Parents' Guide to

Fish School

By Christopher Healy, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Learn basic ABCs and 123s with colorful fun fish pals.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android Free Educational Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 3+

Based on 7 parent reviews

Martha J.
Martha J. Parent of 5-year-old
January 16, 2023
age 5+

This title has:

Easy to play/use
jtoxx
jtoxx Parent of 2-year-old
July 9, 2018
age 4+

Confusing letter shapes

The letters created by the fish animations are really boxy, like a 1980's digital display. That, paired with the very busy animation, would make it impossible for a child who doesn't already know what letters are supposed to look like recognize them.
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What’s It About?

In Fish School, kids can easily scroll through eight different activities. Instead of a main menu, kids just simply tap on a button that lets them switch between more active activities like spotting a different fish to more passive activities like watching the fish form numbers. Some activities are better for learning than others. Like with many apps by Duck Duck Moose, it's set to classical music and uses great pictures and effects that are engaging for preschoolers. Fish School is a simple game with minimal features, designed for young kids to explore and discover.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (7 ):
Kids say (1 ):

FISH SCHOOL (or FISH SCHOOL HD) is designed incredibly well for toddlers and preschoolers who get a big kick out of interacting with colorful characters on the screen. The interface is so easy, and the graphics so vibrant and enticing, that little ones with simply want to play around with the undersea creatures (and there's a mode to let them do just that) -- but there are great early learning lessons that get reinforced through this play, and that's where the genius comes in. Whether they're watching the fish form letters, or tapping the ones that don't belong, or counting plastic eggs as they pop them open -- the kids are learning as they play.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Sing the ABC song together.

  • Talk about fish, letters, numbers, shapes, and colors in everyday context.

  • Provide letter magnets or other manipulatives that kids can play with to get more exposure to preschool concepts.

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