The Lightspan games was a strategic partnership with Sony, San Diego-based educational software and Internet company Lightspan has cornered the K-8 market on video games in the classroom. Created under the guidance of educators and adhering to national educational objectives and standards, the company’s Lightspan Achieve Now series consists of 80 ‘adventures’ that hinge on lessons in reading, language arts and math.
PlayStation produces all of Lightspan’s software at Sony Disc Manufacturing, and Sony charges license fees for the use of its gaming platform for a for-profit venture. Launched back in 1996, today more than 3,600 schools in 43 states are using Lightspan systems, according to the Interactive Digital Software Assocation.
Lightspan - A Mars Moose Adventure - Cosmic Quest 2 - Fairy Tale Island: In this adventure, your child will join Mars Moose as he searches a marvelous place called Fairy Tale Island for the torn-up pieces of a map that will help him find his playful dog, Cosmo. Your child is challenged to help Mars recover all the map pieces by understanding phonogram families and completing rhyming structures.
- Identify rhyming words
- Build an understanding of phonogram families
- Complete and extend rhyming patterns
Manufacturer's description:
Features:
- First person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Animals & Educational themes.
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