Easel (JumpStart Preschool 1995)

The Easel is an activity in JumpStart Preschool (1995). It is accessed by clicking on the Easel in the classroom. It is designed to teach letters, numbers, and shapes for preschoolers.

Description
The player must color in pictures by following the instructions. The picture has many pieces, and each piece containing a single icon (either a shape, letter or number). There are a few paint cans at the bottom of the screen, each containing a different color of paint, and marked with a different icon. The player must match the icon on the paint can to the areas on the picture with that same icon. Once all of the areas in the picture have been colored, an animation will play twice.

The player can alternate between either Shapes, Letters, or Numbers mode by using the three buttons at the right side of the screen. The player can also choose a different picture to color by clicking on the green left and right arrows near the bottom right corner of the screen.

Digital manual description
Identify letters, numbers and shapes by painting labeled areas in a black and white picture.

Click on the Easel and go to the Paint Program. The purpose of this game is to fill all of the areas that contain a letter, number or shape with the color of the Paint Can which contains the same letter, number or shape. Click on either the Letter, Number or Shape icon to select one to practice matching. Select a Paint Bucket at the bottom of the screen. Notice that each Paint Bucket contains a unique letter, number, or shape (depending upon which icon has been selected) that corresponds to an area in the picture. Once you have filled all of the areas with the correct paint color, pick up the next Paint Can to fill the rest of the unfilled areas. Once you have filled all of the blank areas in the picture, a surprise animation will occur.

Trivia

 * This activity appears to have inspired a similar activity in JumpStart Preschool (1999).