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Contents:
Animals Memory Match -- Toddler Tapping Zoo -- Farm Animal Picture Match -- Car Patrol Hide & Seek: Preschool Animals Safari -- The Happy Little Dinosaur -- Color Me Spring Song -- Happy Quokka Smile -- Wild Clips -- What A Change! -- What Is A Spider? -- True Bugs -- Hot, Cold, Wet -- My Body.
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. Animals Memory Match A classic all-time favorite card game designed for young children. The cutest animal cards all face down on the screen, pick a card and match it with another! Use your memory to find all the pairs. Young kids exercise their powers of concentration and have fun playing. How good is your memory? Toddler Tapping Zoo Is there anything kids like more than animals? Well, here is a portable zoo for their learning and entertainment. It has more than 60 images with animal sounds and voiceovers. Tap on an image and you get the sound of the animal. Tap on the text of the label and you get a professionally recorded voiceover of the name of the animal. Farm Animal Picture Match A fun, farm themed puzzle game for children to enjoy! Flip the tiles to match the animals, hear their sounds and clear the board in the least amount of time possible! Car Patrol Hide & Seek: Preschool Animals Safari Take a walk on the wild side and join the Car Patrol on their safari to discover the world's animals! Giraffes, tigers, lions, sheep, rabbit, hedgehogs, Oh My! The Happy Little Dinosaur Kids will love learning about Brontosaurus in this adorable story about a little dinosaur that hatches from an egg upon the shore. This rhyming story is filled with facts about this happy, little dinosaur that grows into the massive plant-eater and he was meant to be. Simple text, coupled with upbeat music and authentic sound-effects, will keep any dinosaur enthusiast happily entertained. This sweet story reinforces early literacy skills young readers will need for school success. With this perfect combination of education and entertainment, kids and parents alike will enjoy reading "The Happy Little Dinosaur" over and over again! Color Me Spring Song Do you love spring? Marvie does too! It's so nice when it's spring and warm enough to play outside! Spring is such a colorful time full of pretty flowers, butterflies, red lady bugs and blue skies! What is your favorite color? Happy Quokka Smile - Wild Clips Sing along and learn all about a marsupial called Quokka! Quokka's sleep during the day and play around during the night! What A Change! A butterfly goes through complete metamorphosis to change from a caterpillar to its adult self. Learn the stages of complete metamorphosis with this fun, informative song. 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 new information in a fun way. What Is A Spider? Did you know that a spider is not an insect? Spiders have eight legs, eight eyes, and two body parts. Spiders are helpful to our planet because they eat a variety of insect pests that normally damage crops and carry diseases. 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 new information in a fun way. True Bugs Some people call all insects bugs, but they aren't all "true bugs." True bugs are grouped in a special class called hemiptera, meaning "half-wing." Let's learn about bed bugs, stink bugs, and chinch bugs! 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 new information in a fun way. Hot, Cold, Wet A fun story centered around being in and around weather! Introduction to simple adjectives and the article "a". Learn simple sentences 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. My Body A fun story centered around the human body! Introducing nouns relating to the body 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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.