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Children’s Educational software

Friday, January 15th, 2010

At The Goddard School, parents are interested in educational software applications appropriate for children.  Here are some suggestions for ages 3 years to 6 years old and areas of cognitive development focus.  If you’ve some other suggestions that you like, let us know!

Computers for small children
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CURIOUS GEORGE
Ages 3 through 5
* Creativity
* Shape Recognition
* Color Recognition

LEARNING IN TOYLAND
Ages 3 through 5
* Number Recognition
* Animals Sounds
* Telling Time
* Shape Matching
* Following Directions
* Shape Recognition
* Visual Discrimination

CASPER
Ages 3 through 5
* Memory
* Listening Skills
* Mouse Control
* Mix and Match

I SPY JUNIOR
Ages 3 through 5
* Word Recognition
* Problem Solving
* Letter Recognition
* Matching Words to Objects

ELMO’S PRESCHOOL
Ages 3 through 5
* Turn Taking
* Sound Discrimination
* Problem Solving
* Sound Patterns
* Letter Recognition
* Animal Names
* Color and Shape Recognition
* Counting

LEGO PRESCHOOL
Ages 3 through 5
* Number/Letter Recognition
* Spatial Relations
* Color Recognition
* Creativity

READER RABBIT PRESCHOOL
Ages 3 through 5
* Critical Thinking
* Shape Discrimination
* Recognizing Patterns
* Auditory Perception
* Counting
* Number and Letter Recognition

BLUE’S CLUES BIRTHDAY ADVENTURE
Ages 3 through 6
* Shape Recognition
* Problem Solving
* Matching
* Logical Thinking
* Visual Discrimination
* Spatial Perception
* Deductive Reasoning
* Color Recognition

MR. POTATOE HEAD
Ages 3 through 6
* Problem Solving
* Following Directions
* Counting
* Shape Recognition
* Matching

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Educational software, 2 years+

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Parents frequently ask about appropriate educational software for their children. Here are some recommended for children as young as 2 years old.

READER RABBIT TODDLER
Ages 2 through 3
* Listening Skills
* Fine Motor Skills
* Matching Letters
* Matching Animals Sounds
* Counting
* Rhyming Words
* Patterns
* Shape Recognition

CRAYOLA
Ages 2 through 4
* Color Recognition
* Color by Number
* Mouse Control
* Memory

SESAME STREET TODDLER
Ages 2 through 4
* Mouse Control
* Open-ended Art
* Introduction to Shapes, Letters and Phonics
* Number Identification
* Counting
* Special Relations
* Conversational Skills

BOB THE BUILDER
Ages 2 through 4
* Matching
* Keyboard Skills
* Left and Right Directions
* Following Directions