ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $0.99 | Murtha Design Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
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From the creators of the hit iPad app Drawing Pad!
Shape Builder educates & entertains your little one with easy to move shapes that snap into place on top of silhouette puzzles. Each puzzle has 5 to 10 pieces & after positioning all of the pieces, the real image is revealed along with a professional voice recording of the word spoken by a licensed speech therapist that specializes in early child development. Shape Builder encourages cognitive thinking & fine motor skills plus exposes young minds to new music instruments, animals, produce, objects & the alphabet in a fun & engaging format with LOTS of sound effects!
Designed for kids! No menu buttons on the puzzles to get in the way of game play!
Highlights:
Total of 173 puzzles!
30 Music instruments with sound effects
21 Fruits & Vegetables
45 Animals - awesome sound effects!
26 Letters - speech therapist sounds out
each letter in a fun way
20 Numbers - one through twenty!
31 other fun items like Firetruck, Police Officer, Garbage Truck, and Volcano
Random play resets after all puzzles are completed. Kids have so much fun trying to guess what the puzzle will be!
By Darren Murtha & Chris Lott for kids and toddlers in preschool, kindergarden & firstgrade!
App for kids 3 to 6 years old - MANY 2 year olds play this too but you may have to play together at first.
(Perfect for toddlers / preschool / kindergarten / first grade / and 13 year old babysitters with an iPod Touch)
In 2009-2010 previously featured as an Apple Staff Favorite! (July)
and iTunes App Store Essential for Toddlers (October)
FEATURED IN:
MACWORLD "App of the Day"
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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O'REILLY's Book "Best iPhone Apps"
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BEAT "Wheels on the Bus" on O'Reilly's APP SMACKDOWN
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"Shape Builder earns an edu.Mac.nation daddy score of "A" - Immediately my son was able to locate & move the pieces into position. The audio quality is fantastic, the application is stable, & the variety of puzzle types kept my son engaged & entertained. Together we worked on completing the puzzles & saying out loud what the images were."
Michael (an elementary school teacher) from www.edumacnation.com
"If you’ve got a preschooler then Shape Builder is a great app for your iPhone...This app is great on many levels & a terrific combination of learning & fun."
The iPhone Mom (www.theiphonemom.com)
"A great little jigsaw app for children aged 3 to 5 years."
Daniel Donahoo, Geekdad at wired.com
VIDEO demonstration: www.touchscreenpreschoolgames.com
Reviews
Fantastic App
J Braun
My 2+ year old loves this app. Not only does it keep him engaged it really works on his fine motor skills. I would recommend this app for anyone with young children
Excellent game
afoxinbox
My autistic 8 year old loves it. The pieces snapping into place is great to keep him interested instead of frustrated.
Fun for preschoolers
HWall
This is a great app for preschoolers. Our 3 year old loves it and can easily play it without any help from us. I like that it tells her the name of the puzzle when she finishes. There have been several puzzles that she didn't know what it was and so it is helpful to have it named. Our 6 year old also likes to play with it for short periods. It is a fun and simple learning game.
Amazing App for speech therapy
Nia / SLP
I use this app in group sessions allowing my preschool students to pratice turn taking (each one waits to Put on a puzzle piece), identifying colors and picture naming. This really helps with my Autistic students who are motivated by visual task. Thanks for creating an app that keeps their attention while learning!
awesome for toddlers
a buyer of kids apps
The app doesn't have a huge amount of longevity, but it's great for little toddler fingers and brains.
Love it!
ShoppingMomma
My 2 1/2 year old loves this game. It's amazing to watch him walk through each puzzle as quickly as he does. My only request would be to add harder levels as it seems he has already mastered most of these puzzles.
Happy grandma
Hawkeye JM
The support behind this product is outstanding! My 2 1/2 year-old grandson loves this app. If there were more puzzles maybe they could be grouped by interest - numbers, animals, transportation, people, things, etc. It's a great app.
