Common Sense Media Review
By Vicki Windman
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Kids learn feelings with cute characters, familiar settings.
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Why Age 5+?
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Discovering Emotions with Zeely
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
Tap one of the four settings, and you're ready to learn about emotions. Obo, the main character, is a handheld game remote who guides kids through each emotion. After you choose the setting, you're sent into outer space with Obo and Zeely the astronaut. First, Obo shows you a face with a feeling. Next, a magnifying glass hovers over each part of the face to reinforce what the mouth, eyes, and eyebrows look like for seven emotions. After the guided instruction, kids are led to a variety of faces. They drag the eyes, nose, and mouth onto the face to reinforce the facial expression. After four expressions, kids are given a puzzle break. Kids have to put tracks back onto a track reinforcing eye-hand and fine motor skills. The amusement park should be played last, as this setting is a post-evaluation of the feelings.
Is It Any Good?
DISCOVERING EMOTIONS WITH ZEELY lets kids independently manipulate real faces with real emotions. Using repetition is beneficial for kids who need practice with understanding emotions and facial expressions. Kids will enjoy moving facial stickers onto real faces to create a feeling face. Having a distracter built in helps kids who may struggle with attentional issues. Parents will appreciate the easy-to-read data with clear graphics displaying accuracy and the time it took the child to complete the task. Discovering Emotions with Zeely combines realistic facial expressions, adorable characters, and guided instruction to give kids an engaging way to learn about emotions.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about emotions. What makes you sad? Surprised? Happy?
Practice making feeling faces in a mirror to reinforce what the facial expression look like.
App Details
- Device : iPad
- Skills : Self-Direction : self-reflection , Emotional Development : empathy , identifying emotions , labeling feelings , self-awareness
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : January 9, 2014
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Virtual EyeSee Inc.
- Version : 1.0
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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