So much of what students have to navigate in life takes skills that aren't always taught in the classroom. Technology can teach them about their health and wellness and help them develop skills such as conflict resolution, safe social networking, and getting along with others. With the tools on this list, students will be reading stories, playing interactive games, creating digital media, and analyzing their own personality profiles.
These exciting games are designed for children and adults to sharpen their Life Skills.
1. Sir Dapp! Game Show
If you’re teaching life skills to students this year, there is a mobile app with trivia-style games for kids. Sir Dapp encourages your young children to join him on his gameshow where their politeness, good manners, and respect are the keys to success. It promotes the development of social-emotional learning skills. Through independent interactions and co-viewing experiences, students, teachers, and families can explore life skills with this engaging mobile app.
Devices: iOS, Android
Grades: PreK - 3
Price: Free with in-app purchases
2. I Love Potatoes
I Love Potatoes is an adventure game that takes problem solving to the next level. This interesting app does more than just teach children to use their logical skills, but it also aims to teach players about social change and sustainability. Along with adorable art and animation, this game includes important lessons for both students' daily life and the greater world, engaging and useful extension materials.
This free app, when used with the extension materials, will help students understand their role in the environment and the economy, and empower them to make change for the better.
Devices: iOS
Grades: 2–8
Price: Free
3. Savings Spree
Savings Spree is an educational game having the format of a game show, which aims to teach kids the value of money and how it works. Kids learn about the principle values in life, such as earning or saving large amounts of money as well as about actions that save small amounts, adding up over time.
Devices: iOS
Grades: 2–5
Price: Free
4. Calm Counter
Devices: iOS
Grades: 2–8
Price: Paid
5. Habitz: Kids Learn Good Habits
Habitz is an app that empowers and encourages kids to develop and learn healthy habits via education and positive reinforcement. Habitz uses the knowledge, research and methods of leading pediatric dietitians, sports coaches and behavioral psychologists to provide parents with a critical tool to help their children lead healthier lives.
Devices: iOS
Grades: 2–8
Price: Free
6. Toca Tea Party
Kids can engage their imagination, as well as practice table manners and life skills, while playing with Toca Tea Party. The most unique aspect of this sweet imaginative play app is that it extends screen play into real life. We love how this app creates an environment for social role playing in a developmentally appropriate way.
Devices: iOS, Android
Grades: PreK - 1
Price: Paid
7. iTouchiLearn Life Skills
iTouchiLearn reinforces life skills through engaging music and hands-on interaction. This app allows children to learn about morning routine life skills through music, animation, verbal directions, and interactive activities. iTouchiLearn Morning Routines is an iOS app for teaching children who have cognitive, communication, learning or speech disabilities independent living and personal skills.
Devices: iOS, Android
Grades: PreK - 3
Price: Paid
With these games, you can become more independent and maintain healthy relationships throughout their lives.
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