Oregon Trail History Learning System (PC & Mac)

List Price: $19.95 Discount Price: $2.90

Features:

• Walk in the footsteps of courageous pioneers; catch a glimpse of a sunset over Chimney Rock or explore Fort Laramie and ford the Platte River
• Build decision-making and problem-solving skills as kids choose a wagon party and supplies, read maps, plan a route and guide their team
• Develop solutions to help friends and family survive the dangers of the journey, including raging rivers, buffalo stampedes, sickness and starvation
• Interact with more than 30 famous heroes like Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Paul Revere
• Your child will learn American history, geography, social studies, map reading, managing a budget, problem solving and critical thinking

Customer Reviews:

Excellent educational software [Posted on 2007-06-10]
This is a great educational game for kids learning about the westward expansion. You play as a group of people going west in a wagon train, along the way you will need to deal with problems such as getting across rivers and mountains, getting food, dealing with sickness and encounters with Native Americans. My daughter, age 8, can't quite do everything by herself, but we play it together. It also came with a Liberty Kids CD that is fun as well and teaches about the American Revolution. With Social Studies getting put on the back burner in schools these days this is a great tool. As a teacher not only does it build the kids social studies knowledge it also builds vocabulary and background knowledge that will help them in school.

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