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Monday, November 10, 2008

Website: http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=10&e=gamesByAge&mcat=game_preschool

This website has a variety of games specially for the children. There are a variety of games such as memory games, counting games and puzzles for the children to solve. And there are coloring pages for the parents to print out so that the children can color the pictures. All the games are of educational purposes, such as the counting game. The child can count with the characters and recognize how the numbers looked like. The pages are vibrant and lively. The characters are cute and the games are engaging. This website is suitable for children age 3 to 6 as the some of the activities are simple, such as the counting game. Children of age 3 can play as they are numbers up to only 5.

What's interesting?

http://www.fisher-price.com/us/littlepeople/clubhouse/games.asp?section=memory&gameID=LP_MemoryGame

This online activity allows children to play memory game. The children can choose to play against the computer, or to play with their friend, daddy or mummy. To familiarize themselves with the game, the children can practice first before playing the game. They can practice by clicking on any two tiles, until he/she matches all the tiles. The rule of the game is that the player will have to click on any two hidden tiles. If they managed to find tiles that are alike, they earned a point. But if the tiles are different, the other payer will play next. The children will have to remember the tiles hidden so as to find the similar pair. The player who matches the most tiles will win the game. They will then proceed to the next level. The game is suitable for children aged 4 to 6. The colors of the page are colorful and bright. And the children can choose which little people character to play against.

Website: http://www.sesamestreet.org/browseallgames

This website is excellent. There are a variety of activities for the children to learn. Such as coloring activities, learning rhythms and games like helping Elmo to look for his clothes. Children will be able to recognize the characters used. Sesame Street! Children love Sesame Street. This makes the learning more enjoyable as they are able to connect with the characters. The good thing about the website is that the parents can put it on play safe mode, which means that when the page is on play safe mode, the child cannot navigate the web browser away from their selected page. But you will have to download the software before you can use the play safe mode. Also, the instructions in the website are carried out through auditory means. You can hear the characters talking to you. The website is interactive and vibrant. There are kinds of games for the children to choose. This website also provides tips to the parents. While their child is playing, tips will appear at the corner, recommending games that are helpful towards the children’s growth. The website is suitable for children of age 4 to 6.

What's interesting?

http://www.sesamestreet.org/game_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=gamePlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_uid=6759e8da-163b-11dd-98c7-b9f43dcf5330&t=1225772126391&

One game I’d like to introduce is the sorting game. You have to sort the junks according to what Oscar says. Even if you got it wrong, Oscar will encourage you, and guides you towards the right path. There are a variety of ways to sort, such as sorting of patterns, shapes and colors. After you’ve got it right, Oscar would praise you too. This would boost the child’s self-confidence. The colors are bright and the characters are familiar to the children. It is easy to play and you can learn to sort different kinds of materials. There is no time limit and you can play as long as you want. You can take the time to think too! Instead of racing against time and getting it all wrong. This game is suitable for children aged 4 to 6.

Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/charlieandlola/

This website has lots of activities for the children. Other than games, there are stories and crafts for the children too. The page lists down the materials needed for you to make the crafts and instructions on how to make it. It guides you slowly and step by step. It is quite easy to follow the instructions. The stories are wordy, but they can have parents to read to them and go through the story together. The stories are educational and at the end of the story, you can print out the activities to do, such as coloring. Although there are only a few games available, all the games are engaging and fun. And graphics of the page also seemed colorful and bright. The games are suitable for children aged 4 to 6. The instructions of the games are carried out through auditory means.

What's interesting?http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/charlieandlola/funandgames/germ_counting/

The game that I choose is the germ counting game. The game is interactive and fun. It allows the children to enhance their counting skills too. The rule of the game is to help Lola, the character of the game count the number of germs she had in her mouth. It comes with a storyline and a mission, which is to help Lola count the germs she had in her mouth before her temperature gets too high. The germs will be moving and jumping around. The player will have to use the mouse and click on the germs that are hopping around. After they clicked on one of the germs, the child will have to count the type of germ that he/she clicked. Such as, if she clicked on an orange germ, he/she will have to count how many other orange germs that are present amidst the other germs that are of different colors. There is a ‘time limit’ that shows of a thermometer, representing the temperature of Lola. It rises as time passes; therefore, you have to finish counting all the germs before Lola’s fever gets too high. The game is suitable for children age 4.

Website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/funandgames/

Another website that I had chosen is this. The characters are easily recognized as they are teletubbies! This website provides lots of games that involved mathematics. Children can play the games on this website to enhance their counting skills too. Other than games, there are also activities for you to print and play. And there are also nursery rhythms like humpty dumpty. The rhythm is carried out through auditory means, and the children can print it out too. The colors of the page are bright and lively. This website is suitable for children at the age of 2 to 3 as the activities and games is easy to understand and play.

What's interesting?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/funandgames/animalsounds/index.shtml

One of the interesting activities I recommend is letting the child listen to the sounds animal makes. In this particular activity, the child has to choose the animal that he/she would like to hear and click on it, for example, a cat. And when he/she clicks on it, she can hear not only one type of cat ‘meowing’, but five. It is interesting as there are not just a typically way an animal sounds. The child can hear a variety of sounds animals made. It is interesting and fun. And there are pictures of the animals too, so the child can relate the sounds to the picture. This activity is suitable for children at the age of 2 to 3.

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