A teaching program for children up to eleven years, Fractions 1 had clear inlay instructions and auto-ran revealing a menu offering: Definition of Fractions, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division - plus tests after each section.

Good teaching practice of using large letters and digits to complement the simple, logical teaching steps are followed.

We are taken slowly and carefully through a good basic definition of fractions, and explanation of a "whole" to a fraction being part of a whole.

Each is repeated in a different way and supported by effective use of graphics, as is the subsequent section explaining halves and onwards - shame that "fifths" appears as "fiths". Major points are emphasised by a hand with pointing finger.

After practice at typing in fractions, Magic Water Jugs fill up, accompanied by sound, to appropriate levels. The test uses the Jug, and wrong answers bring more teaching, as does entering "help".

Entering "menu" returns the program to that point. Each question answered correctly brings immediate reinforcement of a noisy flashing "well done". The end shows individual scores, average score and time taken if two or more children are playing.

T.W.