8 Planets is an educational and entertaining journey through our solar system designed to teach preschool and elementary grade kids how to identify the planets, order them, spell them, match them and some key facts all while having fun. Track your child’s learning progress, strengths and weaknesses through the comprehensive Report Card.That means it not only helps kids learn but also parents realize how their children learn.

The app consists of four different games including:

Names Learn the planets’ names and put them in order by yourself

Spelling Start with one letter missing and work up to the whole word

Matching Classic memory match game with a planetary twist

Black Hole Choose the right answer before the black hole sucks them in

Features

• Rewards - Earn ribbons and view them in the ribbon gallery
• Report Cards - eParent login to check on your child’s learning pattern and how they benchmark
• Engaging Game Play - Keep your kids entertained for hours
• Highly Interactive - Touch objects on the screen for additional info
• Child Friendly Interface - Easy for kids to play with tactile, visual and audio queues
• Developmental Focus - Identifying, sorting, matching, attentiveness, comprehension, fine motor development
• Original Music Score and Sound Effects

 The reason I wrote this up as news is because it’s a cool new way for parents to learn how their children are progressing along with a way to connect with them. Not to mention it’s using video games to teach and this helps show that games truly can have a positive impact on children and helps crush the myth that games are only detrimental. I hope that BrightSlide continues their quest to impart knowledge to children as it is by far one of the most worthy causes out there.