Leeds Learning Colors and Shapes

This Freeware (donations accepted) program will teach your kids different colors and shapes.

Product Features:

·         Options to keep you kids entertained such as special effects, music and changing backgrounds. All of these can be changed via the options menu.

·         Learning mode that teaches both colors and shapes with special effects and music.

·         Learning mode options that enable you to highlight colors and shapes.

·         Learning mode options that allow the colors and shapes to be changed via keyboard or timer to keep your kids entertained.

·         Play game mode that tests what the child knows and gives positive feedback with over 50 different funny faces.

·         Play game mode options that enable you to highlight colors and shapes.

 

Contents

• Selection Dialog.

• Menu Options.

• Learning Colors and Shapes.

• Playing Colors and Shapes.

• Global Options.

• Learn Options.

• Play Options.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selection Screen

• Learn Colors: Selecting this button will teach your kids the basic colors.

• Learn Shapes: Selecting this button will teach your kids the basic shapes.

• Play Colors: Selecting this button will start a game that will test your kids knowledge of different colors.

• Play Shapes: Selecting this button will start a game that will test your kids knowledge of different shapes.

Menu Options

• File | New: Brings up the selections screen.

• File | Exit: Exits the program.

• Options: Brings up the options screen that allows you to make changes to the program.

• Help | Contents: Brings up this file.

• Help | Web Site: Goes to www.leedstechnology.com.

• Help | Donate: Goes to the web page that explains how to donate money to the makers of this program.

• Help | About: Tells you version information for this program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn Colors and Shapes

This will teach your kids different colors and shapes by displaying one shape or color on the screen. A voice will tell you what the color or shape is. The shapes change by default every few seconds. For kids that like feedback, you can have the shapes change when they hit any key on the keyboard. This is done in the learn options menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play Colors and Shapes

This is a game mode that will display 4 objects on the screen and then ask your child to select the correct color or shape. If the correct color or shape is selected a funny face will be shown. Otherwise the color or shape that is selected will be stated.

Global Options

• Background Options | Change Background: Specifies if the background should change. The default is change so it keeps the child's attention.

• Background Options | Change Background after # pictures: Specifies how many shapes or colors to show before changing the background.

• Shapes to Use: You can change the shapes from plastic to standard shapes to test your child's understanding of colors and shapes looking different.

• Music | Play Background Music: Lets you turn the background music on or off. Please note that if the background music is too loud you can change it through your volume control MIDI section.

Learn Options

• Color and Shape Options | Use the Same Object: If enabled, the same shape will be used throughout the color learning process. Also, if enabled, the same color will be used throughout the shape learning process. By enabling this, it may help to enforce colors and shapes to younger children.

• Color and Shape Options | Repeat Object # Times: Specifies how many times a specific color or shape is repeated in sequence.

• Change Shapes: You can specify whether the colors or shapes change automatically (Timer) or by the child hitting a key on the keyboard (Keyboard).

• Special Effects Options | Special Effects: Specifies the speed that special effects happen. Select a higher number to make the effects last longer.

Play Options

• Color and Shape Options | Use the Same Object: If enabled, the same shape will be used throughout the color learning process. Also, if enabled, the same color will be used throughout the shape learning process.  By enabling this, it may help to enforce colors and shapes to younger children.

• Repeat Question | Repeat: If enabled will repeat the question over every 10 seconds.

• Special Effects Options | Special Effects: Specifies the speed that special effects happen. Select a higher number to make the effects last longer.