In the classroom, Noodle Words HD can be a surprisingly powerful way to teach words. For new readers and students who have difficulty reading or remembering word meanings, the ability to interact with words in a stress-free, playful manner is a real plus. This app may help them see words in a new light.
Teachers can project the app up on a screen and let the class watch the brief tutorial. Then, students can view all 18 words on the All tab. During play, students can choose one from this list or simply tap the on-screen box, out of which a word will appear. Some of the words can be used to lead the whole class into acting out the word's meaning. For example, teachers could ask the whole class to dance, drop, grow, jump, shake, and more.
Looking for a way to make learning words fun and engaging? Download Noodle Words HD - Action Set 1. The first in a series of "word toy" apps, Noodle Words HD helps emerging readers recognize 18 action words by enlivening the written words with their corresponding meanings. When touched, the words come alive and perform their actions. Kids can make words dance, sparkle, pop, grow, shake, and much more. As the words illustrate their own meanings (pop pops around the screen, grow sprouts leaves), two irresistible little bugs also act out the same meanings in amusing ways. The app introduces the meanings of the words in a variety of ways using clever humor and animations.
Noodle Words HD - Action Set 1 is a funny, innovative, memorable way for kids to interact with vocabulary words. As the words themselves, along with two animated bugs, act out each of the 18 words found here, kids are introduced to the words' meanings in a variety of ways, increasing the chances that they'll stick in their memory and that kids will understand their definitions. By using clever animations and humor, the app increases the likelihood that students will be able to apply the word meanings in other contexts.
Some words included in this app -- such as bubble and surprise -- may not be known to younger kids as action words, so this app also can help teachers introduce the concept of homonyms in a fun, easy way. While using this app, kids learn how thinking and reasoning skills can help them learn word meanings in fun, creative ways. Strategies masterfully applied here include using humor, repetition, and multiple forms of exposure.
Key Standards Supported
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.