Parents' Guide to

Dora's Great Big World HD

By Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Mini-games go beyond core skills with a bit of engineering.

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

DORA'S GREAT BIG WORLD HD takes kids to four worlds to learn preschool skills. In the rainforest, kids match uppercase and lowercase letters. In the garden, they practice counting and recognizing numerals. On the farm, kids identify rhyming word families. In outer space, they practice STEM skills by engineering a path into which a boulder falls. Dora throws in a bit of Spanish, too. As they play, kids earn stars that can be redeemed for stickers to decorate the worlds. Each device can host up to four players.

Is It Any Good?

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Letter recognition, counting, and rhyming words are pretty typical in preschool apps, but the arcade-like space game exposes kids to increasingly important engineering skills in a very simple way. Each mini-game is short and engaging. Kids can choose to play again, redeem their stickers, or choose a different game. For the price, parents might expect some kind of progress report, but none is available. Another minor complaint: Usernames can be seven characters max, so kids with long names miss out on a chance to see their names in print and reinforce that important preschool skill.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Watch as your kid plays so you can have an idea of their areas of strengths and weaknesses.

  • Incorporate counting, pointing out letters, and playing rhyming games in your daily routine to reinforce those literacy skills. Let kids tinker and create to build STEM skills.

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