set is valuable for encouraging a love of words in children.
Crossword puzzles, rebus puzzles, word searches, and more, are
featured in this CD-ROM that comes with a printed School Zone
workbook in the package. Colorful animations and illustrations
decorate the electronic workbook pages featured on the CD-ROM.
Kids will get a kick out of the program, and they will most
certainly reinforce early language arts skills at the same time.
The format is
wonderful: children work through workbook-style pages on-screen,
step by step. Each page is graded as soon as it is completed, so
that kids get immediate feedback. Children are encouraged
throughout the program, but the title virtually insists that kids
go back to the pages with errors so that they can correct them!
This format mirrors the type of learning that is encountered in
Children are rewarded with
arcade-style games after completing a few electronic workbook
pages. The graphics are bright and expressive.
As each workbook page is
completed, pencil icons at the bottom of the screen fill with
color: either red if the page contains errors, or green if the
page was completed successfully.
Vocabulary isn't the only skill
developed as first-graders work through the exercises in this
CD-ROM. Spelling, reading, and even basic typing skills get a
boost at the same time.
most SchoolZone electronic workbook CD-ROMs, and this one is one
of our favorites. Our testers turn to the SchoolZone workbook CD-ROMs time and time
Vocabulary Puzzles Grade 1
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