I love TetraTales, it is engaging and full of educational content. My 7 year old son uses it. It is good for him to get one line at a time to read. The questions are a good prompt to think.
Diane, parent of a 10-year-old
My son worked through "what's the matter with you." He really enjoyed the interactive nature of the programme, being able to talk to it and move bits around to get them in the correct order. It was easy to follow and he definitely learnt all about matter and energy. Overall he stayed engaged, which is quite hard for him at the moment (recently home educated due to severe anxiety). I was a little sceptical given the age range but actually he engaged really well. I think he enjoyed being asked the questions.
Omena A., parent of a 6-year-old
I'm so far pleased with WiseHart's TetraTales. I do not know if this was intentional by design but Tetratales takes a multidisciplinary approach to its program. In one lesson, the kid learns science, reading, spelling, writing and art. It is why we got it. I went with the Gutenberg which is multimedia based (writing and video content), challenging the student to think harder and dig deeper and express their thoughts in clear terms. I asked my 6 year old what she thought of the program. The admitted it was tough and challenging but that was also very interesting. She prefers it to the last computer program we got, which has now been abandoned. For perspective, we are a low tech, low screen family. She uses this once a week, completing the "before" sheet, the video lesson and the "after" sheet within a week. We're excited to see how this evolves.
Vicki, parent of an 8-year-old
The concept and level seems about right. My daughter likes moving the words into the venn diagrams and the interactive on screen bits, and the story at the end. I like that it does teach, and uses proper words and ideas, and breaks the topic down well into sections. I like the consolidating of the concept in the stories.
