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Happy or sad?
Music has feelings too! Fast music that goes up sounds happy, slow music that goes down sounds sad. Listen and tell how the crocodile feels.
Crocodile Mangrove
Educational games for kids ages 2 to 6
Among the mangrove roots: swapped letters, punctuation, written numbers, little problems and the water cycle.
- games
- 14
- years old
- 2 to 6
- BNCC goals
- 9
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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.
Listening, speaking, thinking and imagination
Spaces, time, quantities and relationships
- EI03ET07Match numbers to amounts and count to ten3 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 1, P-MATH 2, P-MATH 3, P-MATH 5 · Common Core K.CC.A.1, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5 · EYFS M-NUM
- EI03ET02Observe and describe changes in nature and materials2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 1, P-SCI 6 · EYFS UW-NW
- EI03ET03Learn about animals and nature: where they live and what they eat1 gameHead Start ELOF P-SCI 1, P-SCI 3 · EYFS UW-NW
Lines, sounds, colors and shapes
Body, gestures and movement
Themes in this region:Numbers and countingTime and routineNature and animalsLetters and wordsSounds and musicBody and coordinationFeelings and friendship
The 14 games of Crocodile Mangrove
2 and 3 year olds
To get started: few options, big pictures and the teacher’s voice.
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Strong teeth
The crocodile has lots of teeth and takes good care of all of them! Brushing, drinking water and eating fruit help. Sweets all the time hurt your teeth.
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My body tells me
Our body sends signals about how we feel: yawning means sleepy, a tight chest can mean sad. Noticing and telling someone helps a lot!
4 and 5 year olds
More pieces that look alike, asking for attention and memory.
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He or she?
BOY and GIRL, KING and QUEEN: some words change for a he or a she. Sometimes only the end changes, like LION and LIONESS. Sometimes the whole word changes, like BULL and COW!
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Where is it hiding?
Each clue says where the crocodile is NOT. Rule out the wrong places one by one and only the right hiding spot is left!
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Which part of the plant?
We eat different parts of plants: a carrot is a root, lettuce is a leaf, an apple is a fruit and a bean is a seed!
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Mangrove roots
The mangrove roots make little arches in the mud, one after another. Draw the bridges without lifting your finger, going up and down.
5 and 6 year olds
Bigger challenges and the party that reviews everything the child learned.
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Swap a letter
One letter changes everything! Swap the H in HAT for a C and it becomes CAT. Look at the picture and find which letter goes at the start.
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Question or exclamation?
When we ask, we use a question mark. When we get a fright or feel amazed, we use an exclamation mark. When we just tell something, we use a period.
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Number words
Every number can also be written in letters: 3 is THREE and 13 is THIRTEEN. Read carefully, because some look a lot alike!
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Mangrove word problems
In the mangrove, someone is always coming and someone is always leaving. Listen to the little story carefully and find the math hidden in it.
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Mangrove party
Region party
The tide came in and the crocodile called everyone for a swim! Let's remember everything you discovered in the mangrove.
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Water cycle
Region party
The sun warms the water, it rises as vapor, turns into a cloud, falls as rain and goes back to the river. And it all starts again!
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Does it soak up water?
Region party
Some things soak up water and get all wet, like paper and cloth. Others let the water run off, like glass and plastic.
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