Educational

Add whimsy and versatility to your classroom management with these adorable frogs and lily pads. Use this set to promote positive interaction, manage centers, and track goals, such as progress with math or reading skills, stages in the writing process, number of books read, and more. Includes 5 lily pads (14 1/2 x 11), 30 frogs (2 3/4 x 2 1/2), 5 blank lily flower labels (3 1/2 x 4 1/2), and an insert with quick-and-easy setup ideas and teaching tips.

Luigi must stop the Koopas, foil Bowser's plan, and find Mario. Sneaking into each Portal, Luigi is transported to a city in trouble. There, Luigi needs to nab each Koopa, grab its loot. and return the artifact to its proper landmark. Along the way, Luigi explores the city, chats with the locals, reads maps, and solves puzzles. Help him do this before time runs out! Once he figures out where he is on the globe, Luigi must use the Globulator to call Yoshi. Only after Yoshi scares Pokey away can Luigi return to Bowser's castle and lock the Portal for that city

With ItzaBitza from Sabi Games, little eyes light up as a child sees his or her own drawings become the central focus of the game. Suddenly, their art is alive with possibility. Children will delight in the action-packed house they just drew or gasp as they watch their very own rocket blast off to a faraway planet. And it's all framed within a playful approach to reading that not only leads children to new discoveries, but also gives them a feeling of accomplishment. ItzaBitza is based on a three-year collaborative effort with learning researchers and reading specialists that was started at Microsoft Corporation.

Left Brain Right Brain, allows you to work on your mental skills to become ambidextrous. While training your hands with speed based DS mini-games, you'll also be training the left and right hemispheres of your brain. Features: Use the Touch Screen in 15 different mini-games based on speed, accuracy, association, recognition, memory and strategy Games include: Connect the Dots, Pop the Balloons, Feel the Music, Hit the Monsters, Touch the Green Square, Save the World, Open the Safe, Trace the Shape and Navigate the Maze Book-style play: flip the DS over and around to develop your hand-eye coordination with both left and right hand Single player game modes: Hand Exercises, Balance Check, Left Hand vs. Right Hand and Ambidexterity Check Challenge a friend to 2-player mini-game tests via DS... Less

The Lost Formulas puts kids in the driver's seat as they engage in three levels of play per game, but it's not all fun. There's an edutainment component that allows players to practice multilevel math drills (covering topics ranging from basic number recognition to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), all the while going bonkers searching for the lost formulas hidden by the mischievous Minis. I could play this forever, raved our 8-year-old tester as he expertly manned the up-, down-, left-, and right-arrow keys for the ride of his life. To turbocharge the fun, our tester suggests pressing the ALT key (Command or Apple key on the Mac) to help Yellow do his spin attack.

Platform:  WINDOW S & MACINTOSH Publish er:  SESAME STREET Packaging:   JEWEL CASE Rating:  AGE S 3-6 Kids build skills playing Search & Learn Adventures. The Sesame Street friends are all ready for a big outing but hapless magician Mumford has accidentally made their supplies disappear! Sherlock Hemlock needs your help to recover the missing items. Find clues complete puzzles and develop critical thinking while reinforcing real-world skills such as safety and recycling. Over 20 activity combinations and 3 skill levels.The Window Game: Match shapes and colors and help the Count put together his stained glass window. What's Wrong with the Picture: Find the things that don't belong in the Count's magic picture. Big Bird's Pack It Up: Help Big Bird identify remember and match pairs of... Less

Open the door to a whole new world of learning at home and on the go!JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten World Premium Edition is designed to make it easier for you to take learning beyond the computer and keep your child involved in fun educational activities at home and on the go.The four included items: JumpStart World Kindergarten Software CD-ROM JumpStart Sing-Along Audio CD JumpStart Frankie s Field Trip interactive DVD and JumpStart Advancement Workbook provide a well-rounded highly engaging educational experience for your Kindergartener. It s the smart fun way to help your child achieve Kindergarten success!The Key to Learning At HomeJumpStart Kindergarten World CD-ROMYour child will have access to the first 2 of a series of 12 Adventure Packs or missions that actually progress in... Less

Conquer essential math and problem solving! Product Information Thrilling missions challenge you to achieve math success by mastering essential math skills, geometry, hundreds of word problems and 34 easy-to-use problem-solving strategies. As you infiltrate forbidden V.I.L.E. hideouts to uncover the secrets of Carmen's pilfering power, you'll practice multiplication and division, convert fractions and decimals, calculate percentages, create 2D models, solve hundreds of word problems, and collect critical codes to deactivate Carmen's Quantum Crystallizer. You'll also be challenged to use math strategies such as estimation and conversion. So boost your brain power and stop Carmen and her sinister shrinking device from stealing the world's most cherished landmarks! Product Features ... Less

Drivers' Ed Portable allows teens worldwide to prepare for the written portion of their driver’s license examination, customized to the country, state or province in which they live. The game features two modes: Test and Train. Test mode includes sample tests for the written part of the driver's license examination for all 50 US states, 13 Canadian provinces and territories, as well as Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. User progress will be tracked, so the player will know where they need to improve their study in order to be successful in their actual test. Train mode will include three fun and educational mini-games targeted to new drivers.

Playing My French Coach for 15 to 20 minutes a day is all you need to become fluent in French. This title teaches the basics of word, use, grammar and construction of phrases through minigames and evaluates your progress. There are 1000 interactive lessons designed with French teachers, 10,000 words and 400 phrases, including pronunciation tests using the built-in DS microphone. An added feature of the game is the ability to look up words or phrases in English or French by list, keyword, categories or by your favorites. Features: 8 touchpad mini-games to sharpen your mastery of the language at your own pace Track your progress with charts showing your performance learning the language Simple touch screen interface

Imagine Barney with a dash of New Age mysticism and a penchant for kung fu, and you've got marsupial martial artist Kanga Roddy, a popular public- television star in California. Unlike products designed to hone kids' educational skills, such as reading or math, Adventures with Kanga Roddy focuses on teaching emotional intelligence-- qualities such as honor, respect, and compassion. Kids must explore Kanga Roddy's world sequentially, beginning in a place blandly named the Activity Fair; here they meet Tommy, woeful because he doesn't have a special skill like the other kids at the fair. Then it's on to Uncle Pat's Bookstore and a door leading to the magical land of Hi-Ya. Each of the three areas features 10 hidden games and many clips from the show. The games range from... Less

Join Blue, Steve, and all of Blue's friends in an interactive world filled with exciting adventure and artistic activities. Search for hidden treasure or get creative. Includes two full Blue's Clues CD-ROMs: Blue's Art Time Activities and Blue's Treasure Hunt. With Blue's Art Time Activities kids can build their own creations in Recycle Town or create abstract art with Chalk Girl. Illustrate a storybook with Periwinkle and make blue-prints, mix and match colors, use geometric shapes, and more. In Blue's Treasure Hunt, children can play three Blue's Clues games plus 11 learning activities and creativity games. Go to three Blue Skidoo locations. Use an interactive Handy Dandy notebook. Discover hundreds of ever-changing clickable surprises.

[Ages 9 - 11] The Secret of the Living Volcano - A sudden tsunami has shipwrecked the ClueFinders on a volcanic island and Owen and Leslie have disappeared! Explore and learn the secrets of the island's castaways to solve the mystery. Build reading, geography, history, math and science skills on this perilous journey across the island, under the sea and into the volcano! Then, mastermind a brilliant rescue before the volcano blows! Math: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Word Problems, Using Money. Language Arts: Reading, Vocabulary, Parts of Speech, Grammar, Synonyms, Antonyms. Science: Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science. U.S. Geography: State Capitals, Read Maps, Use Legends. Problem Solving: Use Logic, Find Patterns, Organize Data, Test Hypotheses. Special... Less

Shere Khan is bacck. Is the Man Village now under threat cecause Mowgli lives there? Through English, Math and Science exercises, Baloo and Mowgli will need yuor help collecting the necessary clues to find the object that all tigers fear.