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Play AR Adventures: Any Game!

 

Spatial Thinking
Digital

Play the Around the Farm or Map the Fair game.

A boy views a digital farm scene through an iPad as he plays the Gracie & Friends “AR Adventures” augmented reality app.

Now that children are familiar with the games, they can choose their own AR adventure.

 

Materials

An iPad screen of the “AR Adventures” augmented reality app showing the character Gracie holding a balloon and standing next to a robot.
  • AR Adventures app on the iPad (one iPad per child)

Preparation

  1. Make sure the iPads are charged and the AR Adventures app is installed.
 

Directions

  1. Pass out iPads to each child.
  2. Allow them to play either of the AR games.
Length of Play

10–15 min.

Group Size

Individuals

In the Schedule

Learning Centers

 
Vocabulary
  • map
  • locate
  • location
  • path
  • route
  • follow
  • navigate
  • under
  • next to
  • around
  • through
  • between
  • over
  • on top
  • in
  • on
  • in front of
  • behind
  • right
  • left
 
Learning Goals
  • Use spatial language to describe the location of an object or place
  • Follow directions using spatial language to find an object or place in relation to something else
  • Understand and use the spatial words left and right
  • Plan, describe, and follow a path from one location to another
  • Use maps or diagrams to plan, describe, and follow paths from one location to another
  • Develop an initial idea that maps, diagrams, and models can be representations of real-world spaces
  • Use symbols to represent objects or locations on a map
  • Identify objects or locations from their symbols on a map or diagram