My First 100 Words
A first vocabulary game for small children, with every word spoken aloud in several languages.
- Category:
- Puzzle
- Difficulty:
- Easy
- A session:
- about ten minutes
- Input:
- touch
About My First 100 Words
A hundred everyday words, each one shown as a picture and said out loud. The child hears the word, finds the picture that goes with it, and moves on. Nothing has to be read, which is the point: it works before reading does.
The several languages on offer make it useful past a first pass. The same hundred words in a second language turn a finished game back into a new one, and the pronunciation is spoken rather than spelled out. Sound is not optional here, so turn it on before handing the tablet over.
How to play
- Listen to the word the game says.
- Tap the picture that matches it.
- Keep going as the set of words grows.
Controls
| Tap or click | Choose a picture |
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Tips
- Turn the sound on first. The spoken word is the part doing the teaching, and the pictures alone teach nothing.
- Stay in one language for a while. Switching every round trains picture spotting rather than vocabulary.