Developing Educational Apps for Preschool Kids

Are you planning to develop an educational app for preschool kids? Would you like it to stand out from the rest? How do you ensure that the app has a good pedagogical value and, at the same time, is fun for the kids? How do you find the developers with the requisite prior experience of developing educational app for kids? If this topic is of interest to you, read on.

Educational apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices have gained widespread popularity. And for good reasons: these apps provide an interactive learning environment for children and, if designed with the requisite planning and thought, could be a lot of fun for the kids.

Developing a high quality educational app for kids require planning, creativity, and an interest in early childhood education. Some of the important steps involved in developing such an app are listed below.

Storyboard

Coming up with an interesting storyboard is the essential first step in the whole process. You need to have a good idea of the learning requirements of preschool kids. If you have been trained as an early childhood educator or if you have watched the learning habits of preschool kids closely, you are well placed to come up with a relevant and interesting storyboard.

The learning activities of preschoolers can be divided into categories like the following:

Learning and identifying shapes
Naming and identifying Colors
Learning numbers
Manners (Thank you, please)
Identifying body parts
Learning and identifying animals
Naming things in a house
Naming fruits and vegetables
Simple puzzles and games

Traditionally, these skills are taught with the help of physical objects, flash cards, and books. While there is nothing wrong with the traditional methods, the advent of touch screen tablets and smart phones have opened a world of possibilities for much more interactive, and consequently more fun ways of learning.