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Leo's Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series
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Charming story guides preschoolers into learning activities.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Leo's Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series is a creative, interactive app for preschoolers that stars kid versions of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo as the main characters. The app was designed by education experts at Stanford University to engage preschoolers in ways that maximize learning and eliminate distractions. Kids engage in a set of story-related activities such as drawing a birthday card or finding letters in stars as they watch the animated story. Each appisode in the series features notable historic figures.
What kids can learn
Kids can get practice in basic preschool academic skills, including colors, letters, shapes, and counting. Leo's Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series also finds ways to incorporate other lessons in areas such as vocabulary, taking turns, and inner-motivation. In Appisode 1, for example, while helping build a telescope for Gally, Leo asks kids to identify and then place certain shapes into an outline to create different pieces of the telescope. Leo also names the telescope parts kids build, incorporating science vocabulary. Leo's Pad is an entertaining and multifaceted learning experience.
Subjects
- Language & Readingfollowing directions, letter or word recognition, vocabulary
- Mathcounting, shapes
- Scienceengineering, astronomy
- Social Studieshistorical figures
- Artsdrawing
- Hobbies
Skills
- Thinking & Reasoningpart-whole relationships, solving puzzles
- Creativity
- Self-Direction
- Emotional Development
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Responsibility & Ethics
- Tech Skills
- Health & Fitness
What's it about?
LEO'S PAD is an animated series of cartoons that include interactive activities related to the storyline. The first appisode opens with the adorable Leo (Leonardo da Vinci as a kid) explaining that we're going to a birthday party for his friend, Gally (Galileo). As the story unfolds, kids join in to help Leo through various learning activities. They play a game of hide-and-seek with Leo's pet dragon, draw Gally a birthday card, launch Leo's catapult by counting rocks, sail through clouds by tilting the device, and more.
Is it any good?
What's not to love about an appisode starring two kid geniuses who want help kids find their own genius, or at least learn their colors, letters, numbers, and shapes? Leo's Pad includes interactive elements that help kids learn all of those things. Appisode 1 also incorporates gently encouraging messages for kids through its story about how young Leo and Gally followed their big dreams and imaginations to spark amazing possibilities. Leo's Pad is a high-quality, educational app for preschoolers.
What kids can learn
Kids can get practice in basic preschool academic skills, including colors, letters, shapes, and counting. Leo's Pad: Preschool Kids Learning Series also finds ways to incorporate other lessons in areas such as vocabulary, taking turns, and inner-motivation. In Appisode 1, for example, while helping build a telescope for Gally, Leo asks kids to identify and then place certain shapes into an outline to create different pieces of the telescope. Leo also names the telescope parts kids build, incorporating science vocabulary. Leo's Pad is an entertaining and multifaceted learning experience.
Subjects
- Language & Reading: following directions, letter or word recognition, vocabulary
- Math: counting, shapes
- Science: engineering, astronomy
- Social Studies: historical figures
- Arts: drawing
- Hobbies:
Skills
- Thinking & Reasoning: part-whole relationships, solving puzzles
- Creativity:
- Self-Direction:
- Emotional Development:
- Communication:
- Collaboration:
- Responsibility & Ethics:
- Tech Skills:
- Health & Fitness:
How kids will learn
Kids learn as they watch the engaging animated story that is the basis of Leo's Pad and then follow the directions for each interactive activity. The app adapts to a kid's interest. If they want to move onto another activity or back to a favorite, they can move around the appisode through a toolbar. Throughout the experience of Appisode 1, Gally and Leo give tips and say encouraging messages to kids. So many learning strategies are incorporated into this app, most kids will find something that connects with their learning style.
How parents can help
- Talk to your kids about who the main characters grew up to be and how their dreams and aspirations as kids may have helped them achieve great things.
- If your kid likes the star gazing letter find game on this app, find a constellation map and go outside at night for some real star gazing.
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Parent of an infant and 3 year old
April 24, 2013
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Great Adaptive Game for Preschoolers
My 3 y.o loves this app. We do it together almost every evening. The story is pretty good with a young DaVinci (Leo) and a young Galileo (Gali). In this story, you are helping Leo get ready for Gali's Birthday. The interactive portions deals with counting, shapes, colors, art, letter recognition and even spelling. Some of the activities adapt to your child's skills, so as you play, the activities change and aren't the same each time (i.e. may need a different number of something to complete a task from previous play). In Appisode 2, they introduce a young Marie Curie. Granted the history is off since these figures didn't live at the same time, but it does introduce youngsters to prominent figures in scientific history.
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Educator and Parent
April 2, 2013
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Educationally impressive
As an early childhood educator I was pleased to find a program that has the educational skills embedded and not just drilled or flashing past. My 3 yr old grandson isn't ready for all the sections but sat and enjoyed working through the colors and shapes without being penalized for the ones he wasn't ready to do.
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| Category: | Education |
| Platforms: | iPad |
| Price: | Free |
| Size: | 344.00 MB |
| Publisher: | Kidaptive Inc. |
| Version: | 1.2 |
| Release date: | March 19, 2013 |
| Minimum software requirements: | iOS 5.0 or later |
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