Action SATS Learning: Key Stage 1 4-7 Years: Phonic Spelling screenshots

This is the game's main menu. The robot is marching along and his eyes follow the mouse

This is how the questions are answered

Each topic is treated as a new level of the game The green bar just above the score shows how much game time remains

So which letter sounds like the word 'bee'

After a correct answer the game's robot presenter does a little dance. At the end of a level it announces that it's time for a game

The instructions for the mini game 'Skid Marks'

Playing the mini game 'Skid Marks' It's not immediately obvious but the blue car in the picture is the car the player is driving, the dashboard is just window dressing

The end of a game of 'Skid Marks' After a short while the pupil is asked to 'Click The Mouse To Continue', at that point the score from the mini game is used to give the player more game time

The instructions for the game 'Meteor Wars'

A game of 'Meteor Wars' in progress

The instructions for the mini game 'Rocks'

The start of a game of 'Rocks', an Asteroids variant

In the game of 'Rocks', if a player's ship is destroyed before any score is logged they have ten seconds to restart

When the game is over the player may have achieved a score that can go onto the high score table

The high scores are displayed on the game's menu screen, here Moby has achieved 6th position. I wondered what those numbers were all about.

Each level can be revised, i.e. played on its own, and the pupil can take a test

One of the player aids is the 'Look It Up' box. Here it has been used while playing the 'Days and Dates' level which tests the spelling of days, months, seasons and holidays

The game configuration option is to turn on/off the music and sound effects. This is accessed from the main menu screen. Here they have both just been turned off

One of the player aids is the spinning 'Clue box' in the upper left corner of the screen. It can only be used once Here it's been used and has given the first letter of the answer

The game's load screen

Action SATS Learning: Key Stage 1 4-7 Years: Phonic Spelling

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