What better way is there to learn than to have fun while gaining knowledge or practicing something already known? Disney Interactive has produced Disney Jungle Book Key Stage One, a wonderful piece of software proving that the National Curriculum and fun can go hand in hand and that education and entertainment can be merged. The program has been developed specifically by Key Stage One teachers from the UK based on the National Curriculum and using relevant UK teaching methods. Come and join Balu the bear and Mowgli the mancub from the Disney movie The Jungle Book in their adventures to find a magical object that will prevent Shere Khan the dreaded tiger from attacking and killing Mowgli. Let your children play the games and meet with Banana and Barnaby the monkeys, Mango the vulture, the Caracal and Jacko the Parrot. Through taking part in English, Maths and Science exercises, they will find all the clues that will help them to prove they're worthy and so find the object that "all tigers fear".
Curriculum content includes English (spelling, sentence construction, following instructions, syllables, reading comprehension and word recognition), Maths (addition and subtraction, measurement, counting and place value, time, shape and space) and science (variation and classification and the Human Body). The program has an "auto-levelling" system that allows it to detect your child's level in each activity. Children are moved forward if the concept or skill has been mastered; otherwise the program allows more practice to consolidate a concept.
An excellent, comprehensive pamphlet accompanies the package and a work book containing the type of exercises included on the CD-ROM allows for further practice and reinforcement away from the PC. This package is a sheer delight and will provide lots of enjoyment and fun for children aged 5-7 years. --Susan Naylor
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