An app for kids that teaches English - Hide and Seek @ Playground
Downloadable for a one-time fee of approx. $2 from Google Play or the App Store
In the game, kids do what they rarely do in reality - they put things back where they belong! It's quite a challenge - you have to understand... a whole sentence! Because the question is not only WHAT, but also WHERE? Who knows English, knows the answer and.... wins!
The very first such application!
- it simply "immerses" children in English;
- the target vocabulary is presented in complete sentences – which means that children need to understand very clear, yet quite complex spoken commands;
- the language is rich full of collocations and idioms. However thanks to the clear and cheerful graphics, the meanings of new words can be easily inferred from the context;
- the game supports players' ambiguity tolerance - children don't need to understand every word to react correctly and score a point. This incredibly increases their motivation!
- the game reduces the fear of making mistakes - it encourages children to take linguistic risks;
- Hide and Seek is in line with the latest trends in language teaching, as it encourages learners to respond to language through movement and gestures. Research shows that learning through movement is highly effective.
The vocabulary covers the material of grades I-III of elementary school. You can easily check how much your students have learned from your lessons.