FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Super Duper Games “Cool In School Photo Communications” and
“Party Pups Prepositions” Receive Dr. Toy Best New Products Awards
Greenville, SC – November 7, 2011 – Dr. Toy has awarded two new games from Super Duper Publications — Cool in School Photo Fun Communication Game and Party Pups Game of Prepositional Fun — with its “Best Picks for New Products” Award.
Every year, Dr. Stevanne Auerbach (a/k/a Dr. Toy), reviews new children’s products based on their creativity, design, educational value, technical aspects, and “fun-factor.” A longtime toy advocate and teacher, Dr. Auerbach strongly believes in toys as tools for learning.
Cool in School Photo Fun Communication Game is a receptive and expressive language board game that teaches children basic and advanced communication skills in numerous areas of school life. For ages 4 and up (Grades PreK–8), Cool in School has 144 large, 5” x 7” full-color photo cards that depict everyday scenes in twelve areas of school: Art Room, Cafeteria, Classroom, Computer Lab, Media Center, Music Room, Nurse’s Office, Office, Physical Education, Playground, Restroom, and Therapy Room. http://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?pid=GB362&stid=
This game includes a double-sided game board. The “basic” side of the game board provides a simple, distraction-free playing surface, while the “advanced” side includes more involved graphics and directions.
To play, the teacher asks a question, and then shows the student a photo card that relates to the question. When players give appropriate answers, they push the electronic spinner, move their game pawns along the game board, and collect Cool Tokens that correspond to the number on the spinner.
Dyanne K., from Redwood City, California, states, “Cool in School has been a great tool with kids on or off of the Spectrum. The pictures are great and depict a number of areas of school, such as recess time, cafeteria time, and various subjects. I like to use this game with kids 5 and over.”
Carl and Cate, the Cool in School penguins, guide the activities by providing receptive (following directions and answering questions) and expressive (defining, describing, inferencing, and discussing) prompts on the back of each playing card. Cool in School has six giant magnetic game pawns for children with limited motor abilities, six standard game pawns for older children, 65 Cool Tokens, and an electronic spinner (numbers 1-3). For a video demonstration of the game, go to http://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?pid=GB362&=stid&view=HowToVideo
Party Pups Game of Prepositional Fun helps children ages 4 and up (Grades PreK-5) learn to identify 24 different prepositions and use them properly in sentences. Players practice creating phrases and sentences with the help of man’s best friends — Fido, Rufus, and all the other Party Pups. http://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?pid=GB49&stid=
To play, students choose a game board that has their favorite type of dog on it (poodle, bulldog, corgi, etc.), and they give their dog a name. Players take turns choosing preposition cards, identifying the prepositions on the cards, and using them in sentences. After each turn, players spin the electronic spinner and collect Doggie Treats, which they place on their game boards. The player with the most doggie treats at the end of the game wins!
Kristen F., from Lakeland, Florida, said, “I absolutely LOVE this game, and my kids love it too…The variety of prepositions on the cards is great and there are several of each one, so there is always something to fit the need of each child. For those who weren’t working on prepositions, it was easy to use the dog “placemat,” the spinner and the bone treats as rewards for whatever the child’s goal was as a new way to practice their targets. I highly recommend this game.”
Party Pups includes 72 color-coded cards (three sets of 24), 12 playing surfaces (six double-sided boards), 100 Doggie Treat tokens, an electronic spinner (numbers 1-3), and an instruction booklet with game ideas. Each of the 24 prepositions appears in three different contexts, helping children to see (through illustrated pictures) different ways to use prepositions. To see a video of the game, visit http://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?pid=GB49&=stid&view=HowToVideo
To view all of the Super Duper Dr. Toy award winners, go to http://www.superduperinc.com/products/awards.aspx
Super Duper Publications creates fun educational materials for children with special needs and communication or language delays. The company offers a wide variety of products for teachers, therapy professionals, and parents to use with children in a classroom, therapy setting, and at home.
To see the full line of Super Duper products, visit www.superduperinc.com
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