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            ^6FUN SCHOOL 4 - What's on the Timetable Today.

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^6 Europress  Software  have  kindly given us a copy of each of the new
^6Fun  School 4 packages to give away to our readers.  Before we let go
^6of them, we'll give you a guided tour as to what it in each on.

^6 There  are  3  different  age ranges, under 5's, 5's to 7's and 7 to
^611's.   With six programs in each pack, there is plenty to keep young
^6minds active.

^2                        [3In the Nursery Class.[0

^2 The  Under 5's collection stars Teddy, everyone's favourite.  He has
^2got  himself  a  baseball cap and is more up to date than in previous
^2Fun Schools.

^2 The first program is Teddy Paint.  This is a novel art program where
^2different  shapes  and pictures can be brought up by pressing certain
^2letters  on the keybaord, you can change colour with the number keys.
^2The  mouse is used to move these shapes and plant them on the screen.
^2There  are  other  features,  such as being able to cycle through the
^2colours  by  pressing  the  spacebar  while  planting  a brush on the
^2screen.   The  manual  gives  the instructions in a story-like way so
^2that the child can easily understand what is going on.

^2 Teddy's  House  teaches about colours, the child has to decide which
^2colours  to paint each part of the picture.  If you use too much of a
^2colour,  you  are  told  that  there is no more of that colour, which
^2could leave you with a funny coloured post box if you've used all the
^2red!

^2 Addition  puts  the  little teds in the classroom.  Teacher Ted asks
^2how  many objects are on the blackboard and the answer can be entered
^2either  by  the  keyboard, the keypad or by moving an indicator along
^2the row of numbers on the screen.  As each sum is answered correctly,
^2a  little  ted  is  allowed out to play, when all the teds have gone,
^2teacher can go home as well!

^2 Teddy's  books  shows  Daddy  Ted reading a bedtime story to his six
^2little  teds  who are sitting up in bed.  The books are arranged on a
^2shelf  and  the child has to guess which one Dad is reading.  This is
^2easy  at  first  as there is only one gap, but in higher levels there
^2are  books  scattered  on  the  floor and bed as well.  Every correct
^2answer  sends  one  little  Ted  to  sleep.  When all are asleep, Dad
^2tiptoes out of the room and turns out the light.

^2 Next  Teddy  visits  the fair and has a ride on the train.  Here the
^2task  is  to  match  the picture on the board with the picture on the
^2train  that  Teddy  is riding on.  The simple spacebar to move to the
^2next  picture  and  return key to choose a picture make this an ideal
^2starter to computer use.

^2 Teddy's  Karaoke is the last program and is one that the little ones
^2will  enjoy.  Teddy is a D.J.  and invites you to sing along with the
^2nursery  rhymes.   The  words  appear  in true karaoke fashion with a
^2bouncing ball that moves along the words in time to the music.

 ^2As  always,  the package comes in a strong, colourful box, there's a
^2free sticker to stick in the car window to remind kids to `belt up in
^2the  back'.   A  two  disk program, will run with 1/2 meg memory, but
^2better with more.

  ^4                     [3In the Infants School.[0

^4 The 5's to 7's box stars Freddy the Frog, and comes with a `learn to
^4swim' sticker.

^4 Freddy needs help to finish building his log cabin.  You can help by
^4answering  some  sums.   The questions appear on the unfinished wall,
^4and  you  choose an answer from a pile of logs.  If you are right the
^4log fills part of the unfinished wall.  If you are wrong, Freddy gets
^4upset and has to put the log back on the pile.

^4 In the library, help is needed to sort out the books.  The aim is to
^4sort them alphabetically before going on to the next level.

^4 The  problem  of  pairing  words of opposite meanings comes next.  A
^4word  is  given  and you have to make Freddy jump around the pool and
^4land  on  the correct lily pad.  If right, another little frog climbs
^4up  the  ladder  to  a  diving  board.   When all the words have been
^4matched correctly, the frog dives off the board into the pool.

^4 There's a neat typing tutor for real beginners included.  This shows
^4a  keyboard  layout  with  a  frog  who  progresses around the screen
^4pursued  by  a crocodile.  Each time you do something right, the frog
^4moves  farther  on, if you get it wrong, you go backwards towards the
^4crocodile.   At first you only have to press keys, no more.  Then you
^4have  to  press  the keys that light up, then type groups of letters,
^4next  words,  then  whole  sentences.   It's  bright and cheerful and
^4nothing bad happens even if croc catches Freddy!

^4 Freddy  goes  to  the shops and you have to help him with the money.
^4This  program  deals  with  adding  up amounts  of money and deciding
^4which combinations of coins make up the  amount.  In later levels you
^4have to decide how much change to give as well.

^4 Freddy  plays  basketball.   You have to work out the next number or
^4letter  in a series to make Freddy get the ball in the net (or should
^4it be basket?)

^1                           [3Junior School.[0

^1 The robot of the previous Fun Schools has been replaced by Sammy the
^1Spy.   This suite of programs covers history and geography as well as
^1maths and english.

^1 The  program  teaching Geography shows a map of the world.  You have
^1to  guide Sammy to various parts of the world.  The levels range from
^1just  flying  a plane around as the places you fly over are named for
^1you, to taking Sammy to named destinations and answering questions to
^1find out where to go.

^1 Learn  about time with Sammy at the airport.  By answering questions
^1about various  departure and arrival times, the player learns to deal
^1with earlier, later, etc.

^1 If  you  travel  abroad,  you  will  need  to  know  that  different
^1currencies  have  different  values.   This  game  deals  with buying
^1foreign currency.

^1 There  is a quiz section giving loads of general knowledge questions
^1for  you  to try.  The answers are given, you just have to choose the
^1right one.

^1 The proportions  program will even make adults think.  You are shown
^1screens  of  objects and are asked for example, out of 10 spies, what
^1propotion  have  hats?   The  answer  might  have to be in fractions,
^1decimals or percentages.

^1 It's history at the pyramids next.  Here you are asked questions and
^1given  options  of  dates  which  are  displayed on the stones of the
^1pyramid.   Hop  up  on top of the one you want and press return.  The
^1explorer  hits  the stone with his hammer, if right, the stone slides
^1away to reveal its treasure.  If he runs out of hammers, he has to go
^1home.  Watch the camel's eyes blink!

^6 Overall these are very good educational packages, they will keep the
^6kids amused for hours as they learn.  The development of this edition
^6of  Fun  School has been overseen by Europress's educational advisor,
^6and the difference shows.  The programs deal with certain elements of
^6the National Curriculum and will help your child enjoy learning.

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