My kids LOVE to play computer games and they are always looking for new games to play. I have always relied on the PBS Kids website for educational online games and when I received and emailed from them telling me that PBSKids.org has launched over 25 NEW online games in Spanish, featuring the Cat in the Hat, Curious George and Sid the Science Kid as well as Oh Noah! and Maya and Miguel, I knew I had to pass along the information.
Here it is:
Kids can play games in Spanish from their favorite shows; the games from each series are grouped into collections that are all linked by a common theme and math curriculum. The collections of games now in Spanish include:
Curious George – Busy Day (16 games): Join George on his very busy day as he learns about numbers and counting and is introduced to addition and subtraction.
Sid the Science Kid – Sid’s Super Fab Lab: Science Fair (9 games): Check out the science fair displays with Sid and his friends, and play games that involve measuring (temperature, weight, and size), sorting, symmetry, addition, and finding patterns.
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! – Cat’s Math Safari (2 games): Help the Cat in the Hat collect the missing pages of his Animal Safari Book. You’ll have to use shape recognition and spatial skills, counting, and measurement.
The games are all enhanced with researched-based improvements to level selection and instructions. For ESL students or children learning Spanish, kids will learn math skills that will benefit them not only at home, but also in the classroom. The games are part of the Ready To Learn Initiative, an early learning project of PBS KIDS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), funded by the U.S. Department of Education to support the development of early math and literacy skills in children ages 2-8, especially those from low-income families.
Disclosure: I was provided with the information in this post by PBS Kids. No compensation was received.