Backpack of Fun!, 3rd ed.

Title: Backpack of Fun!, 3rd ed.
Subtitle: Life Skills - Ages 5+
Release Date: 03/15/25
Type: Launchpad Pack
Brand: Arthur,Dreamscape Media: Tilbury House,Smile and Learn
Type: Theme-Based
Audience: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Launchpad Description: These interactive books, games, and activities will help kids build a solid foundation of skills that they can use in the classroom and beyond. This pack includes apps that have won industry awards including Children's Technology Review: Editor's Choice, Cybils Award, and Smart Media Award.

- Practice early education fundamentals
- Develop critical thinking
- Learn geography
- Explore different languages
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Arthur's Birthday (App)
Arthur’s Birthday is an enchanting interactive reading experience with fully animated content featuring Arthur, star of the longest running children’s animated show in history. Wanderful brings every page of this heart-warming Marc Brown story to life. Arthur and Muffy are each planning their birthday parties for next Saturday afternoon. How will their friends decide which to attend? Read and play inside each of the fully animated pages, where everything comes to life for hours of delightful story fun as Arthur creates a solution that includes everyone. KEY FEATURES: • Interactive storybook in English and Spanish • Change language from any page in the story • 13 animated pages • Virtually every item on each page comes to life when clicked • All words are "active" for extended word play and language learning – click on any word to hear it spoken • A hidden surprise is on each page –can you find all the confetti? • Two story modes: "Read to Me" and the fully interactive "Let Me

Billy's Coin Visits the Zoo (App)
Billy’s mother gave him a coin to spend on a toy at the zoo, but when the day came, it slipped down the drain, leaving the little boy blue. Now the coin is on an epic adventure at the zoo. From a chomping alligator to a bunch of crazy monkeys, Billy’s coin is going to meet all sorts of animals in this fun, interactive children’s story.

Crepes by Suzette (App)
As Suzette sells her delicacies over the course of a day, readers are treated to the sights and sounds of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, from Nôtre-Dame to the Eiffel Tower. The customers she meets along the way are inspired by works of art, such as da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Degas's Little Dancer. As you take your journey, you will learn to speak key French words and phrases

Empathy (app)
Educational video for children to learn what empathy is and how to practice it following easy examples.

How Do You Know? (App)
General Information Objective: How do you know? app uses over 500 pictures and questions to engage students in critical thinking skills. Children will build and strengthen their language and inferential skills by identifying and labeling visual clues and key details to explain how they know the answer! Teacher certified and linked to core curriculum standards in the US and UK. How Do You Know targets the following language goals • Question comprehension: who, what, where, when & how • Verbal reasoning strategies to make inferences • Critical thinking skills to distinguish key details • Build Vocabulary and semantic knowledge • Use pictures to build concept imagery • Recognize and label associated vocabulary • Practice reading comprehension at sentence level • Verbal Reasoning Skills Teachers, Parents & Therapists Favorite Features! • Lots of content; Over 10 categories: Places, Activities, Weather, Emotions, Conditions & State of Being, People & Occupations, Animals,

Joko's Pocket Planet (App)
The world is a giant, confusing puzzle – so you might as well enjoy it. Pocket Planet is a fun jigsaw-puzzle game that will expand your knowledge of geography while driving you slightly nuts trying to find Lesotho. (Yes, it really is a landlocked country shaped something like a well-chewed apple core and completely surrounded by South Africa). Or Andorra, a tiny monarchy wedged between France and Spain and jointly ruled by two co-princes – one of whom is the President of France and the other a Roman Catholic Bishop. Good luck –and we’ll see you in beautiful downtown N'Djamena.

Lemonade Hurricane, The (app)
This perfect introduction to meditation for young viewers is presented in a captivating story that enchants children of all ages and helps them practice mindfulness.

Neighborhood Watch Kids (App)
Neighborhood Watch Kids is an exciting adventure story in which five brave young kids and their pet dog set out to save their neighborhood. Join Arnold, Maya, Johnny, Suzie, Billy and Paw in their amazing journey to self-discovery. Help them overcome their differences, make the right choices and work together as a team to solve a series of mysterious events.

TableTots Teacher (App)
From counting and basic math to sounding out vowels and phonics, TableTots lets you create your own highly individualized lesson plans and curriculum using elements from the popular Tots Education Series. Teach quantities with base-10 counting blocks, create simple math problems to solve or build a word and tap the screen to hear the phonics and sounds of vowels and consonants. Great for both home schooling and traditional grade school, this all-in-one curriculum kit is the perfect tool for teachers and parents of kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students alike. This app comes fully unlocked, with no in-app purchases necessary. Features • 12 table layouts that let preschool and kindergarten kids match, order and sort objects. • 6 colorful theme combinations. • 11 "Quick Set" scenes that instantly set the table to teach: - Basic math - Base-10 counting - Counting from one to twenty - Coin counting - Domino math - Letter phonics and sounds - Uppercase and lowe

The Rainforest Musical Kakamega (App)
From award winning composer Shirley Choi comes The Rainforest Musical Kakamega, an exciting 90 minutes adventure application for iOS. Children ages 5-12 will enjoy this colorful, fun app’s nine chapters featuring twelve original songs. Children will enjoy learning fun facts about the rainforest, meeting new animal friends, and playing along with Kakamega’s rich musical score! Kakamega follows the story of Kaka and Yano, young twins who live in the lush, diverse -- but endangered -- rainforest. When Henry, a sick boy from the city, runs away into the forest, Kaka and Yano decide to help him by finding a mythical, magical, healing flower. Joined by singing animals and talking trees, the children make their way through the rainforest. On their journey they discover the dangers of the logging industry, and make it their mission to convince the loggers or the importance of preserving their forest home. Children ages 5-12 will enjoy this colorful, fun app’s nine chapters featuring twelve