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Excel in English: Puzzle Play app for iPhone and iPad


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Entertainment Education
Developer: NECTAR
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 10 Jan 2014
App size: 102.59 Mb

Excel in English: Puzzle Play is a collection of 30 engaging activities for English Language Learners (English as a Second Language). K-3, Beginner (CEFR A1)

This software is intended to assist English language learners worldwide with their thematic vocabulary development, either as a complement to their current classroom instruction or as an independent classroom or home-based practice.

Endangered animals act as guides throughout these easy to use apps.

Some of the activities include:
Puzzle Play: Days
Learn the names of the days of the week, the order of the days, and which days are weekdays and which are on the weekend
Puzzle Play: School
Learn about getting ready for school and subjects at school.
Puzzle Play: Vacation
Learn some words for vacations and activities we do on vacations.
Puzzle Play: Months
Learn the months of the year and the order of the months

Overall Expectations:
Develop oral communication skills by listening to instructions and speaking along with the software.
Reinforce students oral language skills through reading activities.
Develop standard pronunciation and intonation through working on thematic activities.
Identify and demonstrate understanding of specific thematic key vocabulary.
Respond to simple statements, questions and commands using key vocabulary.
Use key vocabulary to respond to thematic activities.
Develop sight recognition of key thematic vocabulary.

Look for many more English language learning activities for students in K-Grade 8 in these apps from NECTAR Learning:

Excel in English: Just Explore (30 activities)
Gr. 4-6, Beginner/Intermediate (CEFR A2)
Excel in English: Kick It (30 activities)
Gr. 7-8, Beginner/Intermediate (CEFR A2/B1)