The Times Ace Monkey Key Stage 2 English (Ages 7-11)
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Times English for Ages 7-11 is aimed at Key Stage 2 children providing a wide range of games to cover work done in schools as part of the National Literacy Strategy. Ace Monkey guides children through explanations of, for example, nouns, adverbs, adjectives and so on, and then introduces activities such as filling in the missing words and identifying adverbs to consolidate their understanding. On completion of each activity children can print out a certificate.
Children can also visit the fun house where they can play games to consolidate what they have learned in each of the sections. They can shoot the words, navigate their way around a maze looking for nouns or go on Ace's Water Adventure looking for adjectives, verbs etc.
There is a guidance section for parents that explains each game clearly and advises how the program is best used with children.
Although the graphics in this program are good and a child would find it easy to navigate the different games, the actual content is not really challenging enough for a Key Stage 2 child. Most of the activities cover levels that would be more appropriate for 6-7 year olds. --Amanda York
