This activity center introduces children aged 2 to 6 to counting, shapes, opposites, colors, and the alphabet. Like the other Stickybear games, it can switch between English and Spanish on the fly. A math game with the mascot Stickybear. The game contains of serveral random minigames, all with five mathquestions to solve. The game was bilingual in english and spanish.
Stickybear is a fictional character created by Richard Hefter and an edutainment series starring the character headed by Optimum Resource, Inc. The character was a mascot of Weekly Reader Software,[1] a division of Xerox Education Publications.[2]
Software of the series has been released since the early 1980s;[3] software programs originated on the Apple II platform and were released for IBM PC,[1]Atari 8-bit[4] and Commodore 64 platforms.[5]
As of 2008 the most recent Stickybear software was developed for Windows XP/Windows Vista and Mac OS X.[6]
Books with Stickybear[edit]
- Babysitter Bears (1983)[7]
- Bears at Work (1983)[8]
- Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book (1983)[9]
- Stickybear Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety (1983)[10]
- Stickybear Book of Weather (1983)[11]
- Where is the Bear? (1983)[12]
- Stickybears Scary Night (1984)[13]
Software with Stickybear[edit]
The earliest software programs included picture books in colors and posters.[14]
- Stickybear Alphabet (IBM-PC,[1]Apple II[15]) (Some versions included the book The Strawberry Look Book)
- Stickybear Numbers
- Stickybear Bop
- Stickybear Shapes
- Stickybear Math (Commodore 64, IBM-PC, Apple II,[1]Philips CD-i)
- Stickybear Math 2 (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Opposites (IBM-PC[1])
- Stickybear Reading (Commodore 64, IBM-PC,[1]Philips CD-i)
- Stickybear Early Learning Activities (Windows, Apple Macintosh Classic, Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X[16]
- At Home With Stickybear[17]
- Stickybear Kindergarten Activities[18]
- Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe (Windows XP/Windows Vista, Mac OS X[6])
- Stickybear Spellgrabber (Commodore 64, Mac OS 7)
- Stickybear Typing (Commodore 64, IBM-PC)
- Stickybear's Reading Room (Mac OS 7)
- Stickybear Preschool (Philips CD-i)
- Stickybear Family Fun Game (Philips CD-i)
Reception[edit]
II Computing listed Stickybear tenth on the magazine's list of top Apple II educational software as of late 1985, based on sales and market-share data.[19]
Peter Mucha of the Houston Chronicle reviewed IBM versions of Stickybear in 1990; Stickybear Opposites received a B-, Stickybear Math received a B, Stickybear Math 2 received a B, Stickybear Alphabet received an A-, and Stickybear Reading received a C.[1]
The New Talking StickyBear Alphabet won the Best Early Education Program 1989 Excellence in Software Award from the Software and Information Industry Association.[20]
Leslie Eiser of Compute! magazine said in a 1992 review that StickyBear Town Builder was dated compared to other games of its time.[21]
Computer Gaming World in 1993 said of Stickybear's Early Learning Activities, 'In the world of early learning software, it's difficult to find anyone who does it better.'[22]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghMucha, Peter. 'Educational programs vary widely in quality and range.'[dead link]Houston Chronicle. Sunday August 18, 1990. Lifestyle 5. Retrieved on December 5, 2009. Available from the Houston Public Librarynewspapers section, accessible with an HPL library card number and its PIN.
- ^Moritz, Michael and Philip Elmer-DeWitt. 'Software for All Seasons.' TIME. Monday December 19, 1983. Retrieved on December 5, 2009.
- ^'Stickybear Numbers & ABC for preschool children', InfoWorld, October 24, 1983, pp. 37-38.
- ^'Stickybear'. Atari Mania. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^Engst, Adam C.; Hirasuna, Tom (May 4, 1992). 'In Search of Stickybear'. TidBITS. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ ab'Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe Grades PK-2'. Optimum Resource, Inc. Archived from the original on April 18, 2006. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^'Babysitter Bears.' Google Books.
- ^'Bears at Work.' Google Books.
- ^'Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book.' Google Books.
- ^'Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety.' Google Books.
- ^'Stickybear Book of Weather.' Google Books.
- ^'Where is the Bear?.' Google Books.
- ^'Stickybears Scary Night.' Google Books.
- ^Lynch, Dennis (1985-04-12). 'STICKYBEAR HELPS PRESCHOOLERS LEARN THE COMPUTER ROPES'. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^Compute! Issue 49. June 1984. '71.
- ^'Stickybear Early Learning Activities.' Optimum Resource, Inc..
- ^'At Home with Stickybear: School Version with Lesson Plans (Ages 1-5).' ERIC. Retrieved on April 3, 2017.
- ^'Stickybear Kindergarten Activities.' Optimum Resource, Inc..
- ^Ciraolo, Michael (Oct–Nov 1985). 'Top Software / A List of Favorites'. II Computing. p. 51. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^'1989 Excellence in Software Awards WinnersArchived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine.' Software and Information Industry Association.
- ^Eiser, Leslie. 'Stickybear Town Builder. (computer game) (Software Review) (Evaluation).' Compute! December 1992. Issue 147. 164.
- ^Soper, Virginia (December 1993). 'Stickybear's Early Learning Adventures'. Computer Gaming World. pp. 155–156. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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External links[edit]
- Optimum Resource, Inc. (Stickybear.com) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Stickybear ABC for the Apple II at the Internet Archive
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Description of Stickybear Math Apple II
1984, the year Stickybear Math was released on Apple II. Made by Optimum Resource, Inc. and published by Weekly Reader Family Software, this educational game is available for free on this page.
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Software for grands.
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I am in the process of rebuilding an APPLE 2E, to introduce the grandkids to.
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