Professor Garfield
By Jean Armour Polly,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Educational games featuring Garfield.
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What’s It About?
Created by a partnership between the nonprofit Professor Garfield Foundation and Ball State University, this site features Garfield the cat at his best. He's the resident "edu-cat-or" on a jazzy spaceship. Robots help you decide which activities to try first. You might drop by the "Art-Bot" to watch videos on how to draw Garfield and other animals. Garfield's creator, Jim Davis, inspires budding cartoonists with his upbeat tutorials. "G-Cubed" is an addictive multiplayer trivia game. Smaller kids will like a visit to "Orson's Farm" to have some fun with rhyming words.
Is It Any Good?
The rhyming activity at "Orson's Farm" fits the bill for younger kids; it's not hard and the pictures are sweet. In contrast, some of the games offered in "Star Sleeper" (in which the world's laziest feline provides lots of information on the importance of sleep) are somewhat sleep-inducing themselves.
A favorite feature is "Word Wrestling" in the "Reading Ring." Drag and drop comic strip panels into the correct order and then answer questions about what's going on. It's a great way to learn about sequencing ideas and practice reading comprehension.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about their favorite comic strip characters. Which ones do you most identify with? Families can also talk about the art of cartooning. Do you think it would be a fun job? What cartoon would you like to draw?
Website Details
- Genre: Educational
- Pricing structure: Free
- Last updated: November 15, 2019
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