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Charlie is a small mouse who lives in the preacher's podium at the church. At the start of the game, you are treated to a video of Charlie making his way to the top of the podium where he opens up the Bible. On the open pages of the Bible are some stories that the player can interact with, including stories of Creation, Noah's Ark, Jonah and the Whale, Three Wise Men, Parable of the Lost Coin, and Fishes and Loaves. Within each is a different activity for the child, some dealing with shapes, colors, and numbers. Other games are jig-saw puzzles and mazes.
Each of the three Charlie CDs has a slightly different age range. Ages 4-7 will enjoy all three. Charlie #2 skews slightly older to include 8 and 9 year olds because of some of the learning activities. Charlie #3 is 4-8. It really depends on your children and whether or not an older child or adult will be there to help. Some 8 and 9 year olds will want more sophisticated software activities, some will spend hours with Charlie!
Charlie # 1's learning activities are a little MORE related to the story. For example, in the Noah Story (Charlie 1), kids help put the animals on the Ark. But there's also an "animal matching" game after the story. In the Parable of the Lost Coin (Charlie 1) you help look for the woman's coin. But note that Charlie #1 is for younger children. Some of Charlie 1's activities are too easy for 7 year olds.
In Charlie #2 and #3 the activities in the stories teach early elementary skills using a Bible theme from the story. For example, In Charlie 2's Pearl of Great Price story, the activity is learning how to count money in a fun Bible story themed marketplace. In Charlie 2's David and Goliath story, there's a math game which you play with David's slingshot. |
