Age 5-8 years
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HOW TO PLAY
SpongeBob wants to grab an ingredient out of the claw machine and win wacky prizes! Coins appear at the bottom of the screen, and the price of each game is displayed on a machine. Using the arrow pad and the big blue button,
players select coins to pay for the game. As each coin is added to the machine, a counter shows the total that has been put in. Once they’ve reached the right amount, players manoeuvre a giant claw to pick a prize from the bottom of the bin. After two rounds of picking prizes, players can score an ingredient for the special sauce to be used in Kitchen Chemistry!
WHAT’S BEING TAUGHT?
Numeration/Addition/Money Concepts: Recognizing numerals and
making the connection between numerals and their numeric value; naming
and knowing the value of a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter and a dollar bill.
Level 1: Players choose a single coin denomination to add, learn coin
names and values and skip count by twos, fives and tens.
Level 2: Players use different coin values to add up to a target total,
decipher between greater and lesser numbers of coins, make change,
and learn coin equivalencies.
Level 3: Players choose coins to make specific sums of money and decipher
between greater and lesser coin values.
Note: If a player cannot reach the exact total given the remaining coins, he
or she is prompted to highlight a coin and press the little blue button in
order to change the coin into smaller denominations.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
Working with money is a great way for kids to model addition. In order
for children to operate within our monetary system, they must not only
understand that different coins have different values, but must also understand
the equivalent values of different coins and how to use coins to
make change. Later, this “money sense” can be applied to help children
learn to become better consumers.
HOW TO PLAY
Mr. Krabs has a new conveyor belt, and SpongeBob needs Patrick’s help to get some
items off the machine. Using the arrow pad, players move Patrick to the things SpongeBob
needs. After 3 rounds, players can collect the“griddle grease” ingredient to be used in Kitchen
Chemistry.
WHAT’S BEING TAUGHT?
Visual Discrimination: Noting similarities and differences among objects.
Level 1: Players match items with the same colour or shape.
Level 2: Players identify parts of a whole and parts of a group.
Level 3: Players match basic everyday items to the shapes they resemble.
Visual/Auditory Associations: Identifying beginning and ending sounds
from pictures; matching pictures to spoken words.
Level 1: Players identify objects, colours and shapes by using spoken words.
Level 2: Players identify picture words with the same beginning sound.
Level 3: Players identify picture words with the same ending sound.
Logical Reasoning/Classification: Classifying objects by their attributes.
Level 2: Players identify objects as belonging to a certain group.
Numeration: Recognizing numerals and their numeric value.
Level 1: Players count to ten items.
Level 2: Players use numerals to indicate quantity.
Level 3: Players identify sets of objects that represent the sum or
difference in equations.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
Colours and shapes help children explore how to classify objects by attributes.
Letters and sounds are the building blocks of reading and spelling.
Numbers and their numeric value are the key concept around which all of
mathematics is built. Continued practice and play with these elements
helps foster the confidence to go on to higher level tasks.
Musical Garden
HOW TO PLAY
Oh, no! SpongeBob™ tripped and fell on an
oyster, waking her up from her slumber. He
uses music to soothe her, and discovers that
she loves music!
At the oyster bed, players can choose the
following locations:
Melody Grove where they can change the
melody by touching on any one of three
musical bars
Instrument Rock where they can choose from a wide range of
instruments on which to play the melody
Coral Organ where they can create their own music by touching on
different pipes to hear different notes
Pitch Vine where they can adjust the pitch of the music being played.
The four musical settings are interrelated so kids can use all of them
to
create their music. The object of the game is to experiment with these
musical elements to get the Rock-O-Meter to reach its maximum setting.
Once that happens, the oyster can “come out of her shell” as
a singer —
and players can claim the Blue Oyster Juice that will be used in Kitchen
Chemistry.
WHAT’S BEING TAUGHT?
Music Appreciation: Exploring music and sound with an emphasis on
sound modification and the different parts of a piece of music.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
Listening is the most valuable musical skill that a child can acquire.
Children
learn at an early age that there are all kinds of music and musical sounds.
There are high sounds and low sounds, long sounds and short sounds, happy
sounds and sad sounds. By modifying components of a song such as
melody, pitch, and instruments, children can change the feel of a musical
piece to reflect their moods or express their feelings.
HOW TO PLAY
SpongeBob encounters jellyfish in need of his help. They have eaten newspaper and gotten
letters stuck on them. Using the arrow pad, players aim SpongeBob’s straw and shoot
bubbles to capture the letters on the jellyfish. The object of the game is to capture letters in
order to make words. The more words they make the more jelly players get from the jellyfish
—another ingredient for SpongeBob’s sauce.
WHAT’S BEING TAUGHT?
Sound Sense: Understanding that a word is made up of several sounds; segmenting sounds in words to spell them, and blending sounds together to read them.
Level 1: Players substitute letters and sounds to make words with initial consonant sounds; and match letters to their sounds to make words.
Level 2: Players substitute letters and sounds to make words with initial and final consonant blends; and match letters to their sounds to make words.
Level 3: Players substitute letters and sounds to make words with initial and final consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs, such as ay; and diphthongs, such as ow; and to match letters to their sounds to make words.
Word Recognition: Using the order of letters and sounds to recognise simple words.
Auditory Discrimination: Noting the similarities and differences among sounds.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
Children must learn that words are made up of separate sounds and that words can be broken down into their sounds, or “sounded out.” Blending helps children hear how sounds are put together to make words. To read, we blend sounds together. Segmenting helps children separate words into sounds. To spell,we break down words into their sounds.
HOW TO PLAY
SpongeBob needs help to make the new and improved secret sauce for the Krabby Patties.
Players use the pen to touch each of the four ingredient jars that sit at the top of the screen.
With each touch, one drop of that ingredient squirts into a beaker at the bottom of the
screen, as a counter on the jar tracks the recipe. Once a recipe is done, players touch the beaker to give to Patrick for a “taste test,” then watch his funny reactions.
Players can experiment to discover which ingredients cause different reactions in Patrick. One special recipe will save the Krusty Krab. Note: If players have not played all the games and collected enough of each ingredient, then they cannot make the secret sauce but may mix potions
for Patrick to drink, and then enjoy his reactions.
Players who have played all the games can either discover the recipe on
their own, or tap SpongeBob on the back to learn his secret recipe. For those who choose the latter, SpongeBob will “scribble” the right amounts of each ingredient below each jar. Players can then duplicate the recipe by touching each ingredient jar that number of times.
WHAT’S BEING TAUGHT?
Logical Reasoning: Predicting events based on patterns, learning that numbers can represent quantities, and following a recipe.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?
Making and checking predictions is an important comprehension strategy, often used to help children preview stories and articles. While this game was designed essentially to be a fun reward, there are also elements of the game play that teach children to make predictions. In this case, children can try to anticipate a formula that Patrick will enjoy based on reactions
to the ones he has already tasted.
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