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Contents:
The Rainforest Musical Kakamega -- On the Farm -- The Colors Of The Rainbow -- The Rainy Day -- MeteoHeroes! Saving Planet Earth! -- Pretend Play Outdoor Butterfly Hunt -- Barnibles Find -- On the Farm - Touch, Look, Listen -- The Four Seasons -- How to Take Care of the Environment -- Om Nom Stories: Nibble-Nom - Eruption Disruption (Episode 160) -- Om Nom Stories: New Neighbors - Weather tricks (Episode 224).
Summary:
"The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids’ curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day." Publisher description. The Rainforest Musical Kakamega Kakamega follows the story of Kaka and Yano, young twins who live in the lush, diverse and endangered rainforest. Join them and many friends on a magical, musical, and educational journey through the rainforest as they learn how to preserve their home and its environment. On the Farm Do you like farm animals? You will certainly love "On the Farm." The perfect story for Early Explorers! The Colors Of The Rainbow All the colors that make up white light are called the "spectrum." These are the colors of a rainbow. A prism is a special shaped piece of glass that breaks white light into its seven colors including: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the lyrics to this song and stay engaged and entertained while learning. Learning with music is easy and fun and a proven way for children to learn basic skills. The Rainy Day A fun story centered around the weather! Introducing compound sentences and cordinating conjunctions with highlighted text and independent reading modes. eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content. MeteoHeroes! Saving Planet Earth! With the MeteoHeroes App you will have fun and solve missions that will help you learn how to face problems: global warming, caring for the environment and the habitats, consequences of mass tourism, pollution in big cities, biodiversity protection, respect for animals, excessive energy consumption, renewable energies, sustainable use of means of transportation, and protection of our seas and oceans and their marine fauna. Pretend Play Outdoor Butterfly Hunt Join Robot and Mister Clay as they go for a hike and hunt for butterflies. What animals do you see? Can you tell us what animal is brown and likes honey? Mister Clay and Robot interact in a calm, engaging manor while highlighting core words and language. Paired with visuals from Fluent AAC, these videos are sure to engage your child and teach them something new. Barnibles Find Barnibles is an educational, colorful series that teaches little ones about their favorite animals! Listen to animal sounds, and find the correct animal that made the sound. On the Farm - Touch, Look, Listen On the Farm is just like a real book, so it's easy to find your way around! Each page is introduced by a playful rhyme, while bright and colorful images pop-up magically as each 3D scene opens. When your child taps a picture, they see and hear the associated word, making this a powerful tool for learning new words as well as reinforcing those they already know. The Four Seasons Which is your favorite season? This educational video teaches kids about the four seasons of the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. They will also learn lots of interesting facts about each season! How to Take Care of the Environment An educational video for children to learn what the environment is and how we can look after it better! Om Nom Stories: Nibble-Nom - Eruption Disruption (Episode 160) Doing experiments is always fun! It is twice as much fun with Om Nom and Nibble Nom. How will their home volcano experiment go? Om Nom Stories: New Neighbors - Weather tricks (Episode 224) When the weather is unpredictable, Om Nom is predictably unprepared for it. Baby Angry had an umbrella for the whole company and the weather machine took control of the weather, until Om Nom played with it. Now he will have to find other ways to escape the rain!
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