Tadpole
Ages 3 to 5
Sounds and pictures, short words, tolerant listening.
The games
Twelve games played with the voice
Every game is played by speaking, singing or blowing. Each one has three stages, from age 3 to 10, and three levels per stage. Here is what the child does and learns in each.
Froglet
Ages 5 to 7
Bigger numbers, new words, the first reasoning games.
Frog
Ages 7 to 10
Capitals, all seven notes, long patterns, the 4x4 puzzle.
Stars that feel fair
Three stars from 80 % of answers right the first time, two from 50 %, one for every finished game. A child always leaves with at least one star.
Ball jump
Count out loud: each number said makes the ball hop one brick further along the bridge.
Learns: Counting and the names of numbers up to 100
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- 1 to 5, then 1 to 8, then 1 to 10
- Froglet
- 11 to 20, 21 to 30, then the next number up to 30
- Frog
- Tens up to 100, 70 to 79, then the next number from 30 to 99
The walking man
A little man walks and meets things along the way. The child names what he sees.
Learns: Vocabulary: colors, shapes, objects, animals
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- Colors, shapes, simple objects
- Froglet
- Animals by their cry, vehicles, parts of the face
- Frog
- Every color, shape and object, fruits and vehicles
Tug of war
Each right answer pulls the ribbon. Alone against the frog, or two players on the same screen, each in turn.
Learns: Quick recall, taking turns, playing fair
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- Colors, shapes, objects
- Froglet
- Animal cries, vehicles, next number
- Frog
- Colors and shapes, fruits and objects, next number
The parrot
Repeat the word after the frog. When it is an animal, its real cry answers back.
Learns: Pronunciation and new words
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- Animals, objects, the body
- Froglet
- Days of the week, harder animals, continents
- Frog
- Months, countries, capitals
The Do-Re-Mi door
Sing the right note to open the door. The note counts in any octave, because children often sing higher.
Learns: Listening, pitch, the names of the notes
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- Do, mi, sol
- Froglet
- Five notes
- Frog
- All seven notes, held longer and more precisely
The big breath
Blow to inflate a balloon. Only a real breath counts, and no balloon ever pops.
Learns: Breath control, a skill used in speech therapy
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- 3 balloons
- Froglet
- 4 balloons
- Frog
- 5 balloons, with a longer breath
Around the world
A plane takes off from Bunia, in eastern DR Congo, and flies over a world map. Name the country, its continent, then its capital.
Learns: Geography: countries, continents, capitals
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- Repeat the name of the country
- Froglet
- Say its continent
- Frog
- Say its capital
Syllables
Say the word again in small pieces: each piece heard beats the drum.
Learns: Splitting words into syllables, a key step before reading
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- 5 words
- Froglet
- 6 words
- Frog
- 7 words, with longer words
Missing word stories
The frog reads a sentence and stops before a word. The child finds the missing word.
Learns: Listening comprehension and context
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- Animals, colors, objects
- Froglet
- Days, objects, animals
- Frog
- Months, places of the world, fruits
Balance
Hold the phone upright and blow to help a little man cross the river on a log, without tipping over.
Learns: Breath, steady hands, patience
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- 3 crossings, wide margin
- Froglet
- 4 crossings, he sways a little
- Frog
- 4 crossings, he sways more, small margin
Patterns
A row of colors, shapes or numbers, then a question mark. The child says what comes next.
Learns: Logic, patterns, counting by steps
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- Colors two by two, then colors and shapes, then objects
- Froglet
- Longer patterns, then numbers that grow by 1 or 2
- Frog
- Counting by 2, 5 or 10, counting down, numbers that double
Sliding puzzle
Say the tile that slides into the hole, and put the board back in order.
Learns: Planning, thinking a few moves ahead
What each stage plays
- Tadpole
- 2x2 with colors, then 3x3 with objects
- Froglet
- 3x3 with the numbers 1 to 8
- Frog
- 4x4 with the numbers 1 to 15
Coming laterWords of the world
Hello and thank you in 10 to 20 languages, recorded by real people who speak each language. Never a synthetic voice.
The rules of every game
How a game unfolds
- 1
One question at a time
The frog asks, the microphone opens, the child answers. The microphone is closed while the frog speaks, so the game never hears itself.
- 2
Help after two misses
The frog says the right answer and the child repeats it. After four misses or three silences, the game moves on anyway.
- 3
One real exception
In the tug of war, a miss loses the turn right away, like in a real game. That is what makes it exciting with two players.
- 4
Stars and levels
Three stars from 80 % right the first time, two from 50 %, otherwise one. Two stars on a level open the next one. A parent can open every level.
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