やさいをつくろう 帝塚山学院幼稚園×ワオっち！ 2.12.1

With a commendable total of 17 million downloads as of June 2023, this vegetable cultivation simulation game has gained significant popularity. It aims to promote nutritional education through engaging gameplay, challenging players with various mini-games related to the planting and harvesting process.

Target Age: 2 years and up
Learning Domains: Independence
Learning Topics: Plant Observation

Key Features of the Application:

• Engaging Mini-Games: Players can experience essential stages of vegetable cultivation such as sowing seeds and pest control through enjoyable mini-games. Successful completion earns players shining medals, and collecting gold medals leads to more impressive vegetable harvests.
• Corn Cultivation Steps:
  1. Plant the seeds
  2. Thin out the plants
  3. Add fertilizer
  4. Control pests
  5. Harvest the crop
• Satsuma Sweet Potato Cultivation Steps:
  1. Plant the seedlings
  2. Weed the area
  3. Tend to the vines
  4. Trim the vines
  5. Harvest the crop
• Daikon Radish Cultivation Steps:
  1. Sow the seeds
  2. Water the plants
  3. Thin out the plants
  4. Control pests
  5. Harvest the crop
• Order Fulfillment: Players receive vegetable orders from local vendors and chefs. Successfully delivering these orders garners appreciation.

This application fosters interest in the growth of plants through a simulated farming experience, encouraging children to cherish the vegetables they cultivate. By transforming each step of vegetable growing into mini-games, it allows users to enjoy learning about plant development. Real-life gardening and cooking experiences provided via affiliated kindergartens offer authentic knowledge exposure.

Development Background:

The application, a collaboration between Tezukayama Gakuin Kindergarten and WOW! Educational Apps, emphasizes the importance of food and focuses on nutritional education through various gardening activities conducted within the kindergarten. The kindergarten’s blog complements this by sharing actual gardening and cooking experiences, enhancing real-world knowledge.

The WOW! series is designed around five vital abilities for early childhood: cognitive skills, sensitivity, expression, autonomy, and foundational academic skills. The series offers multiple educational applications for children, characterized by interactive learning experiences that promote curiosity and enjoyment between parents and children. It is hoped that families engage together with smartphones or tablets, encouraging one another while exploring the contents of the WOW! series.