This app plays very much like a traditional board game and, as a result, is perfect for more active times in the classroom or during a rainy indoor recess or in after-school care, when kids want to play a fun game and you still want them to be practicing some learning skills. For these instances, The Electric Company Party Game is an ideal choice. It could also be a fun reward during math class, as it focuses primarily on math-related questions and problem-solving.
Continue readingThe Electric Company Party Game: Lost on Prankster Planet is a fast-paced board game app that gets kids interacting in real life. Created for 2-12 players, this turn-taking game focuses on math and literacy skills but also includes silly physical challenges like balancing a crumpled paper ball on your head and dancing for 10 seconds.
During gameplay, the device should remain on a table in the middle of the players because it acts as a shared digital board complete with an in-app spinner and place markers. Listen to the intro, then choose the number of players on your team. Choose an Electric Company show character to play for and then, turn by turn, answer the game's questions to move forward on the game board. Some questions require simple tapping of the answer on the screen, while others require players to do some physical action or ask questions of other players. Game pieces move on their own on the board, and the game leads players through each turn and related task. For example, one player may need to put numbered jelly beans in order, while another turn may require a kid to poll other players about their favorite color and chart it on a graph.
As teams move along the game board, kids practice basic math and literacy skills, learning collaboration and turn-taking, as well as how to play a classic-style board game. The mini-games and activities that make up each turn include questions about shapes, graphing, money, sequencing, probability, asking questions, and following (sometimes very silly) directions.
While this game moves along rapidly, it can take quite a while to complete the entire board. Especially if many students (up to 12) are playing, the poll-taking questions and answers and the graphing can take much longer than just a tap or two on the screen. Still, it's well worth that extra time. The Electric Company Party Game: Lost on Prankster Planet gives kids a solid educational experience wrapped in a fun-filled package. It gets them thinking and moving, talking and laughing in a collaborative way.