Granda Learning "All About..." Series

All About Number at Level 1

All About Number at Level 1 is packed with fun activities that encourage pupils to practice and consolidate their understanding of a variety of topics.

Full audio support is given on every page. Ther is also a built-in word processor with a speaking word bank, which allows children to write about what they have discovered.

Topics covered are:

• counting to ten
• reading numbers
• patterns
• ordering numbers
• addition
• number vocabulary
• subtraction

All About Number at Level 2

All About Number at Level 2 is the second title for numeracy in the series and is matched to the National Numeracy Strategy for Year 1.

Visually stimulating graphics encourage learning and the fun activities allow pupils to consolidate their understanding of vital mathematical concepts.

Key mathematical areas covered are:

• counting to twenty and counting in 2s and 5s
• odd and even numbers
• reading and ordering numbers
• place value, doubles, estimating
• addition and subtraction

All About Shape and Space

All About Shape and Space is designed to support pupils' development in mathematics and ICT.

The attractive graphics are designed to be visually stimulating and the exercises are designed to be interactive.

The accompanying audio support guides the pupil through each stage, making it ideal for group or independent work.

Learn about:

• pattern and design
• paths
• mirror symmetry
• how 3D shapes are formed

All About Toys

All About Toys is designed to support pupils in the study of Physical Processes in the Science National Curriculum at Key Stage 1.

The CD-ROM introduces pupils to a variety of new skills through its six menus and 15 interactive activities.

The CD-ROM:

• encourages discussion and develops scientific vocabulary
• develops visual and aural memory
• develops listening skills and aural discrimination
• stimulates thought and discussion and is a good source of secondary information

All About Ourselves

All About Ourselves is a visually stimulating resource, which promotes thought and discussion through a variety of interactive tasks.

Pupils can:

• learn about healthy eating, the skeleton and human life cycle
• listen to the talking story
• consolidate learning through simple games and activities
• display data using the simple pictogram

All About Ourselves is designed to support pupils in their work in the Life Processes and Living Things section of the National Currriculum document and related areas of the Scottish 5-14 Curriculum.

All About Materials

All about Materials offers motivating activities to consolidate understanding of key scientific concepts. It provides children with opportunities for sorting and matching, reasoning, hypothesising and testing knowledge of properties such as plastic and metal.

All on screen text will be read aloud if clicked, making it suitable for use with early or non readers.
 
Interactive activities include:

• Venn Diagrams: sort metal from plastic, paper from fabric, natural and man-made, magnetic and non-magnetic objects.
• Tests with magnets: find out which metals are not attracted to magnets
• Watch Videos on heating and cooling: No real life mess or danger! Sequences include melting and solidifying chocolate, freezing and melting water, burning wood, baking bread and making a clay pot.

Children can record ideas and reports using a simple built-in notepad facility which includes word and picture banks