Reader Rabbit Thinking Adventures Ages 4-6

by The Learning Company

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002DHA2
• Item model number: RTG3744AE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,971 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #51 in Software > Children's Software > Thinking & Problem Solving
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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"Hey-this computer said my name!" exclaims four-year-old Jenna, as she clicks on her name in the sign-in screen in this new CD. What Jenna doesn't know is that she's playing with some of the most sophisticated computer learning technology to date. Not only does this new Reader Rabbit title have the ability to remember and say 527 of the most common names in North America, but it can administer its own pretest. This lets parents or teachers fine-tune the set of eight activities to a particular child's abilities, before he or she starts playing. Each activity presents skills within entertaining themes. In one game, kids decorate cookies with sprinkles and frosting. In another, they have to identify the patterns and sequence of dancing mice. Parents can easily access detailed reports of what a child does in each activity. The entertaining activities were a real hit with testers.
Teaches: logic, identifying patterns, following directions
Age Range: 4, 5, 6 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Amazon.com Review

An exciting new set of learning games featuring the ever-playful Reader Rabbit and friends, Thinking Adventures provides tons of activities designed to get kindergartners mastering all kinds of important skills. The goal is to throw a party for Sam the Lion, and there's a lot to do to get ready--matching, sorting, patterning, memorizing, and problem solving all play a role here.

As always with this series, the difficulty level adjusts automatically, and there's lots of printable worksheets and certificates. Reader Rabbit is always ready with helpful hints, which is great for kids who like to play without parental assistance. This is a great accompaniment for other Reader Rabbit titles--kids love the characters, and this title is more about general learning and entertainment than other programs that focus exclusively on math or reading. Younger kids will have a great time exploring with the easier skill levels--nearly every scene has lots of fun clickables, and many games can be easily handled by preschoolers. Reading isn't necessary, but good listening skills are--more easily distracted kids may need some assistance in understanding game instructions. You'll appreciate the progress reports--and knowing in which areas your child excels or needs some extra help. --Jill Lightner

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68 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent educational games require advanced mouse skills, April 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Reader Rabbit Thinking Adventures Ages 4-6 (CD-ROM)

As with all of the Reader Rabbit titles, this one has excellent education activities and an engaging storyline. My daughter loves it. Parents should be aware, however, that this title requires more advanced mouse skills that other software for this age group: two activities require the user to "click and drag". In another game the child must click in very small areas and in the "present wrapping" activity it is very easy to accidentally exit the game.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not another boring computer game, November 16, 2000

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martha n younger (Brownsvile, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reader Rabbit Thinking Adventures Ages 4-6 (CD-ROM)

The questions I ponder when I buy a computer game are: Will the kids like it? Will the graphics be good? Will the kids want to play it over and over? Is it educational? As we all know we don't get to try before we buy so we end up with a stack of games that the kids don't want to play. However, this one is a winner. My kids love it, the graphics are great, they always want to play this game, and it's educational. The main theme is that it Sam's birthday and his friends are throwing him a surprize birthday party. The player of the game has to help make cookies, design banners and wrapping paper, wrap presents, it just goes on and on. You will not waste your money.

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Engaging for Any Youngster, February 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Reader Rabbit Thinking Adventures Ages 4-6 (CD-ROM)

This software immediately caught my 4 year old's attention. The animation is great, and Reader Rabbit even addresses your child by their name (which you supply the program).

Many wonderful games for children to learn sequencing, matching, similarities & differences, and many more things. A second disk is even included that allows you to print helpful worksheets so that you may work away from the computer.

This software is money well spent.