TORONTO – TVO has released two free apps for BlackBerry smart phones designed for early learners and school aged-kids, the educational broadcaster said Friday.
‘Polka Dot Shorts’ is a sequence matching game for kids aged 2-5 that supports the early-learning and kindergarten math curriculum, while ‘Flower Frenzy is an entertaining and educational game with three levels of progressive difficulty that uses pictures of flowers to help kids ages 6-11 learn to create sequences.
“Kids today are consuming more media on more platforms than ever before”, said CEO Lisa de Wilde, in the announcement. “There is a real need for safe educational content that will engage kids in learning that complements what happens in the classroom environment and we’re happy to fill this gap.”
Available now on BlackBerry App World, both games support learning objectives from the Ontario school curriculum, have been teacher and classroom tested.
