SOFTWARE FOR THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE

The recommendations that I have made throughout this document are only suggestions! Many more excellent titles are available from the companies listed below.

COMPANY SOFTWARE (award winning)

Sherston Publishing Group Tizzy’s Toybox Special Edition Angel House Tizzy’s First Tools Sherston Tizzy’s Busy Week Malmesbury Izzy’s Island Wiltshire Fizzy’s First Numbers SN16 OLH Fizzy’s Number Skills Tel 01666 843200 Nursery Rhyme Time www.sherston.com Nursery Rhyme Time V2 Number Train Products available to the home user through abc-CD Special Edition eBay and Amazon.co.uk 123-CD Little Brown Bear on the Farm Little Brown Bear – The Seasons Izzy’s Story Skills (Goldilocks) Young Macdonald’s Farm Here's Splodge! Monkeys Ducks and Frogs Rainbow Street Polka Dot Park (Growth) Polka Dot Park (Habitat) Polka Dot Park (Materials) The Magic BeanBag The Jellybods Paddington Bear First Steps in History Paddington Bear First Steps in Geography All Around the House ReacTickles 2 COMPANY SOFTWARE (award winning)

2Simple Software Infant Video Toolkit 2 Enterprise House (includes 2Paint 2Publish 2Count 2Go 2Graph 2 The Crest 2Question) Hendon 2Simple Music Toolkit 2Animate NW4 2HN To Create a Story Tel 02082 031781 Simple City Home Licenses available. 2Paint a Picture http://www.2simple.com/ Maths City 2 Photo Simple

COMPANY (award winning) SOFTWARE

Inclusive Technology Ltd IT Mouse Skills Riverside Court Teddy Games Huddersfield Road Learn More Through Games Delph SwitchIt Diggers Oldham SwitchIt At Home OL3 5FZ SwitchIt Gadgets Tel 01457 819790 SwitchIt Farm www.inclusive.co.uk SwitchIt Christmas SwitchIt SwitchIt Dinosaurs SwitchIt Sports Suppliers of hardware/software for special needs Choose and Tell Nursery Rhymes including switches, tiny mice and single click mice. Choose and Tell More Nursery Rhymes The Wheels on the bus Touch Inclusive Technology provide an online website called Touch Balloons HelpKidzLearn which has free software/resources and Let’s Go To Town information for parents. Let’s Go To The Seaside Leaps and Bounds 1,2,3 http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/index.html Musical Leaps and Bounds At the Doctors At the Vets At the Café At the Garden Centre At the Post Office COMPANY SOFTWARE (award winning)

Resource Education Albert’s Paintbox 2 Little Hallam Hill Albert’s House Ilkeston Pond Derby DE7 4LY Rainbow Stories (talking books) Music Maker Pitch Telephone: 07813 498402 Number Bunnies www.resourcekt.co.uk Animal Match People Match Motor Match COMPANY SOFTWARE (award winning)

Q&D Multimedia Mini Musical Monsters 3 St. James' Court Number Run Friar Gate Beep Derby Beep Beep (a follow up to Beep) DE1 1BT Pretty Things Tel 01332 364963 Noisy Things http://www.q-and-d.co.uk/ Dog and Cat - Early Years Literacy

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Neptune Computer Technology Sing and Play Nursery Rhymes The Paddocks Bric-a-Brac: Basic Skills Series Meredith Close Captain Conrad’s Space Adventure Halstock An extensive range of software featuring Percy the Yeovil Caterpillar, which can be purchased separately or in Somerset bumper packs. BA22 9SA Tel 01935 891892 www.neptunect.co.uk Products available to the home user through Amazon.co.uk COMPANY SOFTWARE (award winning)

d2 Digital By Design Limited. Mouse Music 52 Princess Street Mouse Studio Manchester Mouse in the House M1 6JX Who Ate the Cheese Tel 0161 247 7932 Mouse Island http://www.themouseclub.co.uk/ Special Me All products available for the home user via the mouse club shop COMPANY SOFTWARE Bob the Builder Pingu Fimbles www.amazon.co.uk Amazon are a good source for BBC Multimedia Balamory Big Cook, Little Cook Noddy Thomas the Tank Engine Underground Ernie Lego My World First Steps A range of Fisher Price software A range of Reader Rabbit Software Other multimedia widely available from: WH Smith Currys PC World Staples Office Supplies Toys R Us

Many companies now supply tiny/single button mice (optical/PS/2) which are ideal for little hands. Please check the technical specifications before purchase. Please note that all information is current at the time of printing.

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INTERNET ADDRESS SOFTWARE

http://www.tuxpaint.org/download/ Tux Paint A creative programme. Download the programme and the stamps.

http://www.hanselman.com/babysmash/index.htm Baby Smash

Recommended for very young children.

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For developing mouse control and understanding cause and effect Tizzy’s Busy Week IT Mouse Skills Leaps and Bounds 1,2,3 Little Brown Bear on the Farm Reader Rabbit Toddler Any of the Switchit programmes but you will need switches to go with them. Beep Beep Beep

For Communication Language and for Literacy Rainbow Stories Izzy’s Story Skills (Goldilocks & The Three Billy Goats Gruff) Nursery Rhyme Time Choose and Tell Nursery Rhymes Let’s Go To Town Let’s Go To The Seaside To Create a Story

Mathematical Development Fizzy’s First Numbers Fizzy’s Number Skills Number Run Pond Monkeys Ducks and Frogs

Expressive Arts and Design Development Pretty Things Albert’s Paintbox Mini Musical Monsters Musical Leaps and Bounds Mouse Studio Mouse Music

PSE At the Doctors/Café/Vets/etc

Understanding the World Polka Dot Park (Growth) Polka Dot Park (Habitats) Polka Dot Park (Materials) The Magic BeanBag Rainbow Street Simple City

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www..co.uk/ Cbeebies www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/ Teletubbies www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/ Tweenies http://www.miketheknight.com/en-gb/index.html Mike the Knight www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/balamory/ Balamory www.funwithspot.com Spot the Dog www.boohbah.tv/ The http://www.firemansam.co.uk/home.php Fireman Sam http://www.rosieandjim.tv/newhome.html Rosie and Jim http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/ Sesame Street http://pbskids.org/everything.html has many well known children’s characters to choose from) http://www.hitentertainment.com/kipper/ Kipper http://www.bobthebuilder.com/uk/index.html Bob the Builder http://www.hitentertainment.com/angelinaballerina/uk/index.html Angelina Ballerina http://www.thomasandfriends.com/en-gb/index.html Thomas the Tank Engine http://www.hitentertainment.com/barney/flash_mx/sites/player.asp Barney http://www.pingu.net/uk/whale.htm Pingu http://www.themouseclub.co.uk/flash/mouseclub.html The Mouse Club http://www.fifiandtheflowertots.com/ Fifi and the Flower Tots http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/dora/ Dora the Explorer http://www.undergroundernie.com/ Underground Ernie http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/inthenightgarden/ In the Night Garden http://www.poissonrouge.com/ Poisson Rouge http://www.postmanpat.com/ Postman Pat

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