Sammy's Science House

Publisher: Riverdeep

age range: PreK-2

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RIVERDEEP

Sammy's Science House has five activities with multiple levels of learning for children. At the Sorting Station they learn the names of plants, animals, rocks, and fungi. Kids sort fish from birds or plants from trees. There are friendly cartoon bins that smile when the correct item is place in it. In the Workshop kids follow blueprints and build robots, trucks and boats. Over at Acorn Pond they can explore the field notebook finding great sketches and fun facts about the animals. Acorn Pond changes with the seasons and students can see how animal habitats change as well. In the Movie Making station kids can make a movie by putting frames of film in logical sequences. There is also a Weather Station where students can make their own weather with the assistance of a friendly talking bear. Kids experiment with temperature, wind, and precipitation. Kids will learn how different variables affect weather and find different weather terms.

I have used this program faithfully for a few years now. Kids love it. The characters are funny and exciting. The graphics are quite good. The educational games are fun and challenging. There are multiple levels of learning available so kids are challenged more often. This software covers mostly science learning standards.