Posts Tagged toddler

DirtMovers – Construction Counting

DirtMovers - Construction CountingIt’s Done! (Well Almost)

After 3 months of off and on development work, RatCat Software’s newest iPhone App DirtMovers – Construction Counting has been uploaded to Apple for review and approval.

Construction Counting is an action packed construction yard playground for your preschool aged kids that gives them multiple opportunities to learn numbers 1 to 10.

There is the excavator that announces the number and displays a new pile each time it takes a swipe of dirt.

Then there is bulldozer pile up, where you child pushes the desired number of piles of rocks then chooses when to check his answer to see if he is correct.

The dump truck fill up is where your child is instructed to load the dump truck to a desired amount, then the answer is checked when the dump truck pulls away.

There is the tap and count game where your child taps a number then watches the screen as that amount of items appears with real voice counting to follow along with.

For the more advanced counting fun, there is the count and tap game, where your child is instructed to count the number of dirt movers on the screen and tap the correct answer.

Features:
• Real Voice Counting
• Realistic Construction Site Sounds
• Illustrations by Cartoonist Robert Salanitro
• Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later

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My Firefighter – An iPhone action packed playground!

My Firefighter – Now Available on iTunes!

Joining our line of educational apps is My Firefighter. This action packed interactive playground lets you be the firefighter and is our first work with Illustrator Robert Salanitro.

You can explore the fire engine as it heads to the fire and see if you can make the ladder go up, the wheels turn and many other hidden surprises. Touch the siren and hear it roar. Push the horn and listen as it blasts out its warning.

Then you can try to put out the house fire by positioning the Firefighter’s hose up or down and spraying water. But wait, it starts back up again keeping the action going.

Be sure to check out the bucket truck and use the controls to guide the Firefighter up towards the roof. Then position the hose to spray water on the roof fire and side windows.

As an added bonus your child can read along with the words that are displayed as each item is reveled, with settings to display in English, French, German and Spanish.

Download your copy today!

Download from iTunes.

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Adding to the collection of vocabulary building apps

Today we uploaded our latest vocabulary building app to Apple for approval to be entered into the iTunes App store. If all goes as planned, the app should be available in about 10 to 15 days, sometime after October 25 th. We started off with a first grade edition, but plan to quickly add preschool, kindergarten, second and third grade editions.

Meghan’s Spelling Quiz is an interactive app that helps your child learn to spell basic grade level specific words. The quiz utilizes the same word lists as Meghan’s Word Flash and Matching Games providing continuity in developing your child’s vocabulary.

There are two types of quizzes available; Random and Alphabetical and the quiz length is configurable from 10 to 50 words. At the end of the quiz, the percent number correct is displayed, along with the option to retry the same quiz or to start a new one.

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Sight Words are in Meghan’s Memory Games

Meghan's Memory GameSight words (also known as Dolch words) do not follow the basic phonics so they cannot be “sounded out” as they are read. They need to be learned by sight! That’s where Meghan’s Memory games come in. Each grade/age specific game contains the sight words for that group. Meghan’s Memory Games will help your child to recognize and identify sight words by utilizing them as the game pieces that are matched together in a memory game. So, not only is your child’s concentration and attention skills being developed, but they are learning sight words at the same time.

To learn more about Meghan’s Memory Game view the product page.

To view a complete list of the words used in Meghans Memory Games view the word lists.

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Meghan’s ABC123 now available on iTunes

Meghan's ABC123RatCat Software is pleased to announce that our latest educational game for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available in the iTunes App Store.

Designed to help her three year old little brother learn his ABC’s and 123’s Meghan’s latest app is actually three learning games in one.

Learning Mode - is similar to a flash card app with letters and numbers being displayed on a blackboard and read aloud to your child as they tap the screen to move through the alphabet.

Matching Mode -
is like a memory game but give your child an opportunity to match letters to clear the board and go to the next level.  Letters and numbers are spoken as selected.

Memory Mode –
will help your toddlers and preschoolers learn their ABC’s in a fun and challenging way. Being setup as a memory game, the letters are displayed for a brief period of time before the blocks flip over and match play begins. To aid in letter and number recognition each time a block is selected the letter is spoken.

If your toddler enjoys Dora the Explorer, Wonder Pets, Go Diego, Sesame Street, Blues Clues, Baby Einstein, Disney, Barney, etc they will enjoy learning their ABC’s with Meghan!

Features:
-Three games in one, Flash Cards, Matching Game and Memory Game
-Spoken Letters and Numbers
-Teaches English Language Alphabet and Numbers 1 to 9

To learn more about Meghan’s ABC view the product page.

For your older or more advanced child be sure to check out Meghan’s Memory Games available in preschool, kindergarten and 1st thru 3rd grade levels. To learn more about Meghan’s Memory Game view the product page.

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