Certainly those who have difficulty with spatial relations may not have an infinity to apps as such, but it might be a motivation after a hands on activity working with real 3 dimensional blocks and a visual block model. The app definitely took spatial skills to operate the builder and direct his moves.Īlthough I have not had a chance to try this out with a student, I could envision this app as a motivator for some students. I would guess kids who game would be far better than I at learning how to operate the builder, as it took a little bit of time for me to learn to understand how it works (I am so not a gamer!). Playing with the app is the best way to understand what is required to operate it. You also can paint and choose different colors of blocks when building. Here’s a trailer from Toca Boca featuring what you can do with the app:Ī fun and motivating app, the Toca builder moves and builds requiring changing directions left/right, back/forward and up/down. Developed with 6-8 year olds in mind, this is a fun app that features building with directionality and spatial relationship skills needed while constructing and operating the builder. For a limited time, their app Toca Builders (iPhone/iPad) is free. For those that work with preschool to early elementary aged students, Toca Boca is a familiar name for the creative apps they produce.
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