Early Learning House facts for kids
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| Genres | Edutainment |
| Developers | Theatrix Interactive, Inc. |
| Publishers | Edmark |
| Platforms | DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows, Macintosh |
| First release | Millie's Math House October 1992 |
| Latest release | Stanley's Sticker Stories June 1996 |
Early Learning House is a collection of four main educational video games and two compilations for the Windows and Macintosh platforms, developed by Theatrix Interactive, Inc. and published by Edmark software. Each different game focuses on a particular major learning category with selectable skill settings for preschooler, kindergarten and elementary learners. Millie's Math House (1992) on mathematics, Bailey's Book House (1993) on language, Sammy's Science House (1994) on science, and Trudy's Time and Place House (1995) on history and geography. A spin-off, Stanley's Sticker Stories (1996), sees players create animated storybooks with the series' characters. Millie & Bailey Preschool and Millie & Bailey Kindergarten each contain the combined activities from two of the four software products. In addition the programs can be configured by an adult mode to suit students with special needs. Most of the activities in every game have two modes, one to allow learners to explore and try it out for themselves and the other for learners to follow specific tasks set by the game characters. Learners also have the option to print pictures of creative activities and record sounds in phonics activities. Later the games were re-developed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology and re-published by The Learning Company with newer graphics and additional activities.
Games
The purpose of the series is to "provide students with a positive environment to explore early learning concepts".
Millie's Math House was released in October 1992 (Enhanced in August 1995) and stars the cow Millie. It primarily focuses on counting, quantities and simple figures divided into nine different activities (seven in earlier versions and six in first version). Bailey's Book House was released in June 1993, and stars the cat Bailey. It primarily focuses on reading, playing with words and phonics divided into nine different activities (seven in earlier versions and five in first version). Sammy's Science House was released in June 1994, and stars the snake Sammy. It primarily focuses on biology, experiments and matter divided into seven different activities (five in earlier versions). The Windows 95 version of the game was shipped July 31, 1995. Trudy's Time and Place House was released in September 1995, and stars the crocodile Trudy. It primarily focuses on geography, simulation and time divided into seven different activities (five in earlier versions). Edmark also released software with two house series combined together which included half of the respective software's activities: Millie & Bailey Preschool and Millie & Bailey Kindergarten.
