Description
The World of OKIDO app brings immersive, multi-sensory play to children to learn about fun, science topics. Through songs, stories, games and activities children explore topics like Planets, Coding, Spring Babies, Energy and Muscles as they get to know the world around them. The app is designed as a companion app to OKIDO magazine, and also as a stand alone app that can be accessed offline providing a safe, trusted digital environment for entertaining and educating kids as they explore, play and learn.
What our testers said
“I want to see what happens when the asteroid bumps me!” – Boy aged 6
“Where do foxes live? What are baby badgers called?” – Boy aged 4
What our experts think
From stories and on-screen colouring, to experiments and ideas for crafting; our testers were spoilt for choice! There was something that appealed to every child and helped teach them about various aspects of science and the world around them. The app allowed the children to explore topics such as the effect of exercise on the body, coding, different sources of energy, and how to keep planet Earth happy and habitable, to name but a few. Our testers enjoyed exploring the different parts of the app, although some did need adult support at times when it wasn’t clear what they needed to do, or had to read instructions to play a game for example, and it took a little while for most of the children to get to grips with how to navigate the different elements.
The children enjoyed listening to the stories and playing the music games, which led to discussions about the subject matter afterwards. Many of the interactive games required the children to use trial and error, which is a great way of helping children to learn by exploring new concepts and finding solutions to problems. The doodling and colouring activities on the app encouraged our testers to be creative on screen. While the craft and experiment suggestions, such as making a flea catcher to encourage exercise, or a wind turbine from everyday items you’d find at home, inspired the children to continue learning about the concepts in a hands on way, which is really beneficial, promoting fine motor skills and teaching them about cause and effect. These hands on activities were a great way to follow the screen time and for children to feel pride in what they had made – a great added bonus.
Skills developed
– Promotes independent learning
– Teaches scientific concepts
– Encourages children to care about the planet and environment
