Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow
Stories with early learning themes highlight diversity.
Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow
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The parents' guide to what's in this app.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow is a subscription-based app that aims to teach a range of early learning skills through storytelling. Content is presented through different storyworlds, each of which features a different set of characters, storytelling style, or underlying educational focus. Through videos and digital storybooks, kids engage with stories that touch on standard early learning fare such as numbers and the ABCs, but also less commonly found themes such as overcoming fear and anxiety, or global citizenship. There's no read-to-me feature for the storybooks, so kids will need someone to read aloud for them. The developers claim that presenting content from diverse voices is one of their foundational principles, and content showcases a variety of cultures and racial backgrounds. Much of the content is available in English and Spanish, or a mix of the two such as the Canticos collection. There are a few interactive games and a collection of songs, though the bulk of the content consists of videos and storybooks. The developers originally presented their content through an Encantos Learning Hub website, but have since migrated everything to this subscription-based app model. Check out a few of the stories for free, without creating an account. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change.
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What’s It About?
Create an account and a profile for your kid to access content in ENCANTOS - PLAY, LEARN, GROW. The home page has multiple ways to browse through the collection of videos, digital storybooks, activities, and songs. Explore by storyworld to see all content featuring a particular set of characters. Tap on content icons to explore by content type. Or swipe through to explore by category themes such as Explore! with Tiny Travelers, Self Awareness, or Literacy. Through storytelling, books and videos touch on a wide range of learning topics such empathy, social awareness, and communication. Mark favorites for easy access.
Is It Any Good?
It's great to see a rich collection of strong story-based content make a clear effort to emphasize diversity. Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow relies on storytelling to teach valuable lessons ranging from mindfulness and emotional regulation to problem solving and math. Some videos and stories -- such as the Tiny Travelers collection -- are purposeful in highlighting different cultures and creating a global understanding. But the majority of content focuses on general early learning themes that also happen to feature varied voices and characters -- and do so in two languages. Overall the quality of the graphics, storytelling, and educational content is high. Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow isn't as strong, however, in its collection of interactive games, which makes the app mostly a library of content to passively consume. It should also be noted that although the target audience is young, the stories don't have a read-to-me option. So, pre-readers will have trouble engaging with all the content on their own.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the lessons in Encantos - Play, Learn, Grow. After reading a story or watching a video, ask kids what they learned.
Listen to songs in both English and Spanish. English-Spanish bilingual families can enjoy hearing classic favorites in both their languages and contract and compare where some words may have been changed to fit the song. Non English-Spanish bilingual families can listen closely to learn new words in a different language.
Explore the content to find a new tradition, holiday, or food from a culture different from your own. Help your kids learn more about people and customs from that culture through videos, books, online research, or local communities in your hometown.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Subjects: Language & Reading: reading, storytelling, vocabulary, Math: numbers, Social Studies: cultural understanding, global awareness
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: problem solving, Creativity: imagination, Emotional Development: empathy, identifying emotions, labeling feelings, moving beyond obstacles, Responsibility & Ethics: embracing differences
- Pricing structure: Free to try (7-day free trial, then subscribe for $6.99/month or $57.99/year)
- Release date: October 30, 2021
- Category: Education
- Topics: Friendship, Great Boy Role Models, Great Girl Role Models, Music and Sing-Along, Numbers and Letters
- Publisher: Encantos Media Studios, Llc
- Version: 0.1.7
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 14.0 or later
- Last updated: November 30, 2021
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