PBS Parents Play & Learn is a bilingual app designed specifically for parents to engage and educate their children through a variety of interactive games and hands-on activities. The app includes over a dozen games themed around familiar locations, such as the garden, grocery store, restaurant, kitchen and more.
What sets PBS Parents Play & Learn apart is its focus on "teachable moments" through theme-based activities that connect math and literacy skills to everyday experiences. Each game comes with a parent note that provides information about the skills woven into the game and suggestions for effective ways to interact with a child while playing the game to maximize the learning experience.
The app is designed to build on a child's natural curiosity about their everyday world and encourage dialogue between kids and parents. With 13 interactive games that automatically adjust to a child's level and a variety of proven methods used to build early math and literacy skills, PBS Parents Play & Learn is an engaging and effective tool for parents and children alike.
Other standout features include a completely bilingual interface (English/Spanish), over 100 everyday and seasonal stickers in the free-play area, easy hands-on activities and game-related resources that are updated regularly, and new activities and resources that are added weekly. The Social sharing feature allows parents to easily share their child's progress with friends and family.
Overall, PBS Parents Play & Learn is an innovative and practical app that provides a fun and engaging way for parents to bond with their children and help them develop crucial math and literacy skills.
