Words Across Asia!

Title: Words Across Asia!
Subtitle: Language Learning - Ages 5+
Release Date: 05/01/20
Type: Launchpad Pack
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Launchpad Description: Kids will explore languages from all over Asia with these interactive learning games!

- Explore the languages spoken in Asia
- Hear the proper pronunciation of words
- Learn basic vocabulary in multiple languages
- Practice words through song
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Gus on the Go: Filipino (Tagalog) for Kids (App)
Kids learn Filipino (Tagalog) vocabulary with interactive lessons and games.

Gus on the Go: Hindi for Kids (App)
Kids learn Hindi vocabulary with interactive lessons and games.

Gus on the Go: Japanese for Kids (App)
Kids learn Japanese vocabulary with interactive lessons and games.

Gus on the Go: Korean for Kids (App)
Kids learn Korean vocabulary with interactive lessons and games.

Gus on the Go: Taiwanese for Kids (App)
Learning Taiwanese has never been so much fun! Join Gus, the friendly owl, as he travels around the world and explores languages from every corner of the globe with Gus on the Go! Featuring adorable animations and fun exercises, your child can learn basic vocabulary concepts with interactive visual and auditory lessons on numbers, colors, shapes and more. Each lesson review unlocks an exciting vocabulary game that reinforces what your child has learned. Now, your child can take on a second language through a fun, multi-sensory journey on this Launchpad!

Gus on the Go: Vietnamese for Kids (App)
Children can learn over 90 useful Vietnamese vocabulary words with adorable animations and fun exercises. Featuring a native Vietnamese language audio speaker and categories including animals, food and clothing, children will be engaged in learning.

Japanese for Beginners (App)
Get started with Japanese! A tracing practice board to get started with hiragana and katakana. - Tracing practice board - Hiragana & katakana worksheets / resources - Learn Japanese characters and their meaning - Have fun with Inkwash painting - Great for kids!

LinguPinguin–English Japanese (App)
Language-learning app for preschoolers Make language come to life! This intuitive and colorful app for preschoolers is easy to understand through the combination of image and sound. Educational studies have shown that children of a young age are highly receptive to language learning and articulative expression. With LinguPinguin, curious children encounter a playful approach to learning foreign languages. Nine different visual worlds and a total of ninety funny objects are made available to explore. When tapped, each object comes to life with hilarious animated movements and sounds revealing the spoken word for the object in the native tongue or chosen foreign language. A creative language-learning adventure! Themes are: animals, transportation, food, body, farm, toys, nature, clothes, and apartment. THE LINGUPINGUIN QUIZ In the LinguPinguin Quiz all words are queried that were learned in the game. Up to 8 points can be collected. Depending on the result you will be rewarded with

Mandarin Minute (App)
Starting studying Mandarin? Learn dozens of useful Mandarin phrases with this simple and fun app! Each phrase comes with audio by a native speaker and pinyin for easy memorization. Topics include Basics, Courtesy, Meeting People, Shopping and Time.

Migalolo (Chinese and English) (App)
Have you ever wanted to swim with a dolphin or sing with a starfish? Now you can! Jump into Migalolo: The Ocean Musical! This new app from award-winning composer Shirley Choi invites children of all ages to experience and learn about the ocean in a fun, interactive way. Migalolo features nine chapters which supplies over ninety minutes of educational, musical fun! Sing along with original songs as you watch rich graphics that show off scores of diverse sea creatures in their colourful undersea environment. Kids will learn about important conservation topics, the science of the seas, and what they can do to help protect the Earth’s oceans. They will meet new friends like Henry a boy who is turned into a dolphin, his pet cat Iko, a wise turtled named Yai, and tons more. Swim along with Henry and Iko as they explore and meet all kinds of characters from rapping trout to sassy seabirds! This app explores many important ocean topics, but does so in a fun and engaging way. The catchy tune