Bugs and Bubbles
By Amanda Bindel,
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Cool graphics, prereading, and STEM games engage kids.
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CATLY Bubble Shooter
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Was an great app - doesn't work on iOS11
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What’s It About?
In BUGS AND BUBBLES, kids work their way through three stages of six games each or choose "explore" to select any stage and game. Games address such skills as color and shape recognition, matching, patterns, counting, word recognition, small-muscle control -- and even a little fun physics. Each game uses adaptive-learning technology to increase the challenge as needed. Most games end when kids get a wrong answer; others run on a timer. Each mini-game ends with a "Way to go!" or "Good job!," and kids earn stickers for the mini-games they master.
Is It Any Good?
Bugs and Bubbles is impressive for several reasons. Adults will appreciate the realistic graphics and beautiful classical music while the variety of fun games will entertain kids and help them learn some important skills in math, reading, critical thinking, and science. The hand that silently shows kids how to complete new tasks is effective on some games, but other games (like racing) may require parental instruction. Parents will certainly appreciate the amount of quality content for the price.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Encourage kids fascinated with bugs or bubbles to go outside and look for bugs and blow bubbles.
Kids may need some help figuring out the racing game, the pinch garden game, or the bubble flight game.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
- Subjects: Math: addition, counting, numbers, patterns, shapes, Language & Reading: letter or word recognition, writing, Science: physics
- Skills: Health & Fitness: fine motor skills, Thinking & Reasoning: logic, memorization, thinking critically
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Release date: September 6, 2013
- Category: Education
- Topics: Bugs
- Publisher: Little Bit Studio, LLC.
- Version: 1.3
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 4.3 or later
- Last updated: October 14, 2019
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