A deluxe kit featuring the popular Reader Rabbit characters, the Reader Rabbit Kindergarten Learning System can be used on a PC set up at a summer camp site. For Windows XP or Vista, campers join Reader Rabbit on his own summer adventures including bouncing through Balloon Town while learning phonics, and the Dreamship Tales section, which students can use to create and print out games, puzzles and crafts. The hands-on interaction of this learning system can make it a popular camp free time activity.
If your camp has a Wii for students to use during recreation hour, the learning techniques found in Reader Rabbit Kindergarten for the Wii will capture the attention of young campers as they learn phonics, reading and important listening skills. This game, which can be purchased or rented if you'd like to test drive it, is appropriate for 3 to 6 year olds. Reader Rabbit Kindergarten Wii will be released in late March 2011.
Already on the market for a couple of years, Reader Rabbit for the DS is ideal for a child with this handheld system. Because the DS version is small and compact enough to be in a camp backpack, the child can play reading games while traveling to and from camp, as well as during rest times during camp itself. The game features short videos and songs and uses a stylus so very young children can easily manipulate the controls. Check with the camp rules before sending a child to camp with a DS. Some camps have strict no electronics policies.
If you opt to run a camp that is electronics-free, Reader Rabbit Kindergarten games are still available to you. With 320 full color pages of activities, an extensive sheet of stickers, and even a certificate of completion, the Reader Rabbit Workbook can be standard text for an educational summer camp reading program. More traditional "fun and games" camps can keep a few on hand in the library or lounge for students to work on during free time.