Discover 2nd grade skills with Reader Rabbit at the Dragon's Castle!
A dramatic rescue from the dragon’s castle sets the scene for dozens of interactive learning activities, all carefully designed to nurture critical 2nd grade skills.
Reader Rabbit is trapped in the Dragon's Castle and he wants Sam the Lion to save him! But Sam needs a lot of help! Can he count on you to help him solve the mysteries of this bizarre castle and save Reader Rabbit from the fire-breathing dragon?
Sir Drayson Dragon is very clever! He has filled his castle with many challenges that you must complete before you will be able to rescue Reader Rabbit! You will have to work hard to earn enough points and collect the twelve widgets you must have to enter the chamber at the top of his castle!
When you begin your adventure, you will start with the rank of "Smoke Screen" but as you advance and earn more points, you will be promoted to higher ranks. The ultimate goal is to achieve the highest rank of "Dragon Fire" and I know you will want to claim that rank for yourself!
Each time you complete an activity in Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade, you will earn points for each correct answer you gave! There is a special bonus you can earn when you finish an activity with a perfect score! You must complete special activities to earn the widgets you must collect to continue your progress through the castle.
Great features like arcade-style games and Learning Creations musical activities provide plenty of variety, so the playtime experience is always fresh. Fractions to ecology to reading comprehension, it’s all here in an irresistible format that keeps kids coming back for more!
Learning Creations activities provide extra fun for curious minds! This imagination workshop encourages children to exercise their creative skills and design one-of-a-kind masterpieces. These lively and colourful activities balance logical thinking with creative exploration in art, music, and more!
Discover core skills in Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade:
Adding, including carrying
Subtracting, including borrowing
Creating equations
Identifying number patterns
Counting by multiples
Comparing number values
Identifying fractions
Telling time
Spelling
Building vocabulary
Developing phonic skills
Recognizing synonyms and antonyms
Building compound words
Reading
comprehension
Constructing sentences
Using punctuation and capitals
Identifying insect characteristics and anatomy
Using diagrams to locate information
Problem solving
Drawing/Painting art
Learning about calendars
Creating music
Features:
Clicking on the organ in the clubhouse will take a child to the Music Maker activity. Children can listen to one of the songs in memory or choose to compose their own tunes. Selecting one of the seven instruments will allow the child to hear how that instrument sounds. There is also an option to drag the notes and space bars onto the musical staff to write music or to make changes to a song.
Clicking on the drums takes the child to the Rhythm Room. The play button will start the band playing while the song button will change the tune being played. By clicking on the different band members, the child can turn that instrument on or off so they can choose only the instruments they want to hear. The child can use Sam's percussion to play along with the band. The music notation button will allow the child to view the music and the lyrics.
There are 37 multi-level interactive activities in Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade that cover more than 85 skills. Children will learn reading comprehension, creative writing, "carry-over" addition, "borrow" subtraction, fractions and multiplication, complex vowels, consonant blends, nouns, verbs and adjectives, geometric shapes, basic grammar, vocabulary and spelling, science and ecology and critical thinking.
There is an automatic help system built into this software to aid when a child is stuck. There are personalized workbooks, rewards and activities that are printable.
System Requirements:
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / XP, Pentium 300MHZ processor, 128MB RAM, 100MB hard drive space, Sound Blaster 16 or compatible sound card, mouse, colour printer.
This software comes in a paper sleeve.
