I'm Ready for Zulu!

Title: I'm Ready for Zulu!
Subtitle: Zulu - Ages 3-5, Pre-K to K
Release Date: 05/01/19
Type: Launchpad Pack
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: Pre-K, Kindergarten

Launchpad Description: Kids can learn in 2 languages. For native Zulu speakers to build an early learning foundation for school by counting, telling time, learning shapes, colors and more!

- Develop knowledge in Zulu with some English
- Practice telling time
- Learn about shapes and symmetry
- Recognize and master numbers 1 - 20
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Xander Zulu 123 (App)
Zulu 123 is an Zulu educational app for young children that teaches numeracy using child-friendly counting beads and characters from the animal kingdom. Xander, the lovable narrator, guides your child through four learn-through-play activities involving vision, hearing and touch to teach them how to count to 10 in Zulu. Zulu 123 consists of 4 games: Let’s count: Learn to recognise and pronounce numbers Abacus: Drag colourful beads to the corresponding number Write it yourself: Trace the number yourself Build it yourself: (Move the beads): Drag colourful beads to the matching placeholder Features: Learn to count to ten and trace numbers Study numbers in the font used by schools Practice pronunciation Understand quantities through fun exercises Improve fine motor skills Xander Apps is a truly African initiative, developed by a Stellenbosch-based mother of three and incorporates widely accepted psychological findings on the importance of education in a child’s mo

Xander Zulu Animals (App)
Zulu Animals is a sorting and matching educational app for early learning. Children delight in learning about animals and hearing the sounds they make. Optimal learning transpires from intuitive, age appropriate content with hand-drawn illustrations and mother-tongue narration. Zulu Animals consists of a variety of games that include vocabulary, matching, sorting, pattern recognition and sums to prepare young children for school readiness. Features: Learn the names of animals and hear the sounds they make Learn about animal families Study the spelling in the font used by schools Practice pronunciation and vocabulary Practice what you’ve learnt through exercises Improve fine motor skills Gain skills of sorting, matching animals and sums Recognize animal patterns, colours and habitats Prepare for school readiness in a fun way Xander is a truly African initiative, developed by a local South-African Chartered Accountant and mother of three and incorporates widely acce

Xander Zulu Build & Break (App)
Xander Zulu Build & Break is an educational app for young children to learn about shapes and symmetry. Age appropriate, curriculum based, construction and drawing activities support early learning. This app is interactive, fun and user-friendly, caregivers will intuitively be able to assist curious young children to explore a variety of activities. Xander, the lovable narrator, guides your child through a range of learn-through-play edutainment to support accelerated learning. Valuable skills like space awareness, orientation, knowledge of shapes and symmetry are gained in the process to prepare young children for school readiness. Learning has never been this addictive. Features: Prescribed grade appropriate activities Space awareness, orientation, and symmetry skills Shapes and construction Improve fine motor skills and problem solving Develop confidence through acquiring skills for school readiness Games: Build the shape Complete the picture Copy the picture w

Xander Zulu Fruit & Veg (App)
Xander Fruit & Veg is a Zulu educational app for young children that teaches children all about fruit and vegetables and includes vital school readiness activities such as sorting, matching and basic sums. Children can learn the names of fruit and vegetables, where they grow, and the nutritional benefits. Entertaining games then allows the information to be applied and absorbed. Xander apps are intuitive and age appropriate, with beautifully hand-drawn illustrations offering young children endless entertainment while parents enjoy peace of mind. Xander, the lovable narrator, guides children along the learn-through-play activities that stimulate vision, hearing and touch, while also imparting a vital skills to prepare for school as well as practical knowledge and vocabulary about fruit and vegetables in Zulu. A toybox offering a variety of activities and skills: Listen and pronounce the names of fruit and vegetables. Learn about their nutritional benefits and where the

Xander Zulu Play 1-20 (App)
Xander Zulu Play 1-20 is an educational app for young children that focuses on proficiency with arithmetic for numbers one through to 20. Counting and mathematics skills are developed in this app after users have mastered the basics in Xander 123. Here young children learn about odd and even numbers, counting in multiples and creating sums in a magic triangle designed to encourage self-discovery. These endless educational games encourage deeper knowledge and allow users to overcome challenges through problem solving. This is another age appropriate, curriculum based app by the creators of Xander to support early learning in local languages and prepare little children for big school. Join more than 500,000 parents around the world who have already embraced the little curious dinosaur, Xander, on many learning adventures. Features: Age appropriate and entertaining Curriculum based activities Learn to identify and count in multiples of 2, 3, 4 and 5 Learn to identify odd

Xander Zulu Prepositions (App)
Xander Prepositions is a Zulu educational app for young children to learn about prepositions through healthy technology. Children are introduced to terms and visible placement features after being presented with the meaning of prepositions. Through an interactive and highly entertaining hide-and-seek game with Xander and friends, your child with be able to use prepositions with more confidence. FEATURES: - Age appropriate and entertaining - Curriculum based activities - Learn about and practice prepositions - Master relativity through repetitive play - Practice placing characters and items in relevant positions - Improve fine motor skills and problem solving - Develop confidence through acquiring skills for school readiness

Xander Zulu Shapes & Colours (App)
Zulu Shapes and Colours is a Zulu educational app for your children that teaches six basic shapes and the primary and secondary colours using age appropriate games. Xander, the lovable narrator, guides your child through six learn-through-play activities involving vision, hearing and touch to teach them to identify shapes and colours. Zulu Shapes and Colours consists of 6 games: Hear and see the shape Hear and see the colour Trace the shape Drag and drop to make the shape fit Shape and colour recognition with matching game Identify the shape that fits Features: Practice pronunciation of Zulu shapes and colours. Play games using shape recognition and puzzles. Improve concentration with a memory card game. Practice to draw shapes with a tracing exercise. Improve fine-motor skills using drag & drop exercises. Xander Apps is a truly South African initiative, developed by a Stellenbosch-based mother of three children and incorporates widely accepted psychological fin

Xander Zulu Time 1 (App)
Xander Time is a Zulu educational app for young children to learn to tell the time through healthy technology. Children are introduced to the clock and each hour before they practice to tell the time of the day through an entertaining game. This is another age appropriate, curriculum based app by the creators of Xander to support early learning in local languages and prepare little children for big school. Join parents around the world who have already embraced the little curious dinosaur, Xander, on many learning adventures. Features: Age appropriate and entertaining Curriculum based activities Learn about a clock and the time of the day Improve fine motor skills and problem solving Develop confidence through acquiring skills for school readiness Xander is a truly African initiative, developed by a local South-African Chartered Account and mother of three children to incorporate widely accepted psychological findings on the importance of education in a child’s mother

Xander Zulu Transport (App)
Xander Transport is a Zulu educational app for young children to learn about transport through healthy technology. Children enjoy the interactive spin & match game while learning about transport and expanding their vocabulary. Your child will be given the opportunity challenge him/herself using time constraints to become confident at completing and naming each mode of transport. This is another age appropriate, curriculum based app by the creators of Xander to support early learning in local languages and prepare little children for big school. Join over 500,000 parents around the world who have already embraced the little curious dinosaur, Xander, on many learning adventures. Features: Age appropriate and entertaining Curriculum based activities Learn different modes of transport Practice identifying various forms of transport Improve fine motor skills and problem solving Develop confidence through acquiring skills for school readiness Xander is a truly African i

Xander Zulu Wardrobe (App)
Zulu Wardrobe is an educational app for young children that teaches the names (and pronunciation) of different body parts, clothing and weather, in Zulu. After consolidating the terminology it concludes with a fun game that provides hours of entertainment. The app is highly sensorial as it engages hearing, vision and touch. It further encourages the development of fine motor skills, language ability and critical reasoning. Learning is optimised through repetition and engagement with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations. Children will be able to name specific body parts and dress in weather-appropriate clothing. Children can also use the app to indicate discomfort in certain body parts or where they feel ill. This app is helpful in second language acquisition and can be supportive in the education of learners with cognitive disabilities (or recovering stroke patients). Patients can benefit from the repetition, patterns and clear pronunciation of words. Zulu Wardrobe consist of