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Bat chirp
The bat sees in the dark with sound! Tap the dark to make it chirp: whatever is close by shows up a little. When you find the banana, tap it.
Bat Cave
Educational games for kids ages 2 to 6
In the cave: echo in the dark to find things, play with flashlight and shadow, tell day from night and count who is sleeping.
- games
- 14
- years old
- 2 to 6
- BNCC goals
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What children learn here
Every game follows a goal from Brazil’s BNCC, with its equivalent in Head Start ELOF, Common Core and the EYFS. Tap a code to see every game that works on the same goal.
Spaces, time, quantities and relationships
- EI03ET02Observe and describe changes in nature and materials4 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 1, P-SCI 6 · EYFS UW-NW
- EF01MA06Solve adding and subtracting problems with basic facts2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 6 · Common Core K.OA.A.2, K.OA.A.5 · EYFS M-NUM
- EI02ET01Explore and describe differences in size, weight and texture of objects2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 8, P-SCI 1 · Common Core K.MD.A.1 · EYFS UW-NW
- EI02ET02Observe the weather and nature: sun, rain, wind and cold2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 1 · EYFS UW-NW
- EI02ET05Sort objects by one attribute: color, shape or size2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 3, P-MATH 9 · Common Core K.MD.B.3
- EI03ET03Learn about animals and nature: where they live and what they eat2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 1, P-SCI 3 · EYFS UW-NW
- EI03ET05Group objects and pictures by color, shape and likeness2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 3, P-MATH 9 · Common Core K.MD.B.3
- EF01MA15Compare sizes and lengths: bigger, smaller, longer1 gameHead Start ELOF P-MATH 8 · Common Core K.MD.A.2
- EI02ET04Find people and objects in space: above, below, beside, between1 gameHead Start ELOF P-MATH 10 · Common Core K.G.A.1
- EI02ET07Count objects out loud in everyday play1 gameHead Start ELOF P-MATH 1, P-MATH 2 · Common Core K.CC.A.1, K.CC.B.4 · EYFS M-NUM
Listening, speaking, thinking and imagination
Themes in this region:Numbers and countingColors, shapes and patternsSizes and measuresSpace and positionNature and animalsLetters and wordsBody and coordination
The 14 games of Bat Cave
2 and 3 year olds
To get started: few options, big pictures and the teacher’s voice.
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Big shadow, small shadow
Drag the flashlight closer to or farther from the figure and watch the shadow on the wall grow and shrink.
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Who is sleeping?
During the day, the bat sleeps! Look closely at their eyes: tap whoever is sleeping to mark them and count how many there are.
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Day or night?
Some things belong to the day, with the sun. Others belong to the night, with the moon and stars. Put each one in the right basket.
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Find the friend
The bat's friends are hiding in the dark cave. Chirp to find each one and tap the friend we call.
4 and 5 year olds
More pieces that look alike, asking for attention and memory.
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Shadow size
There's a mark on the wall. Move the flashlight closer or farther until the shadow is the size of the mark. Closer, the shadow grows; farther, it shrinks.
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Fruit in the dark
The bat eats fruit! Listen to the clue and find the right fruit in the dark. Sometimes two look alike: think carefully.
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Night animals
The bat, the owl and the raccoon wake up when the sun goes away. Other animals play during the day and sleep at night. Sort them!
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Letter in the dark
The letters hid in the cave. Say the word slowly, think about the first sound and squeak until you find its letter.
5 and 6 year olds
Bigger challenges and the party that reviews everything the child learned.
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Shadow and measure
Now the mark is a tighter fit. Compare: is the shadow bigger or smaller than the mark? Move the flashlight closer to grow it and farther to shrink it.
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Math in the dark
Do the math in your head or on your fingers. Then chirp in the dark until you find the number that's the answer.
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Cave party
Region party
Night has come and the bat woke up for the cave party! Let's remember everything you played with it.
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Party chirp
Region party
At the party the cave is nice and dark! Chirp to find each guest, fruit, letter and number.
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Party shadow
Region party
Shadow theater at the party! Make each shadow big, small or the size of the mark.
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