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ABA Flash Cards & Games -- Emotions

By Dana Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Flash cards are good for learning emotions; games just OK.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Free Education
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What’s It About?

In Learn Mode, kids can review different emotions before they practice with one of eight different drills in Play Mode. To view flash cards, kids press the Play tab. Cards include an image of a kid with a matching emotion word below the image. For example, kids see the word "Happy" with an image of a baby smiling. Kids tap the screen and the next card appears. Games include six different play options for matching emotions to different facial expressions and body language.

Is It Any Good?

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ABA FLASH CARDS & GAMES -- EMOTIONS delivers some good practice for kids who need extra work on identifying and matching visual images to emotion vocabulary. However, the word "games" in the title is a bit of a stretch, as the games on this app are really just different versions of the flash cards along with practice drills. They're not very interactive and kids likely won't find them engaging or want to return to them often enough to get the repetition necessary for the concepts to sink in. Still, the app is worth a download for a few looks at the flashcards and games, especially since it's free.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Present the "games" here as practice (rather than games) to keep your kids' expectations appropriate.

  • Use the vocabulary from the app in day-to-day experiences to reinforce your kids' learning. Ask them to describe their emotions in different situations.

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