Alien Encounters!

Title: Alien Encounters!
Subtitle: Space Explorers - Ages 5+
Release Date: 10/01/24
Type: Launchpad Pack
Brand: FarFaria,Miss Linky,Smithsonian
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Launchpad Description: Blast off into the universe with action packed stories, cosmic activities, and more that encourages young minds to explore the mysteries of outer space and dream up their own extraterrestrial adventures!


This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Alien Story (App)
This is a fun interactive story for Android about a small alien, Bobby, which came on an expedition to Earth together with his parents, but got lost. New interesting adventures and new friends await him. The plot includes logic games and educational tasks for preschoolers, for example: mazes, finding two similar objects, find the odd object, memory game, Sudoku for kids, puzzles and more. The tasks were designed by a child psychologist to train cognitive processes of the brain in children. The tasks are available in 4 difficulty modes.

Planet Pong (App)
Ever been stuck in a different world? A different time?? You’ll know what it’s like to be stuck in another planet with this simple, super cool addictive game!! Smash ping pong balls about to kill time. Master your shots so that the balls do not get beyond you. All you have to do is jump your timing accordingly so that the ball is blocked from going past you There are bug like alien creatures who crawl in to mess up your game. Play along and show ‘em your concentration and focus levels!! HOW TO PLAY • Tap to jump • If the pong bounces low, do not jump. • Smash the ball back with the jump and make sure it doesn’t go past. Features • Simple game, but hard to master • 3 levels-3 planets- Jupiter, Mars and Saturn with different environments • Leaderboard integrated • Easy tap control • Super cool graphics

Presidents in Space (App)
Join our presidents on their intergalactic travels as they bring truth, justice, and freedom to alien planets. FarFaria's "Presidents in Space" is designed to provide children with a perfect story time experience. Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and the Common Core Reading Level, independently measured using the Lexile Framework.

Rocket Speller PLUS (App)
* Time To Play Mag: "an app that has set the standard for phonics and spelling apps for kids." * Kindertown: "one of the best phonics and spelling apps available" * The iMums: "Rocket Speller Plus has retained the features of the original app that made it so much fun for kids to play but what they have added turns it into a must-have app for younger children ..." * Fun Educational Apps: "a great way to learn to spell words via a fun, intuitive and interactive interface." * Appy Mall:"This truly is an app that will grow with your child." * App Store feature: New & Noteworthy * App Store feature: Education store front * App Store feature: Apps for PreK and Elementary * App Store feature: Apps to Kickstart Your School Year Kids join Zip the alien on an out-of-this-world spelling adventure to build a new rocket ship. They'll spell words to help him fly to 3 different planets and collect the rocket pieces he needs. The game ends when they launch their fancy new rocket into spac

Space Alien Game Exercise for Kids (apps)
Help Miss Linky to defeat the space aliens that have invaded our planet in this awesome space adventure!

Space Learning Adventure (App)
Preschool curriculum in one endearing alien-themed app. Land UFOs, explore extraterrestrial lands, vacuum the space, save the aliens, and much more. This fun-packed preschool educational adventure takes you out of this world to start a journey of learning. Have fun tracing letters, shapes, and numbers with aliens; or play 6 engaging educational mini-games to learn names of shapes, letters, numbers, and colors. ==== FASCINATING TRACING AND LEARNING ADVENTURE FOR PRESCHOOL KIDS PACKED WITH EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED IN PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM ==== ==== TRACE with ALIENS ==== * Uppercase letters * Lowercase letters * Shapes * Numbers 1-10 * Numbers 10-20 * Numbers 1-100 ==== LEARN in 6 FUN EDUCATIONAL MINI-GAMES ==== * Uppercase letters, lowercase letters, shapes, colors, numbers 1-10, numbers 1-100 * Mini-games include both matching and recognition activities 1. Feed the aliens. -- The cute little alien babies are hungry! Can you drag the flowers w

The Galactic Rock Collectors 1: Tony's New Friend (App)
Tony is excited to meet a new friend. But, Toxu is just well... weird. Will Tony and Toxu learn to get along? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

The Galactic Rock Collectors 2: Chucky is Missing (App)
Rumor has it a monster is on board the spaceship. And, even worse, Tony's pet mouse is missing! Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

The Galactic Rock Collectors 3: The Search for Giant’s Salt (App)
Join Tony and Toxu on another space adventure! Can they escape the giants on the Planet Argon? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

Three Friends' Alien Adventure (app)
Gather your little ones for story time with the National Air and Space Museum featuring the original story "Three Friends' Alien Adventure." When Ruth finds a box of old comic books in her attic, the three friends are inspired to write and film their own science fiction movie with aliens, robots, and space explorers. After the story we will learn how to draw a three part comic strip.