Fun but not sure classroom-appropriate
Submitted 10 years ago
Community Review for Toca Tea Party
Sarah M.
Chapel Hill High School
Tyler TX, US
My Take
While I love this app for my own kids, I think it would replace physical creative play in the classroom. This app gives kids a passive, stationary way to do a tea party, while a little kitchen station with a cheap plastic tea set, bandanas for napkins, and dolls would give them a chance to work on motor skills, spatial relationships, and social and linguistic skills, and probably interpersonal relations as well. Fun app, but not even remotely appropriate for classroom time.
How I Use It
In car rides with my own kids.
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Tamara K.
Education Program Manager, Chicago
Chicago, IL
August 6, 2014
Great app to work on language development and pretend play skills for kids with developmental differences!
I love the open play nature of the Toca Boca apps! They allow children to be intensive and practice skills. I also enjoy that a wide variety of ages can come together and play around the tablet. In addition, many children don't have the motor planning or language abilities to participate in pretend play, but need to be included with peers and practice. I love that you can turn and off the radio, choose plates, the drinks and the desserts. I wish they would add in choices to the cleanup part and have kids wash the dishes. It would be wonderful if Toca Boca had a guide with suggestions for teachers and therapists, but giving adults and kids the freedom to be creative in your play together is their goal.
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Brooke S.
August 26, 2013
Great app to teach manners and sharing!!
Toca Tea Part is a fun app to use with a small group. It is a great too to teach sharing as well as manners.
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