Common Sense Media Review
By Cynthia Chiong
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Kids identify feelings; best used with adult support.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 4+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
iTouchiLearn Feelings for Preschool Kids
What's It About?
In ITOUCHILEARN FEELINGS FOR PRESCHOOL KIDS, the main activity asks kids to match an emotion to an illustration. Feedback is simple, telling kids only if their answers are correct or incorrect. Six additional games range from spelling emotion words to doing jigsaw puzzles that show kids feeling happy or angry. There's also a face creation activity that allows kids to make their own faces and save them to share with others, and a sing-along activity to the song "If You're Happy and You Know It."
Is It Any Good?
Although the main activity is a great way to help kids understand why they or others feel a certain way, kids receive no explanations about why their answers are correct or incorrect. Some of the mini-activities introduce more subtle emotions such as proud or defiant, which might be hard for young kids to understand. And while the face creation activity is a fun way to get kids to talk about their feelings, the facial features are often just shapes or everyday objects that can be made into funny faces, rather than human features kids can use to portray a specific emotion.
iTouchiLearn Feelings for Preschool Kids is best used with a parent or teacher who can provide the support and feedback not present in the app. With the added support, kids can learn important social skills, which can be difficult for kids who struggle with interpreting and understanding emotions.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Talk with your kids about the pictures and the emotions conveyed. Ask questions like "How do you think the girl is feeling? What do you see that tells you she's feeling that way?"
Help your kids use the vocabulary of emotions to identify how they're feeling when they encounter emotionally-charged situations.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire , Nook HD
- Subjects : Language & Reading : letter or word recognition , vocabulary
- Skills : Emotional Development : identifying emotions , labeling feelings , self-awareness
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Release date : March 26, 2012
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Staytooned
- Version : 1.8
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.3 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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