Game, Jigsaws & Find the Worms Game
English
43 fun and engaging activities and games to help excel your child's English skills:

Alphabetical order
How to Classify Words
Opposite Words & Meaning
Sentence Structure
Compound Words
Rhyming Words
Correct Punctuation
Includes: Word Searches

MATHS
Take a magical journey through the fairy tale forest, where children's favourite characters will guide them to various exercises that introduce fundamental maths skills, including counting, comparing, grouping, adding and subtracting numbers.

Supports Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum.
Learn to count, compare, group, add and subtract numbers up to 10.
Complete 16 challenging and fun-filled learning activities.
Explore 4 enchanting fairy tales with your favourite characters.
Interactive games let children learn by experience and play.
Introduces progressive difficulty.
Develops visual thinking and perception.
Develops concentration skills.
READING
Explore the Friendly Forest, where enchanting characters will guide children through a step-by-step early literacy program. Watch at they learn matching skills, letter-sound recognition, vocabulary and writing concepts, before playing exciting, interactive games.

Supports Key Stage 1 of the National Curriculum.
Contains 2 CD-ROMs featuring sequential learning.
3 separate libraries containing progressive reading books.
Interactive games that practise letter formation and recognition.
Over 120 hours of activities and step-by-step lessons.
Interactive games that practise letter formation and recognition.
34 storybooks to practise reading aloud.
Entertaining video clips strengthen your child's grasp of phonics.
Creative writing book.
Record and listen to your child's reading success.
Entertaining video clips strengthen your child's grasp of phonics.
SPELLING
Choose from five interactive games and encourage children to learn new words, build up vocabulary and gain confidence in spelling as they progress through 10 levels of difficulty. Featuring fun and exciting mini-crosswords, anagrams, wordmaker and much more.

Supports Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum.
Contains over 3,500 words ranging in difficulty.
5 fun and interactive spelling games. 10 difficulty levels.
Includes the UK government's published Key Stage 3 wordlist.
Customise the word list by adding your own words.

Developed with experienced teachers, this disc provides the essential literacy and numeracy skills to help your child excel.

What does this disc teach?
Reading and Writing

alphabetical order
phonics and spelling
making words
word lists
writing words
building sentences
word usage
reading texts
Numbers and Shapes

reading and writing numbers
ordering numbers
place value
adding and subtracting
multiplying and dividing
simple co-ordinates
recognizing shapes
building shape patterns
The World Around You

time – clocks and calendars
ordering events
position, direction and movement
maps
sorting objects
nature and living things
NEW! 4 fun learning games

Ghost chase
Pairs
Create ‘n’ Paint
Beggar My Neighbour





Systems requirements OS X 10.4 or higher; Intel and PowerPC based machines
PowerPC G4 1.0 GHz or Intel Core 1.5 GHz
256 MB RAM
CD ROM drive
50 MB hard drive space
Mouse
Shockwave Player 11
Keyboard
Loudspeakers or headphones

This is step two of Dorling Kindersley's powerful curriculum-based learning system. Woody the pencil takes you on an incredible learning adventure involving:

Stimulating Activities
A huge variety of fun exercises
Screens that monitor progress
Developed with experienced teachers, this disc provides the essential literacy and numeracy skills to help your child excel.
What does this disc teach?
Reading & Writing

Alphabetical Order
Phonics & Spelling
Words Lists
Writing Words
Building Sentences
Word Usage
Reading Texts
Numbers & Shapes
Reading & Writing Numbers
Ordering Numbers
Place Value
Adding & Subtracting, Multiplying & Dividing
Simple Co-ordinates
Recognising Shapes
Building Shape Patterns
The World Around You
Time - Clocks & Calendars
Ordering Events
Position
Direction & Movement
Maps
Sorting Objects
Nature & Living Things
Learning Ladder Years 1 & 2 supports the following:
National Curriculum in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Scottish 5-14 Curriculum Framework
Irish Primary Curriculum

Features
Learning Ladder Years 1 & 2: Supports Key Stage 1 and Year 3
Stimulating activities
A huge variety of fun exercises
Monitor progress
Essential literacy and numeracy skills
Supports the school curriculum
Learning Ladder Year 3: Follows Government Numeracy and Literacy initiatives
Provides a complete learning programme, across all the vital subjects - reading, writing, maths and the world around us
Children win stickers for correct answers, encouraged by a lively host, making the disc extremely motivating

This software develops key literacy and numeracy skills.
102 Games to help children write and calculate.

The weather has taken a wacky turn its raining raingear! Soar up the Cloud Nine with Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion in their fabulous Dreamship to help them fix this crazy problem! Play activities in spelling, maths, art, vocabulary and science!



Eleven replayable fun and educational activities that teach:



· Adding and Subtracting

· Counting and Money

· Reading comprehension

· Spelling and Vocabulary

· Developing phonics skills

· Problem solving

· Identifying animal traits and habitats

· Art and Creativity

· And much more!




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Features

Gives children a taste for verbs while building reading, writing and spelling skills
National Curriculum-based software
Designed for 4-11 year olds
Key Stages 1 & 2, Scotland to P5
More than 400 verbs and synonyms to discover
Loveable 'Scally' character engages children in five different activities
Stunning graphics and real speech motivate children
Also suitable for special educational needs

Features

Book & CD-ROM set for children aged between 4 - 11 years
Based on and designed to be used with Topologika's 'Scally's World of Verbs'
Includes games, activity sheets and lots of resources on the CD-ROM
Includes a guide to using the book and its associated software with children
Ideal for day nurseries or after-school clubs
Stimulates an interest in verbs
Motivates children to practise reading and spelling
Reception, Year 1 & Year 2, Scotland to P7
Also suitable for children with special educational needs (SEN)

Compatible with interactive whiteboards for wholeclass teaching, Revelation Natural Art lets you use ICT to explore, develop and express visual ideas.
The software has three pre-configured interfaces, but can easily be configured to meet any learner's specific needs, making the program as powerful or as simple to use as you wish. The range of realistic natural media effects allows all users to work intuitively with the same tools on the computer that they have already used in their real life Art & Design work. With the use of a graphics tablet the program provides a natural-user experience for drawing, painting and animation directly onto the screen using a host of media effects and tools.

Product Features
BRAINtastic VALUE Bundle
Ages 5-7
5 tiles on one disk for Key Stage 1
Maths Key Stage ONE,Word Skills ONE,Reading Success ONE,TWO and THREE
Over 5,600 carefully sequenced learning activites
Fully correlated with the National Numeracy and Literacy strategies Key Stage 1

Maths ONE
Ages 5-7
Foundation - Key Stage 1
This title contains over 3,000 carefully sequenced learning activities that establish mathematical foundations and develops basic skills
The educational content includes numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, money, patterns and relationships, length, capacity, mass, time, shapes and solids, position, interpretation of tables and more!


Maths TWO
Ages 7-9
Key Stage 2 Part 1
This title contains over 2,400 carefully sequenced learning activities that establish core mathematical skills and understandings in emerging maths learners.
Includes numeration, calculation methods, fractions, decimals, relative quantities (ratios), patterns and relationships, length, perimeter, area, capacity, mass, time, position and direction, shapes and solids, timetables, charts and diagrams and more!


Maths THREE
Ages 9-11
Key Stage 2 Part 2
This title contains over 2,700 carefully sequenced learning activities that develop and expand mathematical knowledge and experience
Includes numeration, calculation, problem solving, decimals, fractions, percentages, converting metric units, perimeter, area, time, space & geometry, shapes and solids, chance, introducing statistics, pie charts, line graphs and more!


Maths FOUR
Ages 11 to 15+
Key Stage 3 & 4
This title contains over 2,700 carefully sequenced learning activities that broaden mathematical knowledge and develop flexible thinking and problem solving.
Includes integers, indices, order of operations, proportion calculations, measurements, surface area and volume, algebra and equations, angles, congruency, sequences, coordinate and circle geometry, probability, data and more!`

Product Features
BRAINtastic Mega Bundle containing Maths,Word Skills and Reading
13 titles on one disk for ages 5 to 15+
Fully correlated with National Numeracy and Literacy Strategies:Foundation to Key Stage 1,2 & 3 with bonus key stage 4 content
BRAINtastic Maths ONE,TWO,THREE and FOUR
Over 17,000 carefully sequenced learning activities
BRAINtastic Words Skills ONE,TWO and THREE
Over 3,200 activities that will build your child's grammar,punctuation and spelling skills
BRAINtastic Reading Success ONE,TWO,THREE,FOUR,FIVE and SIX
Over 2,900 carefully sequenced learning activities

Features
•Ages 5-7
•Over 1,100 age-appropriate learning activities
•Builds vital practical language skills with carefully guided introductions to letters, phonic groups, spelling and much more!
Educational Details
Over 3 years of educational content in carefully sequenced levels with categories covering:

•Letter tracking
•Letter matching, sorting and recognition
•Other preparatory skills for very young learners
•Spelling patterns (including phonics)
•Vocabulary development
•Elementary sentence-building, grammar and punctuation
Title Contains
•BRAINtastic! Central Control
•Word Skills Key Stage 1 Content Module
•Three Reward Games: BugWHACK!, Galactic Retrieval Squad and Extreme Fashion

Features
•Ages 5-7
•Establishes mathematical foundations and develops basic skills for young learners
•Over 3,000 age-appropriate learning activities
Content Summary
Introduces numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, money, patterns and relationships, length, capacity, mass, time, shapes and solids, position, interpret tables and more!

Content Details
Over 2 years of educational content in 18 carefully-sequenced levels with categories covering:

•Numbers & The Number System: counting, reading and writing numbers, comparing and ordering numbers, ordinal numbers, place value and ordering, estimation and rounding, fractions
•Calculations: addition, subtraction, rapid recall of addition and subtraction facts, understanding multiplication, understanding division
•Solving Problems: reasoning about numbers or shapes, making decisions
•Measures: length, mass and capacity, time, 2D and 3D shape, patterns and symmetry, position, direction and movement
•Shape & Space: properties of 2D and 3D shapes, position and direction, movement and angle, line symmetry
•Handling Data: Organising and using data
Title Contains
•BRAINtastic! Central Control
•Three educational Content Modules: Maths Foundation, Maths Key Stage 1 Year 1 and Maths Key Stage 1 Year 2
•Reward Games: Samurai Sculpt, Hamster Hospital and Extreme Super Heroe

Introduces Phonemes with multiple grapheme options, grapheme-phoneme correspondences are developed and established, vocabulary extended and text activities continued. Comprehensive “Experiencing Text” activities are presented in CD2. Includes sound support.

Covers the majority of outcomes for the reading skills sections of the National Literacy Strategy for children aged 4 to 14+ and is fully correlated with the National Strategy for Literacy.

Builds essential reading skills with over 2800 carefully targeted activities across 6 CDs.

There is a CD that’s just right for each child - Emerging, Intermediate or Advanced!


•Reading Success uses a Synthetic Phonics and Text-based approach to reading that uniquely combines sight and integrated speech for maximum learning potential!


•The content is presented through a huge variety of question, problem solving and activity types with multiple choice, drag-and-drop, missing answers and more

Multi award winning.

Numbers Up! 2 Baggin' the Dragon features practical maths content, a fun game environment and a quirky twist in the tail! Pupils use basic number fact knowledge to explore the maths of shape, space & measure, algebra, graphs and handling data.

It's an effective and versatile software tool designed to help children develop mathematical thinking pathways necessary both in everyday life and in higher maths learning.

Baggin' the Dragon uses fun maths activities to give context and purpose to learning basic arithmetic. Leaving boring behind, it's the maths children love to do!

PLUS! The impressive multi-player option means the whole family can play at the same time, each at their own maths level!


•All content linked to UK National Numeracy Strategy teaching objectives.


•Elements of chance and strategy mean that anyone can win – not necessarily the best mathematician.


•Over 3000 questions formulated for all ages and learning styles, across a broad range of stimulating and essential maths topics.


•High level of integration between maths and language outcomes appeals to language-oriented learners and stimulates learners whose language skills are not so strong.

Multi-award winning interactive quest

Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic is all about learning, practising and using number facts in an exciting problem-solving game environment. Covers numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals & percentage and ratio.

Comprehensive and powerful curriculum-rich gameplay draws pupils into working and thinking mathematically with confidence and competence. PLUS! The impressive multi-player option means the whole family can play at the same time, each at their own maths level! Every player will find a level and style of maths questions to challenge and stimulate them.


•Suitable for: Ages 5 - 15 | Key Stages 1 - 3.


•Subject Area: Maths (Number & Calculations).


•Content: numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals & percentage, ratio.

Multi-award winning interactive quest

The fast-paced space invaders game that drills number facts and tables from young to old! Get them...before they get you! Questions on Tables, Number Facts, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Squares and Square Roots, Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Powers and Directed Numbers. Players develop automatic recall of essential maths facts by quickly and accurately repelling waves of descending questions!

•Suitable for: Ages 5 - 15, Key Stages 1 - 3


•Subject Area: Maths (Numeracy)


•Content: Practice tables, number facts & calculations.

Builds word power, spelling skills, grammar & punctuation know-how.

Build word power, spelling skills, grammar and punctuation knowhow with Words Rock! Literacy comes alive in this new compelling computer board game. Words Rock! covers ages 4-15 and beyond and can be used by up to 4 people of any age and stage at any one time. Each player is one of a bunch of street-smart Freak Seekers on the trail of the devious, invisible, slippery Super Slugs in this bounty-hunting free-for-all. Players use Slug-finding tricks and cool gadgets to outsmart the other Seekers.

•Suitable for: Ages 4 - 15 | Key Stages 1 - 3


•Subject Area: Writing Skills (Literacy


•Content: Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Vocabulary.

Product Features
Word lists include phonics, frequency, word-building, thematic – even word origins and homonyms
Flexible gameplay options cater to all ability levels
Addresses all spelling outcomes contained in the UK National Curriculum
Featuring 10,000+ word bank graded by experienced teachers
Each word has an example sentence, misspellings to watch out for plus clear voice recording

Typing Instructor for Kids 4

This award-winning typing program is educational, entertaining, and motivating. It will teach your kids all keyboarding basics, proper hand positions, and speed, and accuracy. Kids can learn in English and Spanish. Sit back, relax, and watch your kids get to the head of the class with this award-winning program, preferred by teachers and parents.
Creative Lessons and Exercises Help Kids Learn to Type

Learn to Type - Step-by-Step Typing Instruction is provided, including proper posture, finger position, and ergonomic features. Visual Guides show finger/key placement.

Lesson Plans - There are 10 customized lesson plans to teach kids of all ages to type, including:

•Learning the home row

•Home Row and Upper Row

•Home Row and Lower Row
•Ages 7-8
•Ages 9-10
•Games Plan
•Skill Building Plan
•Suggested Typing Plan (no games)
•Suggested Typing Plan
Learn in English and Spanish - There are 160 lessons, in English and Spanish. All lessons include:

•Structured Touch-Typing Content
•Proven Methods for Skill-Building
•Unique Drills & Interactive Exercises
•Age-Appropriate Content
•Graphic Guide Hands
•Standard & Split Keyboards
•Multi-Skill Levels



Typing Challenges and Tests Increase Speed and Accuracy

Typing Challenges - There are over 30 typing challenges. These include:

• Comprehensive Evaluation
•Timed Challenges
•Advanced Level Challenges
•Multi-Level Game Challenges
Typing Tests - There are hundreds of tests in Typing Instructor for Kids. Tests measure speed and accuracy, and results are provided for adjusted words per minute, based on both typing accuracy and speed.

ALBERT'S HOUSE is a virtual tour of a typical home, offering a simple introduction to simulations and computer modelling.
There are also:

opportunities for language development and cross-curricular work

activities to develop prediction, memory and other cognitive skills

features to encourage logical thinking and an understanding of direction and position.

On a whiteboard, Albert's House makes a stunning shared text.

Albert's House includes:

Look around Albert's House – Travel round the house investigating the rooms and contents.

Explore Albert's House – Examine the things you find. Each item has a written description which can also be read to you and the clocks speak the time.

Hide and find Albert – Two games to find a hidden Albert.

Save Albert – A problem-solving adventure game in which pupils try to save Albert from the Cat.

Albert's House features:

A clear, bright appearance.

Amusing and high-quality animations.

Two levels of difficulty

Opportunities for individual, group and whole class work.

All About Toys - is a visually stimulating and an extremely motivating title. It introduces pupils to a variety of new skills through its six menus and 15 interactive activities.
All on-screen text can be read aloud, making All About Toys suitable for use with early or non-readers.



Contents
Encourages discussion and develops scientific vocabulary
Develops visual and aural memory
Develops listening skills and aural discrimination
Stimulates thought and discussion and is a good source of secondary information

Pond – the patient, well-paced and picturesque program for primary and pre-school pupils – presents four activities for early number work:

Teddy Bears’ Picnic
One-to-one matching: is there enough food?

Little Ducks
Count the ducks – there are two colours. How many are yellow?
How many are brown? How many altogether?

Butterflies
There are two types of butterfly, but they always move.
Count up or count down.

Fishes and Frogs
There are two types of fish. How many of each and how many altogether. How many frogs and fish? How many more frogs than fish? How many fewer fish than frogs?

Pond covers one-to-one matching, counting up to ten (and counting down) and more than/fewer than. The level of difficulty of each activity can be set to suit individual needs.

Whatever your weekly word list, I Can Spell will come to your aid. A number of example wordlists are provided and you can make your own with the built-in editor.

When you create your wordlist you can break each word into analytic or synthetic phonic segments, syllables or mnemonic units. This is particularly useful in The Race and Scramble.

Six different activities will engage and motivate while instilling basic spelling patterns.

Balloons
For beginnings and endings from CVC to complex suffixes.

Scramble
Resequence letters – from cat to catastrophe.

Ladders
Collecting letters, avoiding perils. Motivate the most reluctant.

The Race
Look-Say-Cover-Write-Check in a fascinating format.

Magnet
Spot words within words – and pull them out with the magnet

Corrections
Work on those persistent errors with a leaping Fing.

Suitable for individual and whole class work. I Can Spell helps children learn by helping them stay on task.

The manual gives a full description of the capabilities of I Can Spell.

Supports the Microsoft SAPI Speech Engine.

It's a Fantastic Garden Adventure

Frankie loves to dig up the garden, and that's a fact. What Frankie doesn't realise is that by doing so, he disturbs the homes of the little creatures who share the garden with him. To teach him a lesson, the magical Queen Bee casts a spell on Frankie that shrinks him down to the size of a flea! Now, if only he can prove to the Queen Bee that he can respect his insect neighbours, she might return him to full size

Counting Money: Help the Miner Worm find the right combination to a locked door by working out the correct amount of money.


Geometry and Spatial Relations: Can you help Frank make sand castles by inserting the correct shapes into the empty spaces? Rotation and symmetry concepts are introduced as castle designs become more complex.

Subtraction: It's high flying fun on the back of a dragonfly! Play tag with other dragonflies by answering equations that involve subtraction.


Patterns and Sequencing: It's show time at the insect orchestra! Before the show can begin, the Spider Maestro needs your help. Identify the correct pattern or sequence to seat the spider guests in the proper order.
Features



• 10 skill building activities

• 5 sing and learn songs

• Over 30 skills taught

• Multiple difficulty levels

• Tutor Technology™

• Progress Report

• Printable Workbook

Parent Guide

Children are encouraged to learn:

• Addition and subtraction

• Basic geometry and spatial relationships

• Classifying and sorting

• Computer mouse skills

• How to count money

• Measuring

• Ordering and sequencing

• Shapes

• Telling the time

Description
Help CJ Save the Kingdom

CJ loves his job as Royal Fly Catcher of the castle, protecting the royal family from insects and other pesky creatures. But there's one particular rodent that CJ can't get rid of - the evil Duke Ratso. Ratso and his band have taken over the castle and imprisoned the royal family in a magic mirror.

Using a book of magic spells given to you by the Princess, help CJ disarm Ratso's traps by playing exciting games that build critical maths skills. The fate of the kingdom rests in your hands!

Subtraction Use your jousting lance to capture the numbered rings that complete the subtraction equation.

Fractions Help CJ unlock an ancient treasure chest by using your knowledge of fractions to make a new key and open the lock.

Geometry Help CJ and Edison replace the broken stained glass windows by filling the empty spaces with the correct geometric shapes.

Logic and Problem Solving Use your deductive reasoning skills to keep Ratso’s henchmen happy by serving them the items they request.

Features



• 13 skill building activities

• 5 sing and learn songs

• Over 30 skills taught

• Multiple difficulty levels

• Tutor Technology™

• Printable Workbook

• Progress Report

Parent Guide Children are encouraged to learn:

• Addition and subtraction

• Basic geometry

• Computer mouse skills

• Fractions

• Logic and problem solving

• Measuring

• Multiplication

• Shapes

• Subtraction

• Telling the time

A comprehensive software program for Year 2 covering reading, maths, geography and more.

Description
Frankie’s circus pals have been trapped in a magical jigsaw puzzle by the mischievous Mel the Magician and he needs your help! Play exciting carnival games that build critical reading skills and collect pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. Reassemble the puzzle and save the circus friends before Mel casts a spell on you!

Vowel Sounds - Differentiate between long and short vowel sounds by plucking the pearl out of the correct oyster shell.

Spelling - Build words by rolling the lettered coconuts down the aisles. Watch out for the Monkey – he loves to eat coconuts!

Word Order - The Badger at the Lost and Found doesn’t put up with any nonsense. Rearrange the words on your tickets until they form a sentence.

Reinforces Reading Skills Six toe-tapping sing-and-learn songs give children a chance to read along while they listen.


Features



Features include:

• 7 skill building activities

• 6 phonics practice activities

• Over 1,500 vocabulary words

• Multiple difficulty levels

• Tutor Technology™

• Progress Report

• Printable Workbook

Description
Learning is fun with CJ the frog!

Join CJ the Frog and Edison the Firefly as they embark on a worldwide adventure to find the ancient lost city of Ursulab. Climb mountains, explore dark caves and dig through layers of history as you learn and build critical reading skills for Year 2.

Vocabulary - Discover the words hidden in the puzzle maze. Hundreds of year two words await your every move!

Verb Tense - Solve the Sphinx’s riddles by selecting the flying carpet with the correct verb tense to complete a sentence.

Parts of Speech - Navigate your way through treacherous mazes in search of nouns, verbs, adjectives and even the elusive adverb.

Letter Combinations - Journey to the bottom of the sea to recover the lost vowels from the kingdom of Atlantis.


Features



Features include:

• 9 skill building activities

• Over 20 skills taught

• Multiple difficulty levels

• Tutor Technology™

• Progress Report

• Printable Workbook

Early years software that develops communication, cognitive and reading skills.

Speaking and listening skills are fundamental to every child’s development and those who lack a good grounding find early formal education a real challenge. Speaking for Myself PLUS tackles this problem through tried-and-tested interactive tasks that also introduce children to using a computer.

Originally designed for children with Special Educational Needs, the first edition of Speaking for Myself quickly proved its worth in mainstream inclusive classrooms. Speaking for Myself PLUS has 60 on-screen flash cards, 15 two- and three-word talking stories and 8 nursery rhymes, each with colourful animations and sound effects. There are five sets of games and diversions and extra flash cards and stories etc. to print out from the CD.

Speaking for Myself PLUS was produced in collaboration with: Down's Syndrome Association
downsed international
Mayer-Johnson
Signalong

Quick Start Guide
Handbook
Two sets of 12 flash cards
Story and Colouring book

There are four areas to the program as follows
• Set the Clock - pupils set a clock to match a target time.
• Say the Time - encourages children to click on words or numbers to build up a sentence which says the time on the clock.
• Match the Clocks - requires the clock on the left to match the clock on the right.
How Much Time` - asks pupils to work out the time difference between any combination of two clocks.
Delivery within 3-5 days

Features

Key times of the day: Days of the week: Seasons and months: Telling the time: Digital and analogue clocks

Features

Targeted 'logo' software for children and teens aged 6-15 years
Ideal introduction to programming, commands and procedures
Encourages children to think about shape and space
Develops all-round Maths skills including exploration of number, length, angular turns, directions, vectors and bearings!
Particularly rewarding for keen Maths students
Key Stages 1-4, Scotland to S3

Features

More than 40 targeted Numeracy, Literacy, Design and Problem-solving activities for 3-11 year olds
Activities include making patterns, exploring shape, co-ordinating puzzles, practising times tables and sorting objects
Used in Primary schools around the UK but equally rewarding when used at home
Key Stages 1 & 2, Scotland to P6
Also suitable for children with special educational needs (SEN)

Freddy Teddy tackles all sorts of cross-curricular challenges in this Bumper Pack.
• In The Zoo Freddy counts animals from 1 to 5 or 10, randomly or in sequence.
• In Balloons Freddy must rescue a ball by recognising, or adding, numbers to 5 or 10.
And Many More Adventures

Team up with a determined band of Zoombinis as they bravely return to their ravaged homeland. The bloats have left the island after destroying the natural habitat, leaving the Zerbles and other wildlife struggling for survival. By completing maths and logic puzzles and exploring science, you can help restore Zoombini Isle to its original splendour and ensure the survival of the wild Zerbles!
Key Features:
7 Perilous puzzles
3 Levels of challenge
Practice mode – helpful puzzle clues
Puzzle reformulation – a new game each adventure!
Parent’s guide
Thinking Skills
Collecting data & data analysis
Graphing and mapping
Logical reasoning
Modular arithmetic
Pattern finding
Problem solving
Theory formulation and testing
Plus New Science Concepts
Astronomy
Mechanics
Cryptography
Ecology
Genetics
Life Cycles

Settled in their new homeland, Zoombinis are again enjoying peaceful, productive prosperity. Attacked by a severe storm, a small band of Zoombinis seeks refuge in a mountain cave. Instead of finding safety, the Zoombinis are trapped in a hazardous tunnel where mysterious creatures lurk! Each perilous puzzle you solve leads to another, more difficult challenge.
Key Features:
9 Perilous puzzles
3 Levels of challenge
Practice mode – helpful puzzle clues
Puzzle reformulation – a new game each adventure!
Parent’s guide
Thinking Skills:
Algebraic thinking
Data analysis
Graphing and mapping
Logical reasoning
Pattern finding
Problem solving
Statistical thinking
Theory formulation and testing
Plus:
Additional advanced concepts – Binary numbers, Binary computing, Networks, and Permutations!

A mind-bending adventure
Not along ago, the Zoombinis enjoyed the good life. Tragically, they misplace their trust in the diabolical Bloats, who take over Zoombini Isle. Lead the Zoombinis on a dangerous quest to a new utopia. Develop maths and logic skills on your expedition across puzzle packed terrain. Each perilous puzzle you solve leads to another, more difficult challenge. Each journey is a new game!

Key Fetaures:
12 Perilous puzzles
4 Levels of difficulty
Practice mode – helpful puzzle clues
Puzzle reformulation – a new game each adventure!
Parent’s guide
Maths Concepts:
Algebraic thinking
Data analysis
Graphing and mapping
Logical reasoning
Problem solving
Statistical thinking
Theory formulation
Plus More Fun:
Printable Activities including: Printable dominoes, Zoombini bingo, guessing games, logic activities and more!

Includes-Zoombinis Maths Journey, Mountain Rescue, Island Odyssey
Total of 28 Perilous puzzles
Various levels of difficulty
Parent's guide
Puzzle reformulation-a new game each adventure. Includes-Astronomy, Problem Solving, Algebraic Thinking and much more.

The weather has taken a wacky turn – its raining raingear! Soar up the Cloud Nine with Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion in their fabulous Dreamship to help them fix this crazy problem! Play activities in spelling, maths, art, vocabulary and science!
Key Features:
Eleven replayable fun and educational activities that teach:

Adding and Subtracting
Counting and Money
Reading comprehension
Spelling and Vocabulary
Developing phonics skills
Problem solving
Identifying animal traits and habitats
Art and Creativity
And much more!

The best way to master Year 2 Maths Skills. Help Sam the Lion and Reader Rabbit rebuild their boat on the mysterious and funny Pirate Island.

fun-packed learning adventure in the amazing world of animals



Go on a World-Wide Safari!



From backyard beasts to Earth’s most exotic creature, Amazing Animals gives children an unparalleled introduction to the wonders of the animal world. Inspired by the popular TV and video series seen on the Disney Channel, this activity pack combines an interactive CD-ROM full of compelling activities, resources and games with two animal books, stickers and a ready-to-assemble mobile, plus a link to the Amazing Animals site on the World Wide Web.

Join Henry, a delightful 3D animated lizard, who will lead you through the wonderful world of the animal kingdom!
KEY FEATURES



· Fascinating facts for 120 animals

· 30 stunning video clips

· 10 unique games and activities

· Dozens of collectable stickers and rewards

· 40 create and print activities

· Downloadable sounds, maps, images and animal stationary



Benefits of this CD-ROM


· Helps develop reading skills and general knowledge of animals

· Learn about animal habits and behaviour

· Includes activities which develop early computer skills

· Supports the schools curriculum in Science

Practice Reading, Maths, and Science.
Software supports the national curriculum.

Badger Trails encourages the use of critical thinking skills whilst engrossing the child in an exciting multimedia experience. The introductory Talking Story concludes with a lost, hungry and frightened badger. The adventure immerses children into the badger's struggle as it tries to find its way home.

The Crystal Rain Forest is an exciting multimedia adventure, which features full narration, stunning graphics and helps develop mathematical problem solving skills. Each activity is available at two levels of difficulty.

Contains two complete adventures full of delightful graphics, animations, sound effects and gentle humour that will enthral all infants. Each adventure contains four mathematical activities, available at two difficulty levels.
Key Features
Ordering and comparing
• Sorting and sequencing
• Telling the time in context
• Logical problem solving
• Position direction and movement
• Length estimation
• Addition to 10
• More than and less than

Features & Benefits
Packed with over 3000 interesting facts and 700 graphics, colour photographs and slideshows, Millypedia is a bright, exciting and accessible multimedia information source for young children. The encyclopedia is carefully structured to develop early referencing skills.
A comprehensive search function is supported by the facility to copy text and images to create their own work, whilst narration and a simple glossary give support to early readers in their search for knowledge.

A full set of 24 topic related quizzes is available encouraging the children to explore the encyclopedia in search of information.



Contents
24 popular topics
Fully narrated
Over 3,000 useful facts
Bright graphics, photographs and colour slideshows
All graphics available as clip art

Packed with the vocabulary definitions recommended by the National Numeracy Framework for Years 3 to 6. This dictionary is simple to use yet has rigorous definitions with clear examples, covering common mistakes and misconceptions. The clear colourful, spacious design is laid out in a easy to follow way to better help the understanding of mathematics.

Visit the Phonic Factory, where children are encouraged to use a selection of machines to assist with the learning of phonic skills, reading, spelling and sentence building.

This program supports the Literacy Hour and is divided into sections with bright and colourful interactive screens, where the child is motivated to construct words using the wide vocabulary included, for teaching phonics, as well as completing simple sentences.

Ideal for Key Stages 1 and 2, spoken instructions are included throughout making this software suitable for unsupervised use. The activities used can be fully customised, allowing the teacher to easily build sets of words suitable for an individual child or class.

Key features:
Fun games, with bright and colourful screens.
Help with spelling, phonic skills & simple sentence building.
Create your own word lists to help spelling.
Great for independent use.

Features & Benefits
Add a little magic to your numeracy lessons with 123 CD V2, a fully updated version of the best-selling original.
Each of the 10 focused activities are fully narrated and, with Wizit the friendly wizard on hand to help, all your pupils will be able to confidently explore the complexities of counting and other essential early number skills. Also included in this program is the exciting new Teacher’s Toolkit, a powerful tool designed to allow you to use this software for whole-class teaching on a whiteboard or large screen.



Contents
Teacher’s Toolkit designed for interactive whiteboard use
Inclusion and Support features
Comprehensive Teacher Options
Record Keeping
12 activities

Features & Benefits
Don’t sound it, say it! Despite the benefits of phonics, there are a significant number of words that are best learned through sight recognition.
The second in a series of two CD-ROMs, Say Cheese! Infants has been designed to do just that! Based around five structured activities using wordlists featuring all of the Year 1 and Year 2 keywords from the National Literacy Strategy, this program will help infants to quickly develop the range of words they recognise on-sight. The clear pronunciation, careful presentation, and switch/spacebar access all ensure that everyone can learn, have fun and say cheese!



Contents
Covers the Year 1 and Year 2 keyword lists
5 different activities
Supports inclusion
Switch accessible
Compatible with interactive whiteboard

144 pages in full colour305*240mm

The Oxford First Encyclopedia is packed with information, and is friendly and easy to use. Arranged in eight thematic sections for ease of access, the varied presentation of both text and illustrations carefully reflects the interests and abilities of young children.
The bright and entertaining illustrations draw the child into the page, and their attention is engaged by the lively and direct text, fun fact boxes, and many activity panels, including simple experiments and projects. Cross-referencing and index provide easy access while helping to develop children`s referencing skills.

Key features
• The leading first encyclopedia, now fully revised and updated
• Accessible and fun, with information carefully gauged to the abilities of young children
• Accuracy and authority assured by extensive testing and expert consultation
• Friendly cross-referencing and accessible index help develop research skills
• Bright and engaging design, with over 400 full-colour illustrations
• Simple and fun experiments and projects encourage children to discover for themselves

Counting Pictures 3 is a simple introduction to producing graphs on a computer. The configurable CD-ROM provides a large library of user-friendly pictures with which pupils can produce pictograms. The program is supplied with a large number of curriculum related starter topics such as favourite colours, eye colour, and how we travel to school.

The program directly supports the QCA ICT Unit 1E, ‘Representing information graphically’.

This tool features:

A choice of formats such as tally chart, table, pictogram, block graph or bar chart
Numerical ordering of data option
Flexibility for graphs can be sent to Writer 2 so pupils can write about their findings
Choice of questions and over 10 curriculum related starter topics
Three fully configurable built-in levels.
Curriculum Match
QCA ICT Unit 1E, Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2, Levels A-B of the Scottish 5-14 Curriculum

Features & Benefits
12 fun packed Talking stories that really will help young children with their reading. Each short story in the fully updated Naughty Stories V2 features narration with onscreen highlighting, beautiful illustrations and amusing animations. With brand new Inclusion and Support features, including custom pointers and switch access, this program provides even more children with the opportunity for independent reading practice.
Also perfect for whiteboards, with carefully placed buttons and teacher controlled pacing, you will love introducing the lively characters in Naughty Stories V2into your classroom.



Contents
12 fun-packed stories
Fully narrated, highlighting text
Lively animations
Switch/Spacebar access
Custom pointers

Painter 2 is an ideal first program for producing artwork on a computer.

The program offers a whole range of different brushes including crayon and spray. An eraser tool is included along with flood fill and a selection of regular shapes.

The teacher has the ability to adapt the look of the program so that various features can be hidden. QCA ICT Units 2B, ‘Creating Pictures’ and 4B, ‘Developing images using repeating patterns’.

You can use Painter 2 to:

Apply tile and symmetry effects at the touch of a button
Export pictures you have created to the Writer 2 and Turtle programs
Multiple undo and redo.
Curriculum Match
QCA quick guide: 1C, 2B, 4B, Key Stages 1-2, Levels A-C of the Scottish 5-14 Curriculum

Turtle 2 is designed to introduct turtle and logo-type software to young children. Using the progressive keypads, children use simple directional language to control the turtle on screen. Children will start with single instructions that the turtle reacts to immediately and move on to sequences of instructions.

The program is supplied with a large number of curriculum related backgrounds that provide scenarios such as getting the turtle around obstacles or to a certain place.

Use Turtle 2 to:

Choose from many different turtles
Export your project to the Writer 2 program
Print out a record of the sequence of instructions created for the turtle.
This program can be used to support the QCA ICT Unit 1F ‘Understanding instructions and making things happen’ and 2D ‘Routes: controlling a floor turtle’.

Curriculum Match
QCA quick guide 1F, Key Stage 1 and Lower Key Stage 2, Level A-B of the Scottish 5-14 Curriculum

Features & Benefits
Measure up! contains nine engaging multimedia activities, designed to carefully introduce and consolidate key aspects of measuring and estimating for infants. Each activity has two levels of difficulty, and can be worked on in isolation to focus on specific skills, or as part of a motivating adventure. With clear interfaces, full narration, and Ollie Octopus and Ellie Elephant on hand to help, children can effectively use the software independently, or engage with it in groups via an interactive whiteboard.


Contents
Nine engaging activities
Clear Teacher Options
Length, mass and capacity
Standard and non-standard units
Reading and interpreting numbers and scales
Choosing and using simple measuring instruments

Features

What is email?: Receiving and sending messages: Using an email address book: Replying to a message: Adding attachments: Opening attachments: Annotating messages: Sending carbon copies: Full speech support throughout (even for buttons) ensures everyone can use it.

Features & Benefits
Your young pupils will love exploring these six multimedia reference books, each on a favourite infant topic: The body, Homes, Transport, Pets, The seashore and Plants. Each book is divided into 10 relevant sections which your pupils can freely investigate using the straightforward navigation controls. All on-screen text is supported by full narration and highlighting.
This Special Edition resource features high-quality graphics and animations, a search facility to develop information retrieval skills and stimulating interactive tasks to check understanding. The range of inclusion features (such as switch access) allow the program to be accessible to a wide range of pupils.



Contents
Six talking reference books
Bright, appealing graphics and animations
Stimulating interactive tasks and straightforward search facility
Fully narrated, highlighting, on-screen text
Switch or spacebar access plus other inclusion features

Features

Four focused tasks at four different levels: Eight familiar topics: Switch enabled: Configurable options and speech support: Clear images and simple interface

Features

Covers facts and vocabulary of 1x to 10x tables, each ranging from 0x to 10x: Nine varied, interactive and engaging activities: Record keeping facility

School Version

The program consists of 180 sentences of increasing phonic complexity. It provides full audio support and configurable display options.
Word Track activities:
reinforce correct spellings of words in the context of sentences
encourage users to check each phoneme
support the reading and spelling of high frequency words
incorporate practising spellings by ‘look, say, remember, type, check’ strategies
builds keyboard skills
support the correct use of punctuation and grammatical awareness
The Word Track Workbook accompanies this CD-ROM. It is full of photocopiable extension activities that use the same practical approach to improving memorising skills.

All About Toys is designed to support pupils in their study of Physical Processes target of the NC at KS1.
It introduces pupils to a variety of new skills and is provides teachers with a differentiated range of activities to support pupils who are learning about physical processes. There are opportunities to consolidate work on light, sound, electricity, pushes and pulls and forces and movement.
Key features
• Encourages discussion
• Develops scientific vocabulary
• Develops visual and aural memory
• Develops listening skills

Teddy Bears` Picnic has seven carefully structured activities, each at 3 levels of difficulty, to encourage the development of ICT skills and understanding through focused numeracy and literacy activities. Fully narrated, the activities can be accessed individually or as part of an exciting, linear adventure.
There`s a lot to do before the Teddy Bears` Picnic - the invitations need to be written, the shopping must be done and Teddy wants help selecting a snazzy outfit. Once everything is prepared, Teddy has to be directed around a map to the picnic site. Then a `picnic postcard` must be created and, finally, all the tired teddies want to record what they enjoyed most about the day on a pictogram.

Join Bucket and Spade and their friends at the seaside in eight entertaining activities covering almost every aspect of KS1 shape and space work.
With three activity levels, teachers can easily configure the program to match their specific teaching objectives. The range of content is broad enough to provide support for lower achievers as well as challenge the more able - right across the age range. Bucket and Spade are always on hand to help and instruct as they visit all their favourite seaside locations, vividly brought to life with rich photographic textures and colourful animations.
Content includes:
• Naming 2D and 3D shapes and identifying their properties
• Position, direction and movement
• Repeating and symmetrical patterns
• Whole, half and quarter turns