Big Bird's Words... A Sesame Street App

What it is and what you do with it: a set of activities for early reading practice and vocabulary building (over 500 food related words) featuring Big Bird and Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.

Eye-spy game - build the word list by finding the right words according the description

Word-o-Scope - use device's camera to find the words from the list in real world (packages, cook books etc.)

Related words - find out meanings and associated words

What we liked: the concept (fun + learning). Creative use of phone's camera. Excellent educational value. Fun factor. Ease of use (but please see the note below). Spoken instructions. Original artwork from Sesame Street. Overall quality of the app.

What we didn't like: some usability/navigation issues (e.g. you cannot access the Word-o-Scope directly from the menu, you cannot create custom word list to play with etc). For reliable results the Word-o-Scope requires some practice and patience (we recommend parental assistance).

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