Software:Fisher Price Ready for School

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Short description: 1996 video game
Fisher Price Ready for School
Publisher(s)Davidson & Associates[1]
Platform(s)Windows
Release1996[2]

Fisher Price Ready for School is an educational video game from Davidson & Associates. The game is for ages 4 to 6.[3]

Gameplay

Fisher-Price Ready for School is a multimedia educational game designed for children ages 4 to 6, helping them develop early learning and social skills before starting kindergarten.[2] The game takes place in the animated town of Kinderville, where children can explore various locations, each offering activities focused on different educational concepts:

  • Randi's Wacky Word Factory – Teaches three-letter words using a bubble machine.
  • Telly the Telephone – Helps children learn phone etiquette and number patterns.
  • Tick-Tock's Tower – Introduces telling time with both analog and digital clocks.
  • Clara's Calendar Corner – Teaches months and seasons with interactive stickers.
  • Chaz's Construction Junction – Covers safety and manners through hidden picture puzzles.
  • Clarence's Concert Hall – Uses musical instruments to teach counting and number recognition.
  • Sandy's Snack Shop – Introduces basic addition and subtraction.
  • Penny's Post Office – Focuses on sorting, matching, and recognizing colors, shapes, and sizes.
  • J.J.'s Hop – Uses alliterative phrases to teach letter and sound recognition.
  • Design Depot – Encourages creativity through shape matching and pattern recognition.

The game also comes with four pre-printed activity books designed to enhance early learning in math, reading, writing, social skills, and safety. A built-in print kit enables children to print pages for additional practice.

For parents, a second CD-ROM provides expert advice on early childhood development, including a video guide featuring educational specialists discussing school readiness and learning strategies.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Evansville Courier and Press3/4[4]
The News-Press2.5/4[5]

The game ranked 7th on PC Data's list of Top-Selling Home Education Software for the first half of 1996.[6] It also ranked as the 10th on PC Data's list of top-selling educational games for June 1996.[7]

Fisher Price Ready for School later appeared on PC Data's sales chart in 1998.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Glover, Anne (July 12, 1997). "Fisher Price Ready for School". p. 187. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240821075927/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/153710615/. Retrieved February 5, 2025. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Davidson & Associates Inc helps children and their parents prepare for Kindergarten with Fisher Price Ready for School". October 1996. Archived from the original on January 26, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970126003030/http://www.davd.com/press/products/fpready.html. Retrieved February 5, 2025. 
  3. ↑ Dunne, Susan (June 3, 1997). "Fisher Price Ready for School helps prepare children for Kindergarten". p. 35. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240821075644/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/153710590/. Retrieved February 5, 2025. 
  4. ↑ "Software reviews". October 23, 1996. p. 23. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240821080138/https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-courier-and-press/153710641/. Retrieved February 5, 2025. 
  5. ↑ Langberg, Mike (January 21, 1996). "Fisher Price CD-ROM an example of guiltware". p. 116. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240820083140/https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press/153648217/. Retrieved February 5, 2025. 
  6. ↑ "PC Data Hits List of Top Selling Software First Half, 1996". Archived from the original on June 28, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980628235927/http://www.pcdata.com:80/html/top_sellers/fh96_pc_home_ed.html. Retrieved February 5, 2025. 
  7. ↑ "Personal Technology". July 29, 1996. p. 38. Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240821080529/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/153710670/. Retrieved February 5, 2024. 
  8. ↑ "PC Data Hits List of Top-Selling Software Week of February 15 - February 21, 1998". March 5, 1998. Archived from the original on June 23, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980623062231/http://www.marketingcomputers.com/news/9803/05_03.asp. Retrieved February 7, 2026. 



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