Sesame Street: Get Set to Learn!
Reviewed by Cynthia A. Sorrels
Published by Creative Wonders/ABC Electronic Arts

Age Group: Age 2 to 5, Age 4 to 8 Type: Thinking Games Price: $19.95

Description:

Welcome to another exciting episode of Get Set To Learn! Each Sesame Street character hosts a different game in his or her own studio.

Get ready to shine the spotlight on one of the hosts!

Big Bird is playing Count it Up! Up! Up! in his tree! Spin the wheel to select what to count, then Big Bird sets them up on his counting tree. When the objects are set, he'll tell which ones to count.

Oscar loves playing Dunk or Date - as long as it's Telly getting dunked!

Fill Oscar's barrel with the correct amount of trash twice, then dunk Telly - sometimes trash is added, sometimes it's taken away. Oscar will give all the instructions you'll need here.

What Size is Your Prize? Zoe's prizes are different sizes, so she made up a game to compare them. Listen to Zoe, then compare the prizes and pick the correct one.

Find the Missing Cookie in the Kooky Cookie Game

In this game, Cookie Monster sets up a variety of cookies to form a pattern - but one cookie is always missing. Find the missing cookie to complete the pattern and FEED Cookie Monster!

Match the Moons shows framed boxes with several moons in it. Count those moons, then count the number of moons in each box below. Find the box with the matching number of items to solve the problems.

There are "BONUS" activities on this CD-ROM that are actually demos of other Sesame Street programs. While it is nice to view and play the previews, younger children may not understand why that game isn't fully functional.

Skills Chart

A Skill Chart keeps parents informed as to which skills are addressed at a given level of any game - useful information when tracking a child's progress.

Installation

No difficulties were encountered with installing or running this program. The User's Guide notes that multitasking is not supported while running "Get Set to Learn! and the program requires WinG and Win32s to run. If the installation program doesn't detect these applications, they can be installed manually. The User's Guide also includes five pages of troubleshooting tips - if you have problems, the solution is likely here. Should the tips not help, phone numbers for technical support and an email address are provided.

Features

The sound and graphics work well together in bringing together a "live" studio feel. Your youngsters will love having their favorite Sesame Street characters talking directly to them! You'll have to see it to believe it!

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