App Review: Teach Me Toddler
Teach Me Toddler is definitely one of my daughter’s current favorite apps. The app is pretty straightforward – there’s a talking mouse that asks kids to identify a letter, number, shape, or color from among a few options. After the initial set-up (parental supervision required ) you get a screen like this when you open the app:
Pick A Letter
Pick A Number
The interface is easy and intuitive for a two-year old to grasp and the talking mouse is always at the ready in case the kiddies need a bit of help remembering what they’re supposed to be looking for. For kids, it’s a fun game to find the right answer. Moreover, the app provides immediate audio and visual feedback that lets them know if they found the right choice. Emma typically punctuates her successes by showing me the phone and exclaiming, “YAY!!”, when she gets a correct answer. Like I said, she loves it.
For my part, I love the fact that the app keeps track of her performance over time, allowing me to to view at a glance what she’s doing well with and what she might need more help on.
Maybe we need to work on colors?
Pretty good with numbers...
The stats are pretty detailed — providing letter-by-letter, number-by-number, and shape-by-shape results on her performance.
Another cool part about the app is that it has a fun little interlude that rewards kids with stickers for correct answers.
Great Job! Pick a sticker....
Stickers On The Beach
After answering three questions correctly, the mouse awards a sticker of the child’s choice, which can be dragged around and placed on a rather pleasant looking beach scene.
The combination of great learning activities, fun rewards, and performance tracking make this app a great choice for any parent looking to add another kid-friendly app to their phone. You can get it here.
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I just noted how much I like the Animal Memory Match game, but I think my personal favorite is this app. My daughter is in the process of learning the things that are featured in the app, colors, letters, numbers, shapes. She also loves getting stickers as a reward for a good job done. So this one is just perfect for her. She plays, learns, has fun and I can keep track of her progress and what we need to work on. I love the parent feedback.
This is a well thought-out app, in mind with both benefiting a learning toddler and a watchful parent. This one is also definitely worth its price.