Story Time

What your child learns

• Listening to and remembering a short story of 3–5 sentences
• Answering who, where, what and what color questions, then why questions
• Listening for details: each story has several people and things, and only one fits the question
• 12 everyday stories about family, animals, weather, the market, the beach and birthdays
• With the Vietnamese voice, kids hear the stories in Vietnamese instead

How to play

1. Press "Play now". A picture appears and the story is read aloud; the words stay hidden so kids practice listening.
2. Then come 2–3 questions. Tap one of three pictures to answer. On a computer, keys 1, 2 and 3 work too.
3. Forgot something? Press "Hear the story again" to hear it from the start, or the speaker button to hear the question again.
4. After the questions, the story text appears for a recap. Press "New story" for another one.

For parents

• It starts with three-sentence stories and simple who and what questions, then moves up to five sentences and why questions.
• All three answer pictures also appear in the story picture, so looking alone does not give the answer away: kids have to listen.
• After playing, ask your child to retell the story in their own words, or ask "What would you do?".
• The recap shows the story text: older kids can read it themselves, younger ones can follow the highlighted sentence while it is read again.
• The game is meant to be heard. With the sound off, the story text appears in place of the picture with the current sentence highlighted, so a grown-up or an older child can read along.