Parents' Guide to Extraordinary Women

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad Paid Education
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Mieke VanderBorght By Mieke VanderBorght , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 7+

Exceptional stories and self-reflection offer inspiration.

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What's It About?

To start EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN, kids must first choose an avatar and a name to create their own profile. Then, tap on one of the portraits of the nine featured women to start exploring their life story. Narrated text outlines the life and major accomplishments of each women. The stories also have a few interactive features in which kids do things like answer multiple-choice questions, put puzzles pieces together, or swipe the screen to change the scene. Tap on "Who I am?" to enter the personal diary section where kids tap on tree leaves and use text, stickers, audio, photographs, or drawings to answer the questions and prompts they find.

Is It Any Good?

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Bite-sized stories about women who made a difference, plus space for self reflection, inspire kids to find their own inner strength. The nine featured women are a nicely diverse group from different cultures (e.g., South Africa, Spain, England), genres (e.g., dance, paleontology, sports), and periods in history. The stories are brief and therefore somewhat superficial, but feel right for the target age. If kids are particularly interested in any of these women, parents can help look up more information about them. The interactive elements feel a bit irrelevant, particularly when it's not clear what kids need to do to advance the story. And some kids may be frustrated by the multiple-choice questions, which refer to material that hasn't yet been discussed. The personal diary is a really nice touch that gives kids space to express who they are. However, the set-up is a bit clunky. Despite that, Extraordinary Women presents a nice introduction to another small group of inspirational women.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the contributions the women featured in Extraordinary Women made to society. Why was what they accomplished important? How did it help people?

  • Which woman interests you the most? Why? Help kids find out more about their favorite extraordinary women.

  • Help kids answer the diary prompts and use them to spark discussion.

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