… the “Blue’s Clues” games. We have the “ABC Activities” game and it does an excellent job with kindergarten level phonics.

… any of the Disney games. My son loved all the Winnie the Pooh games and there was a Mickey Mouse one that he enjoyed too.

I wouldn’t overlook the many free online games that are out there. You can make a Word Document with images of the games and clickable links. Just place it on your child’s desktop on his computer screen. A double-click will open it up. It is easy for a pre-reader to know what games he is selecting when there are screenshots near the link. You could also add the links to his favorites list, but pre-readers have a hard time knowing what games they are selecting unless they have a picture. Some good sites to local educational games are BBC, Disney, PBS, and Scholastic websites.

Try this web site, it carries reduced and free software; the above named included.

http://www.planetcdrom.com/discount-software/show/grade35/

“Living Letters” is available from http://www.timberdoodle.com

Also try Jump Start.

If you want a free website with educational games, try http://www.starfall.com

http://www.5dollarsoftware.com

They have a flat shipping fee, and ship very quickly!