Kidware® child-centered software promotes concept development and thinking skills for children pre-K through grade 4!
While fully engaged in these 17 award-winning KIDWARE® learning programs, children develop important literacy, math, social studies, science, art, music, and social skills. With KIDWARE®…
- Children progress through six levels at their own pace, for yearlong learning.
- Audio, speech, and word-processing options build oral and written language.
- Teachers can adjust levels, personalize programs, monitor progress, and keep electronically generated portfolios for each child.
- Software can be customized to other languages.
- ELL children can toggle between their primary language and English.
- Research has shown marked literacy development among at-risk children.
Student Icon Screen
Children progress through six levels at their own pace, for yearlong learning! Level 1:
Comparing/contrasting, classifying, vocabulary, creativity, art, math, science
Fun with Animals
Learn about 20 animals by recording their sounds, mixing and matching their body parts, and exploring their habitats.
Electronic Easel
Experiment with color mixing and open-ended drawing using different-sized lines and shapes.
I Can Count the Petals of a Flower
Count flower petals with an animated ladybug in this program developed with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
Level 2:
Social/emotional/character development, creativity, social studies
Neighborhoods (four programs: Farm, City, Island, Alaskan Village)
Select people, animals, vehicles, and other props to create lifelike scenarios in four geographically and culturally diverse settings.
Level 3:
Phonemic awareness, letter/word recognition, vocabulary, creativity
Fun with Letters and Words
Pictures and words (written and spoken) reinforce beginning sounds. Create customized picture dictionaries with words of special significance to each child.
Mural Maker
Learn how print represents speech sounds by creating thematic murals, puppets, personalized notes to parents, pictures with word labels, and word walls.
Electronic Builder
Create abstract or representational shape pictures, rotate shapes, or use the rubber stamp feature to make multiples of a shape or color.
Level 4:
Phonological awareness, music, math, decoding, creativity
Music Maker
Discriminate sounds and compose original musical tunes with this easy color-coded system.
KIDWARE® Writer
Use this desktop publishing program alone or with other KIDWARE® programs to type or record stories that go with a child's own pictures and creations.
Level 5:
Social/emotional development, social studies, math, science, creativity, problem—solving
Face Maker
Select features to create a character and program it to dance, smile, wiggle its ears, and more.
Aquarium
Simulate the setup and care of an aquarium, including plant and fish selection, and learn about a balanced ecosystem.
Advanced:
Reading, writing, creativity, higher-level thinking skills
Tool Kit for Kids (three programs: Speech Saver, Slide Show, and Recording Studio)
The recording studio and slide show tools let even the youngest students produce multimedia presentations using artwork or stories from other KIDWARE® programs. Great for creating child-narrated slide shows for sharing portfolios with families.
