Fredi Loves Zoo Train, an iPad App

Wilkie learns how to make rice pancakes

When it comes to learning, my kids do it mostly at playtime. This could be anywhere, in the kitchen making rice pancakes, at the park, on train rides, watching the level crossing, or playing on the computer. They like reading too, but they only like particular books and to be read at particular times. 

Both have their own iPad

My boys have no restriction to technology at home, including the iPad. We enourage them the use and access of technology. It's increasingly used in educational setting, even for young children. They love playing games, digital or analog. The same with books and there are many cool stuff that the boys can do on a digital book. We don't have a TV, although we have a TV set, and we watch a lot of children stuff that we download, or install from DVDs.

Recently, Fredi discovered a new game on the iPad and fell in love with it. The game is called Zoo Train, an iPad application developed for children with special needs. There are tons of games on the iPad, but what he loves most is the educational type.

In one of the games in Zoo Train, a user (in this case, a child, since it's an app for children) is required to match the letters, and in the process learn how to spell. Fredi loves it and I am actually quite amazed he could actually do it by himself. Prior to this, we used to sit down together playing this particular game and he would observe what I did. Clearly he understood what is required, learned it, and did it all by himself in a matter of days. When Roy saw he could match the letters on his own, he was surprised and in awe. No, I'm not boasting. Like any parent, you just feel proud when your child shows a new ability, any ability, just like talking, or saying a new word. Fredi's favourite words are bye-bye and "kan kan kan" (Japanese version of "ping ping ping" sound of the signal at the level crossing).

Fredi very focused in matching the letters Watch on Posterous

The Zoo Train application is fantastic, in my opinion. It's so easy to use even a 2 year old can understand, very colourful but clean in design and it's intuitive. Even I enjoy playing it too.

 

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