Romans (Interfact)

Rating:
Summary: World Book - The Romans
Review: A comprehensive study companion for the students or families learning more about Ancient Roman Society.

Please do not assume that this nicely packaged CD-ROM and Book cover all areas that you need to know. It is a wonderful springboard for inquiring young minds.

The activities are engaging, and encourage revisiting of all the areas offered in the book & CD. It would be difficult to stay in just one area without investigating the other areas.

My 7 year old son wanted to keep playing the Time Trek adventure, & guess which answers were correct. The adventure ends when an answer is incorrectly answered, forcing the player to go do a "little" research in other areas offered. Some areas seem silly at first, like the Mix & Match. But once the match is completed correctly information on a specific Roman person is provided. Silly isn't so bad either!

I found myself drawn to the screen as my son was playing, & really wanted to give him the answers. I held back but snuck back to the computer after he was in bed.

I also teach an introductory Latin Class to 5th graders, and will incorporate this package as a reward for other good performances in class. Oh, did I mention that successfully answering questions in the Time Trek Adventure produces a certificate? My students will be recognized for this accomplishment as well.

The only initial drawback is that the sound could be better. On further consideration, I like the fact that my children & students will be forced to read. After 10 minutes my son really didn't mind - although it forced me to teach him correct Roman pronunciations.

I have enjoyed this package. I am now deciding which other packages offered by this company I will try next.

Rating:
Summary: Romans - Interfact
Review: A great title to this series. All ages will want to inter-actwith the many activities offered on the CD that accompanies the seriesbook.

A great springboard for: research, intelligent play, and further reading.

Only drawback: it may seem that the sound should be more robust - not a worry for our family, it forced our children to take a more active role in reading - not just playing through this learning tool.

Rating:
Summary: Romans - Interfact
Review: A great title to this series. All ages will want to inter-actwith the many activities offered on the CD that accompanies the seriesbook.

A great springboard for: research, intelligent play, and further reading.

Only drawback: it may seem that the sound should be more robust - not a worry for our family, it forced our children to take a more active role in reading - not just playing through this learning tool.