This post is sponsored by KneeBouncers, who believe in playing with purpose! Visit KneeBouncers.com for a multitude of fun games that will help your child get ready for preschool and be sure to try their new Great Play with Purpose iPad App! 45 funtabulous games that support preschool readiness and learning. Available NOW on iTunes and coming soon for Android. All opinions expressed in this article are my own.
We were given the full version of KneeBouncers Play with Purpose iPad app and got to explore the entire content. The app is FREE and comes with 5 free games, and there are in app purchase options {which you can turn off if desired} to have all of the content.
I honestly wasn’t sure what Ladybug would think of the app. We have a LOT of apps, and she is super picky nowadays. She really enjoys her “school” apps, I just wasn’t sure if this one would make the cut for her. Immediately she recognized the design, as we have the KneeBouncers Volume 1 {we bought it years ago}. She began scrolling through the games and I ended up having to peel her way. She really enjoyed this app and the educational quality was great.
I was asked to develop an activity that was inspired by the Play with Numbers section in the app, so of course I thought a printable pack would be awesome!
Ladybug’s favorite mini game was the Puppy Race, so I made a roll and graph game featuring the puppies!
To say she loved the roll and graph game would be a total understatement. She saw it in a box on my desk one night {before I had planned to show her} and went nuts and begged to play! I couldn’t resist so we had a bedtime game of Puppy Racers together!
We play our Roll and Graph games differently each time, you can see other variations here. This night she asked for stickers to mark her graph.
The blue puppy won!
But, she wasn’t done yet, she was having so much fun she asked to fill in the entire graph!
Such a simple and easy to prepare activity, with so many valuable extensions for developing early math skills. Many of these same skills are developed while using the Kneebouncers App also!
I couldn’t stop there, so I also worked with KneeBouncers to develop a number maze, and also some number cards to play various games with!
Here you see her putting the cards in order. We continued by matching the 2nd set of numbers too!
Lots of math talk going on as she made the realization that both 3 and 13 had the number 3 in them, and so on! It was a big light bulb moment for her!
There are 2 sets of 1-20 cards, you can use them to work on matching, numerical order, number ID, or play memory! There are so many variations with just a simple set of printable numbers with adorable designs kids love!
We didn’t get a chance to work on the number maze yet, it’s a bit more challenging as it contains all numbers and you have to follow the correct order to get through the maze.
Download the KneeBouncers Play with Numbers Printable Pack here!
I am excited to be giving away a $15 virtual iTunes Gift Card to allow you to purchase the complete KneeBouncers Play with Purpose iPad app! Use Rafflecopter to enter below, giveaway is open to US residents only and remember the app is only for iPad right now {Android version is coming soon}. Giveaway ends 10/7/13. a Rafflecopter giveaway
