Thursday, January 5, 2012

Metric or Imperial ??

When I was browsing  the South African app center  the other day, "LeapSchool: In the Kitchen with Hap!" caught my eye. 
This game teaches :

  • Counting
  • Measurement
  • Health & nutrition
  • Food facts


But just before I was about to download this game something occurred to me; nowhere does it state whether this game uses metric or imperial measurements.

A very important issue as I do not want to confuse my kids by teaching them the wrong system.

I have subsequently contacted the powers that be and below is their response

"  We use metric for non-US lines"
An example:
“Fill the bowl with strawberries until the needle of the scale points to 3 kilograms.”


(see 10 LF dollar game apps for more info on this and other game's.)


My Alphabet Stew app Review

Stew


Recommended Ages 4-9 Years

My 5 year old daughter really enjoys this game and I have noticed an 
improvement in her spelling since she has been playing.


Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure glitch fix.


My Daughter received Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure  for  Christmas from an overseas relative. 
When she started to play I discovered there was a problem with the game. She was very disappointed as there was no way to return the faulty game.  

Luckily it turns out this problem is not with the Cartridge, but with the Skill selected content and is very easily fixed. 


Disney The Princess and the Frog



Description 


Help Tiana pursue her dreams by using your mathematics and word skills in the kitchen, on the bayou and more!
• Cartridge game works with the Leapster Explorer™ and LeapPad™ Explorer systems (sold separately).
• Help Tiana make dinner by choosing the correct amount of each ingredient.
• Explore addition and subtraction as Naveen hops through the bayou to rescue Tiana.
• Choose the correct letter so Ray can lead the way to Mama Odie's house.
• Teaches number and letter recognition, counting, logic and reasoning skills and music. Appropriate for children ages 4 to 7 years (grades pre-K to 1).

Teaches 

Music
  • Making and listening to music can increase a child's creativity as well as support language, math, and physical development.
Logic and reasoning
  • Logic and reasoning skills begin to develop at an early age and are used to solve problems and draw conclusions.
Counting
  • Children learn to count and compare sets of objects.

Best Price i have found this game is at takealot.com for R263

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Expansion Apps

This App costs 7.50 LF Dollars -Approx R64.50

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Expansion App: Mr. Pencil Saves Doodleburg


Recommended age: 4 - 7 years

About

Go to the taxi stand to access 4 new locations for more artistic activities, including a 15-page coloring book!
Use your creativity skills to explore 4 new locations in Doodleburg.
Show your artistic side in 5 new coloring books.

Teaches
  • Art & drawing
  • Shapes

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Creative Apps

These Apps cost 10 LF Dollars - Approx R86

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Story Studio: Princesses & Mermaids


Recommended age : 4 - 7 years

About


Star in a story you choose! Create an enchanting tale by using the story structure or rewriting it to fit your imagination, then share it with loved ones!
Choose from 3 different stories, then personalize the tale with your photos, narration and art.
Share your creation with family and friends.

Teaches
  • Creative expression
  • Story-building
  • Creating multimedia projects
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Story Studio: Pirates & Aliens


Recommended age : 4 - 7 years

About
Star in a story you choose! Create an exciting tale by using the story structure or rewriting it to fit your imagination, then share it with loved ones!
Choose from 3 different stories, then personalize the tale with your photos, narration and art.
Share your creation with family and friends.

Teaches
  • Creative expression
  • Story-building
  • Creating multimedia projects
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Other Video Apps

This Video app costs 7.50 LF Dollars - Approx R 64.50

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Sing-Along Read-Along™

Recommended age: 3 to 6 years

About


Join Og, Al, Gus, Izzy and Meg, as they use rhythm, rhyme and repetition to build reading skills! Laugh, sing and read along with 12 animated learning stories!
Watch fun skits that introduce vowel sounds, followed by animated stories with music and sing-along words highlighted on the screen.
Watch this 35-minute video on your handheld or tablet for on-the-go fun.

Teaches
  • Phonics skills
  • Word recognition
  • Rhyming
  • Music
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Word World Videos

These Videos cost 7.50 LF Dollars - Approx R 64.50


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Word World: Vol. 1 Season 1 Episode 1 and 2



Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Help WordWorld friends find a runaway O, celebrate Dog’s birthday, discover that bigger isn’t always better and explore the meaning of friendship!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes) 

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Sharing
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Word World: Vol. 2 Season 1 Episode 3 and 4


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years 

About

Join the critters of WordWorld as they build a rocket, go on a bird- watching adventure, solve a mystery and search for a long-lost relative!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Helping others
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Word World: Vol. 3 Season 1 Episode 5 and 6


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years 

About

Visit WordWorld and discover the importance of acceptance, listening, keeping promises, sharing and walking in another’s shoes!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)


Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Social skills
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Word World: Vol. 4 Season 1 Episode 7 and 8


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years 

About

Join the WordFriends as they search for lost letters, go on a wild V chase, hunt for rhyming words and discover a word combination to stop a fear of the dark!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Phonological awareness
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Word World: Vol. 5 Season 1 Episode 9 and 10


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years 

About

Join the inhabitants of WorldWorld for a sleepover party, a marvelous magic show, a concert and a special moonlight feast!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Social play
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Word World: Vol. 6 Season 1 Episode 11 and 12


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years 

About

Help the critters of WorldWorld write song lyrics, shuffle words, hunt for a missing W and play the part of a princess!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Helping others
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Word World: Vol. 7  Season 1 Episode 13 and 14



Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Team up with the WordFriends for a tongue-tied read-a-thon, a mad-scientist experiment, crazy jungle adventures and a haywire day delivering mail!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Problem solving
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Word World: Vol. 8 Season 1 Episode 15 and 16


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Join the WordFriends as they make a secret gift, track down an out-of-this-world clock, solve a puzzle that’s awash in mystery and get to the root of a misunderstanding!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes) 

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Social play
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Word World: Vol. 9 Season 1 Episode 17 and 18


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Meet WordWorld’s first superhero! Then help the friends solve a bottled-up mystery, make a big discovery and rescue a baby whale!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Helping others
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Word World: Vol. 10 Season 1 Episode 19 and 20


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Accompany WordWorld friends to Mystery Island, help pig overcome stage fright, stop the mail train from derailing and create a rainbow cake!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes) 

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Problem solving
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Word World: Vol. 11Season 1 Episode 21 and 22


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Enter WordWorld as the friends rebuild a birthday banana, learn some rootin’ tootin’ rope tricks, play baseball and traipse off on a jungle misadventure!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes) 

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Phonological awareness
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Word World: Vol. 12  Season 1 Episode 23 and 24



Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Travel high and low with the WordWorld gang as they attend an insect air show and a fishy dance performance. Watch what happens when things spiral out of control!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes) 

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Problem solving

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Word World: Vol. 13 Season 1 Episode 25 and 26


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Dress up for Halloween with the WordFriends and learn about sharing. Then discover the spirit of Christmas and build words that make everyone merry!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes) 

Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Sharing

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Word World: Vol. 15 Season 2 Episode 3 and 4


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Help the WordFriends retrieve a floating birthday present, build a bike, try to cure Duck’s hiccups and figure out what Pig needs to make a pie!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)

Teaches
  • Vocabulary 
  • Listening 
  • Comprehension 
  • Phonics 
  • Social Skills

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Word World: Vol. 16 Season 2 Episode 5 and 6


Recommended age : 3 - 7 years

About

Team up with the WordFriends as they make Get-Well-Soon Soup, enjoy cookies and milk, create a cloud dragon and play the piano!
WordWorld helps children get excited about word building and reading by turning words into lively learning friends.
(Running time Approx 50 minutes)


Teaches
  • Vocabulary
  • Listening comprehension
  • Phonics
  • Friendship
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Discovery Videos

These videos cost 7.50 LF Dollars - Approx R64.50


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Corwin's Quest: The Blue Whale's Tale

Recommended Age : 5 - 9 years

About

Join Jeff Corwin on a quest to learn about the biggest animals on our planet—from primates and pythons to blue whales!
Find the massive mountain gorilla in Uganda and search for the blue whale off the coast of California.
Travel to Borneo to see how Jeff rescues a python - the longest snake in the world!
(32 mins)

Teaches
  • Animal facts
  • Nature & habitats
  • Scientific inquiry
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Discovery Education: Sardine's Run

Recommended Age : 4 - 7 years

About

Join Jeff Corwin’s quest to find the largest sardine run! Along the way, see how big numbers, big disguises and big sizes help different animals defend themselves!
Meet the “king of camouflage” off the coast of Australia and see how this crafty decorator crab mimics its surroundings.
Learn how its incredible size is just one of several tools the black rhino uses to keep itself safe.
(28 mins)

Teaches
  • Animal facts
  • Nature & habitats
  • Scientific inquiry
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Discovery Education: The Eagle's View

Recommended Age : 4 - 7 years

About

From the highlands of Scotland to the lowlands of Florida and the grasslands of Africa, join Jeff Corwin to learn about the power of sight in the animal kingdom!
Watch how a golden eagle’s sight helps it complete an incredible challenge and see the wandering eyes of a chameleon spot food with 360° vision.
Meet 2 different snakes and learn how the spitting cobra blinds would-be predators and how the canebrake rattlesnake can “see” heat in order to hunt.
(30 mins)

Teaches
  • Animal facts
  • Nature & habitats
  • Scientific inquiry
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Discovery Education: Animals Around Us

Recommended Age : 4 - 9 years 

About

The United States is full of diverse climates and wildlife. Take a trip to learn more about natural resources, habitats, animal classifications and other fun facts!
See how animals adapt to their different environments in order to survive.
Learn about the impact of human beings on wild animal habitats.
(21 mins)

Teaches
  • Animal facts
  • Life cycles
  • Ecology & habitats
  • Nature & environments
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Discovery Education: Animal Alphabet

Recommended Age : 4 - 9 years 

About

Learn about animals from the familiar to the exotic as you travel through all 26 letters of the alphabet!
See how animals look, discover where they live, what they eat and more!
Alliterative text helps children make letter-sound associations.
(24 mins)

Teaches
  • Animal facts
  • Life cycles
  • Ecology & habitats
  • Nature & environments

10 LF Dollar Video Apps

These Videos cost 10 LF Dollars - Approx R86


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Talking Words Factory

Recommended age : 3 - 6 years

About

Get word-building skills in gear on a trip to the Talking Words Factory with Leap, Lily and Tad. Learn how sounds combine to make words, how to make rhymes and more!
Amazing machines like the Word Whammer and Sticky-Ick-O-Rama take letters and make them into words.
Watch this 35-minute video on your handheld or tablet for on-the-go fun.

Teaches
  • Word building
  • Phonics skills
  • Letter names
  • Letter sounds
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Letter Factory

Recommended age : 3 - 6 years 

About

Join Leap, Lily and Tad on a wild adventure in the Letter Factory, where Professor Quigley shows them how each letter learns its sound!
Watch as Tad practices karate kicks with the k's and snores peacefully with the z's, then sing along to fun letter-learning songs.
Watch this 35-minute video on your handheld or tablet for on-the-go fun.

Teaches
  • The alphabet
  • Letter recognition
  • Letter sounds
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Math Circus

Recommended age : 3 - 6 years  

About

Step right up to number fun with Leap, Lily, Tad and Professor Quigley! 
Watch Subtractobats and Quidgets fly from trapezes and sing along to fun learning songs.
Watch Subtractobats and Quidgets fly from trampolines, trapezes and cannons and sing along to fun learning songs.
Watch this 35-minute video on your handheld or tablet for on-the-go fun.

Teaches
  • Number recognition
  • Counting
  • Addition
  • Subtraction
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Numbers Ahoy™

Recommended age : 3 - 6 years
About
About

Join Tad and Lily on an undersea adventure and use counting skills to help rescue their puppy pal, Scout, from pirates!
Show off your skills by counting shark teeth.
Count crabs and fish in sing-along songs.

Teaches
  • Number recognition
  • Counting
  • Estimation
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Word Caper™

Recommended age : 4- 7 years 

About

When Mr. Websley is silenced by the Silent E Machine, Leap, Lily, and Tad must journey through the Complex Word Complex to build code words to restore his voice!
Watch as Leap, Lily and Tad seek guidance from the "Absent Professor Device," and sing along to funny word-building songs.
Watch this 35-minute video on your handheld or tablet for on-the-go fun.

Teaches
  • Word building
  • Phonics skills
  • Letter names
  • Letter sounds

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Amazing Alphabet Amusement Park™


Recommended age : 2 - 5 years

About

Join Tad, Lily, Scout and Edison on an alphabet adventure to restore the rides at the amusement park!
Learn letters to help Edison get down from the Ferris Wheel.
Get ready to rhyme with Alistair Alphabelly.

Teaches
  • The alphabet
  • Upper-and lower-case letters
  • Rhyming
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10 LF dollar Game apps available in SA

These games cost 10 LF dollars - Approx  R86 

Squirrel Summertime Games



Recommended age : 5 to 7 years

About

The squirrels are going nuts in the Summertime Games !
Pick your country (South Africa is there) and compete against furry competitors in running, hurdles, long jump and high jump.
Learn flags from 20 different countries and fun world facts to get power boosts that put you closer to the Gold Acorn medal.

Teaches: 
  • Geography
  • Culture
  • People and Places
  • World Landmarks
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LeapSchool: Lights, Camera, Animals!



Recommended age : 4 to 7 years

About

Ride along with Leo and Bug on this fantastic rainforest photo safari and learn about animals and their habitats!
Look for amazing animals as they come out of hiding.
Use your knowledge about what animals eat and how they behave to capture photos and save them in your journal.

Teaches
  • Animal Facts
  • Animal Classifications
  • Life Science
  • Matching

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LeapSchool: In the Kitchen with Hap!



Recommended age : 4 to 7 years

About

Hap needs help to prepare food for the LeapSchool International Fair. Lend a hand and learn about food and nutrition, measurement and time management!
Measure, count, slice and weigh ingredients, and learn food facts.
use your time management skills and nutrition knowledge to prep delicious dishes.

Teaches
  • Counting
  • Measurement
  • Health & nutrition
  • Food facts
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Monkey Football : Math League


Recommended age : 4 to 7 years

About

Team up with the Monkeys or Robot Monkeys and compete to win the Coconut Cup!
Solve math problems and score goals to build up your team for bigger challenges!
Choose your team and solve equations to change the number or position of players on the field.
Get your team ready for the soccer match--you're playing for all the bananas!

Teaches
  • Number recognition
  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Skip counting

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Roly Poly Picnic



Recommended age : 4 to 8 years

About

Roll, spin, tilt and shake your Roly Poly through 36 levels of mazes and spelling challenges to gather food for the picnic!
Practice letter and phonics skills to keep rolling toward your destination.
Tilt your tablet to navigate around obstacles and shake it to get unstuck.

Teaches
  • Phonics skills
  • Consonants
  • Vowels
  • Sight words

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Stretchy Monkey



Recommended age : 4 to 7 years

About

Help Stretchy Monkey bring food to his family by flinging him through 20 game levels while completing pattern sequences with shapes and pictures!
Solve pattern and sorting challenges to help Stretchy Monkey find bananas and collectibles.
Some animals help and some animals hinder—watch out for hazards on your journey.

Teaches
  • Patterns
  • Sequences
  • Shapes
  • Early physical science

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LeapSchool: Hamster Music


Recommended age : 4 to 7 years

About

Help Gig build a musical habitat for his singing hamsters while learning about pitch, duration, melody and basic music composition!
Tap hamsters to determine whether the notes they sing are higher or lower than each other.
Match notes to complete a melody or move hamster “notes” around to make your own tune.

Teaches
  • Music pitch & sounds
  • Rhythm & tempo
  • Musical compositions
  • Creativity

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Number Bash

Recommended age : 4 to 7 years

About

Use your mathematics skills to help the toy robots defeat alien invaders in Number Bash!
There are nine fun levels to master!
Avoid alien attacks while bashing blocks to destroy their buildings.
Use the numbers you find to solve mathematics problems and lead you to victory.

Teaches
  • Counting
  • Skip counting
  • Addition
  • Subtraction

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7.50 LF Dollar Game Apps Available in SA

These games cost 7.50 LF Dollars - Approx  R64.50 


Alphabet Stew 

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Recommended age : 4 to 9 years

About

Play games to cook up more than 500 3- and 4-letter words.
Touch the letters to spell words on the lists, or stir up as many words as you can find in free search!
Discover endless challenges when you play without the word list.
Challenge a friend to an alphabet showdown in 2-player mode.

Teaches
  • The alphabet
  • Word building
  • Short vowel words
  • Spelling
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Dice Ahoy

Recommended age : 4 to 7 years 

About

Learn math basics from place value to addition and more in 2 games of chance!
Roll the dice and count the dots. Fill your treasure chest with loads of pirate loot!
Arrange the dice to create the largest possible number or use addition and probability skills to play a game of chance.
Challenge a friend's number know-how in 2-player mode.

Teaches
  • Addition
  • Place value
  • Greater than/less than
  • Number recognition
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Jewel Train

Recommended age : 4 to 8 years 

About

Hop on the Jewel Train!
Use logic and reasoning skills to solve interactive puzzles and keep your train chugging along so you can earn jewels along the way!
Use problem-solving skills to place and adjust railroad pieces.
Prepare for more complex puzzles as you move through 25 levels.

Teaches
  • Logic skills
  • Spatial reasoning

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Jewel Train 2

Recommended age : 4 to 8 years

About

All aboard for 30 new levels of interactive puzzles!
Use logic and reasoning skills to keep your train chugging all the way to the station.
Arrange the tracks to help the train reach the station.
Collect valuable jewels as you master the challenges!

Teaches
Logic skills
Spatial reasoning


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Sugar Bugs

Recommended age : 4 to 8 years


About

The battle against the Sugar Bugs has begun!
Brush the cavities away as you learn about dental health and hygiene.
Use a toothbrush, floss and other dental tools to fight the Sugar Bugs.
Play the Sugar Bug song as you brush your teeth for the recommended 2 minutes.

Teaches
  • Dental hygiene
  • Health & nutrition

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Sugar Bugs 2: Cavity Busters!



Recommended age : 4 to 8 years

About

Learn about good oral hygiene and fun dental
facts as you take cavity-fighting skills to a whole new level with trickier Sugar Bugs!
Battle your way through 10 more challenging levels.
Use your fluoride, floss, toothpicks and toothbrush to conquer the Sugar Bugs before the music stops.

Teaches
  • Dental hygiene
  • Health & nutrition

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Wheel Works


Recommended age : 4 to 8 years

About

Adjust ramp angles and speed to keep your wheel moving as it rolls, hops and flies to hit your target. Big challenges await—keep the fun rolling through 10+ levels!
Adjust ramp angles and speed to keep your wheel rolling.
Prepare for greater challenges as you move through more than 10 levels.

Teaches
  • Spatial reasoning
  • Logic skills
  • Forces & motion
  • Strategies

5 LF Dollar Game apps available in SA

These games cost 5 LF Dollar - Approx R43


Harmonies



Recommended for Ages 4-7 Years

About

Learn about harmonies and musical parts to become a musical maestro!

  • Touch each singer to adjust the harmony, and turn their voices on or off.
  • Conduct the four singers and turn their voices on or off.
  • Choose from classic children's songs and add in silly sound effects.

Teaches
  • Music
  • Harmony

Cartridge games available as apps, SA app center

These games cost 25 LF Dollars each approx R215.

LeapSchool Reading  (Important this is the same as the cartridge game)



Recommended
 age : 4 to 7 years


Description: 

Meet the kids from the coolest school in the world in this fun reading adventure!

  • Complete quests and treasure hunts while building reading skills in 26 games.
  • Guide characters to the word with the correct spelling.
  • Help each of your friends build a yearbook page.
  • Teaches early reading skills, spelling and logic skills. 

Teaches: 

Reading skills 

Reading is a process that involves decoding series of letters into words to understand meaning.

Spelling

As understanding of the spelling system grows, children move from using 1-2 letter spellings (D for dog, or CT for cat), to adding vowel sounds, and eventually spelling words with less predictable patterns.

Logic 

Logic and reasoning skills begin to develop at an early age and are used to solve problems and draw


Best Price I've found this game for in SA is R199 Leap school reading - takealot.com

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Mr. Pencil Saves Doodleburg  (Important this is the same as the cartridge game)





Recommended age : 4 to 7 years

Description: 

Learn how to write letters and numbers and create art as you help Mr. Pencil and his friends save the town!

  • Help save the town by writing letters and drawing lines, shapes and objects. 
  • Create your own art using cool tools, colors, filters, stamps and effects. 
  • Become an animator by creating your own flip book. 
  • Teaches letter writing, number writing, shapes and art and drawing. 

Teaches:

Number writing

Children learn to write numbers using proper stroke order.

Letter writing

Children use knowledge of letter names and shapes to write both uppercase and lowercase letters.

Shapes

Children learn to recognize the defining properties of shapes (such as a square having four sides of equal length and a triangle having three sides) and identify them in different rotations.

Art and drawing 

As they draw, children develop spatial reasoning, visual acuity, and hand control, which later helps them write letters.


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Pet Pals 2: Best of Friends  (Important this is the same as the cartridge game)




Recommended age : 4 to 7 years 

Description: 

Explore emotions and responsibility as you adopt and take care of your very own puppy!

  • Give your furry friend treats, toys and teach it tricks. 
  • Use mathematics skills to win the dog show. 
  • Explore a town full of fun surprises. 
  • Teaches emotions, responsibility, numbers, counting, addition and subtraction. 
Teaches: 

Emotions

Children learn to notice and communicate their feelings and gradually become aware of others' emotions.

Responsibility and following directions

Children learn to comprehend and follow multiple-step directions.

Numbers

Children learn to count and compare sets of objects and identify numbers as standing for specific quantities.

Counting

Children learn to count and compare sets of objects.

Addition

Children learn to add, sometimes with objects, and sometimes with symbolic equations such as 4 + 3 = __.

Subtraction

Children learn to subtract quantities from each other - with objects or symbols such as            4 - 3 = __.





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Globe: Earth Adventures  (Important this is the same as the cartridge game)




Recommended age : 4 to 7 years 

Description: 

Get ready for an interactive adventure as you take your airplane around the globe to complete missions, find treasure and learn about geography, cultures and more!

  • Expand your knowledge of animals, geography, cultural facts, map skills and more. 
  • Play games that use actual photos of locations, animals and landmarks around the world. 
  • Collect Adventure Cards to unlock new, more difficult missions. 
  • Teaches geography, world culture, map skills and animal facts. 

Teaches: 

Geography

Children may begin by learning about people and animals from different regions and eventually use geography as a tool to understand places, cultures, and the world in spatial terms.

Map skills

Children develop map skills by reading and drawing maps of familiar places and then using maps to locate places, measure distances, and compare regions.

World culture

Learning about the people and places in our world helps children to become global citizens.

Animal facts

Even very young children can begin to categorize animals by species, imitate their sounds and learn interesting facts about them.


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