SW Teaches Children Geography & Time

  • 12/01/95
Trudy's Time and Place House is the latest offering in Edmark's award-winning Early Learning House series. The program offers preschool to second grade students the opportunity to learn important geography and time concepts. Friendly characters, upbeat music and colorful graphics create a fun-filled learning environment, and open-ended activities allow children to explore and learn at their own pace. The activities include: learning to tell time, exploring and controlling units of time, using directions to get results, learning about world geography and understanding common map symbols. School versions include a comprehensive Teacher's Guide with lesson ideas and reproducible activity sheets. Lab packs are also available. Edmark Corp., Redmond, WA, (800) 426-0856. WM

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