Product Description
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Sparkle, Sleuth, and Help Reading Skills Shine
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Help Barbie catch the culprits responsible for missing shoes,
shiny sparkly items and cupcakes in this reading-fueled, dazzling
detective story. Designed for children ages 4 to 7, Barbie Malibu
Mysteries inspires players to use reading, spelling and
problem-solving skills to collect all the clues and solve three
mysteries. Barbie Malibu Mysteries can be customised to offer
practice with school spelling lists and works with all LeapPad
s, as well as LeapsterGS Leapster Explorer* (systems sold
separately).
Use reading and sleuthing skills to help Barbie and friends
solve three mysteries. Create a custom spelling list for your
child to practice as she silkscreens pet t-shirts.
Curriculum That Goes Beyond Core Skills
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Learning is always in fashion with Barbie Malibu Mysteries - an
essential to solving crimes. After helping Barbie find hidden
letters and objects throughout Malibu, players are asked to sort
letters and words into word families that share common spelling
patterns. This helps children read and spell new words they
encounter. (For example, if children can read or spell 'wig,'
they can use analogy to read or spell 'big' and 'fig.') Players
build phonological awareness by identifying items that share the
same beginning, middle or ending sounds. They also use word
re and listening skills to choose accessories for Barbie
and get practice with spelling as they silkscreen adorable
t-shirts in the Pet Paws Boutique. To successfully find the
culprits, children must assimilate all the clues they’ve
discovered using free association. For example, players help
Barbie’s friends remember potential clues to the mysteries by
choosing words related to characters’ thoughts and dragging them
to Barbie’s journal. Then, they put together puzzle pieces to
show the crime scene and display the culprits. Puzzles are
replayable and become more complex as players progress through
the story.
Personalised for Every Child
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In Barbie Malibu Mysteries, children can practice their own
spelling lists for school while having fun with Barbie. Parents
can choose from a list of thousands of words to create a list for
their child to practice and update the words as often as they
like. If parents opt to let the game select the words, Barbie
Malibu Mysteries will adjust the level automatically based the
child’s age and performance, keeping kids challenged at just the
right level. Players are asked to spell one word to fill the
machine with ink and then spell another word to fill it with
glitter. The machine will screen more words onto pet t-shirts for
players to spell, too, offering them practice with the words they
need to learn. Barbie Malibu Mysteries is also packed with ways
for children to express their personal style. Players get to
dress Barbie in clothes, shoes and accessories they find, and
they can decorate photos they take on their LeapPad or LeapsterGS
systems with Barbie s and stickers, then save and share
them.*
Fun with Their Favorite Characters
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In Barbie Malibu Mysteries, building reading skills is part of
the excitement as children help Barbie crack three cases and find
missing shoes, shiny sparkly items and cupcakes. Players get to
join Barbie and her friends in Malibu to silk-screen
glitter-rific t-shirts for pets, decorate photos and search for
fabulous accessories for Barbie - so she can sparkle, shine and
sleuth.
Learning Experts Create or Approve Every Experience
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Barbie Malibu Mysteries is created by educational experts and
designed using enhanced game play to help children build
foundational literacy skills linked to future reading success. In
one game, players are asked to identify items that rhyme or share
the same beginning, middle or ending sounds. These key
phonological awareness skills help children understand that words
are made of sounds and boost their ability to predict how to read
and spell new words they encounter. Players are also prompted to
find hidden letters and objects and then sort letters and words
into word families based on shared word endings. When children
recognise how some words share common spelling patterns, they can
use words with similar spellings to help them figure out new
words they come across. Another game helps build listening and
reading vocabulary and word re skills as players
identify words to dress Barbie in a full range of mix-and-match
outfits. In the Pet Paws Boutique, players get to silkscreen
t-shirts as they practice spelling words from customised lists
that can match the words they are learning in school.
Alternatively, players can practice words with spelling patterns
that get increasingly more sophisticated as they successfully
move through the levels.
Compatible with all LeapPad Kids’ Learning s and
LeapsterGS.
Key Features
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In Barbie Malibu Mysteries, children ages 4 to 7 can use their
reading and problem-solving skills to help Barbie and friends
solve three mysteries. Players search Malibu for the missing
goods and other stylish accessories, collect clues, and sort out
the evidence to catch the culprits. Using the glitter-rific
silk-screen machine, players can get practice spelling words from
inside the game or from unique custom spelling lists their
parents create. Learning fun and mystery abound.
*In-game photo feature is not compatible with Leapster Explorer.
Teaches
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* Phonics
* Reading and listening
* Letter and word Identification
Box Contains
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Barbie Learning Game, Instructions
- About this item.
- Aclouddate.