Franklin the Turtle: Goes to School

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Features:

• Designed to make learning fun, Franklin the Turtle Goes to School is a set of two CD-ROMs filled with games and activities that don't require any reading, making it perfect for younger players. Concentration and listening skills are crucial, however, as all instruction is provided verbally.
• Areas for play on the first disk include the schoolhouse, theater, and playground. Each features three fun activities, found by moving the cursor around the area. (It changes from an arrow to a star when you've found a game.) Every game's difficulty level can be set individually, and once each game is mastered at each skill level, players get to attend an official graduation ceremony with Franklin and friends. Basic preschool- and kindergarten-level skills are reinforced, including counting, measuring, sorting, identifying colors, practicing phonics, recognizing words, and learning the alphabet.
• The second disk in the set is mainly for parents. It includes a list of skills each game is designed to teach, as well as nearly 30 pages of printable activities, which kids will love to color when computer time is over. A short synopsis of each of the books in the Franklin series is also available, as are interviews with the creators of the series.
• The activity CD-ROM installs painlessly, and many children won't have a problem navigating around the screens by themselves after the first couple of visits with an adult. No installation is necessary to access the second, more informational disk, so you can pop it in when you have the time. (Ages 4 to 6) --Jill Lightner

Customer Reviews:

The Best Game My Kids Have Played. EVER!!!!!! [Posted on 2000-11-03]
This is such a wonderful piece of kids software. I can't believe that such a magnificent treat for children exists. My kids love Franklin the Turtle and the just can't get enough of this game. It's extremely nice to know that amongst all the crap on the shelves these days (and believe me, I've purchased my share of stinkers...ahem...Disney), that there IS quality software for kids out there. And knowing that this game comes from the developers at Nelvana, a company that truly cares about fun and learning for kids, is a real assurance that I'm dropping my hard earned cash on something worthwhile. I'm going to buy the other Franklin game now for my kids for Christmas, your kids will love it too!

Freakin' Franklin Is Friggin' Fun! [Posted on 2000-11-03]
What can I say, I play it for hours after my kid goes to sleep. Man...I dig that school play stuff. Its so crazy, it make me want to laugh some more! =)

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Wonderful software! [Posted on 2001-01-08]
I bought this for my four year old grandson for Christmas, and he loves it. This provides hours of entertaining education.We check his progress report,collect stickers from Mr. Owl, sing with Franklins friends and have silly fun. This is a must have software game.

Buy this for your little one! [Posted on 2003-04-18]
My first reaction was that this program might be too difficult for my 4 year old ~ she'd rather swing from the chandelier than sit down and learn her letters. Much to my surprise, she LOVES this CD! In fact, after sitting down with her only 2 times to perform the various tasks, she is now able to work through the program herself. The highest skill level is still too hard for her, but she is learning her upper/lower case letters, numbers and is following directions nicely. My 8 year old also requests time with this CD simply because it's fun.

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