Jungle Coins for iPad – App Review
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Counting money is an important skill children need to learn and Jungle Coins for the iPad will help them do just that. If you’ve been following along on PadGadget for a while, you’ll remember I covered Jungle Time and Jungle Fractions by developer Andrew Short last month. Both of those are great educational apps for kids and he has since added another noteworthy title to his list with Jungle Coins.
Building on the jungle theme, Jungle Coins interactively teaches kids about identifying, counting and computing with coins. The large display, brightly colored graphics, fun animals and different categories will engage your child through play and help them learn.
There are four different money categories for kids to cover: Find, Count, Compare and Correct Change. When you start Jungle Coins, the app begins in Find asking kids to identify specific coins by dragging them from one side of the screen to the other. Complete the task and tap “Done”. If it’s correct, you’ll receive a green check and a smiley face from your animal, if not, you’ll see a sad face and an “X” instead. Try another problem in the same category by shaking the iPad or tapping “Shake” or move on to a different category by selecting one of the choices at the bottom of the screen.
Remaining categories include:
- Count – displays different coins and lets kids enter the correct amount using the number wheel.
- Compare – provides two sets of coins on either side of a line and asks kids to determine whether the coins are < (less than), = (equal) or > (greater than).
- Correct Change – gives kids a story problem requiring them to provide change.
