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Pop the bubbles
The octopus blows bubbles in the aquarium! Tap the bubbles with a fish to pop them. The others can float away.
Octopus Aquarium
Educational games for kids ages 2 to 6
In the aquarium: pop bubbles, swim with the octopus, spin the wheel and pay with coins.
- games
- 14
- years old
- 2 to 6
- BNCC goals
- 11
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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.
Body, gestures and movement
Spaces, time, quantities and relationships
- EI03ET07Match numbers to amounts and count to ten5 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
- EF01MA19Get to know coins and bills of the Brazilian real and add up values to pay2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-MATH 3 · 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
- EI02ET05Sort objects by one attribute: color, shape or size2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-SCI 3, P-MATH 9 · Common Core K.MD.B.3
- EF01MA06Solve adding and subtracting problems with basic facts1 gameHead Start ELOF P-MATH 6 · Common Core K.OA.A.2, K.OA.A.5 · EYFS M-NUM
- 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
- EI03EF09Notice beginning sounds and play with words2 gamesHead Start ELOF P-LIT 1 · Common Core RF.K.2.d · EYFS L-WR
- EF01LP08Connect the pieces of spoken words to writing1 gameHead Start ELOF P-LIT 3 · Common Core RF.K.3.a · EYFS L-WR
- EI03EF02Make up rhymes and play with word syllables1 gameHead Start ELOF P-LIT 1 · Common Core RF.K.2.a, RF.K.2.b · EYFS L-WR
Themes in this region:Numbers and countingColors, shapes and patternsSizes and measuresLetters and wordsBody and coordination
The 14 games of Octopus Aquarium
2 and 3 year olds
To get started: few options, big pictures and the teacher’s voice.
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Collect the shells
Drag the octopus with your finger around the aquarium and swim over each shell to collect it. Careful: don't touch the rocks!
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Color wheel
Spin the wheel by moving your finger in a circle, or with the buttons. Stop when the color asked for is under the little arrow.
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Piggy bank
The octopus is saving coins! Tap a coin to put it in the piggy bank, counting out loud. Put in too many? Tap it in the piggy bank to take it out.
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Big bubbles
Some bubbles are big and others are small. Pop only the big ones!
4 and 5 year olds
More pieces that look alike, asking for attention and memory.
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Octopus in order
The numbers are scattered around the aquarium. Take the octopus to one first, then two, then three... without skipping any.
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Counting coins
Each yellow coin is worth one dollar. The blue bill is worth two dollars: count two at once! Put the amount asked for in the piggy bank.
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Number wheel
Count the octopuses that came to play. Then spin the wheel until the number of octopuses is under the little arrow.
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Letter bubbles
Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound. Pop only the bubbles with the letter of that sound.
5 and 6 year olds
Bigger challenges and the party that reviews everything the child learned.
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Aquarium shop
The aquarium shop has one-dollar coins, two-dollar bills and five-dollar bills. Put the money together to pay the exact price, with nothing left over.
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Syllable wheel
A part of the word is missing. Say the whole word slowly, find the missing part and spin the wheel to it.
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Aquarium party
Region party
The octopus decorated the aquarium with bubbles and shells for the party! Let's remember everything you played with him.
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Party bubbles
Region party
At the party, the bubbles rise faster! Listen to what to pop and tap only those bubbles.
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Party swim
Region party
The octopus is swimming through the party: collect the shells without bumping the rocks and swim through the numbers in order.
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