Didi & Ditto Kindergarten: A Feast for Zolt is the first title of the Didi & Ditto

Didi & Ditto

Didi & Ditto is an edutainment software series created in 2003 by Kutoka Interactive. The series consists in three grade-based titles for preschool , kindergarten and first grade .- Gameplay :...

 educational software

Educational software

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 series created by Kutoka Interactive

Kutoka Interactive

Kutoka Interactive is an educational software company founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1995. The company produces, develops, and distributes both subject-based and grade-based video games for Windows and Macintosh.- Background :...

. Release in 2003 in Canada

Canada

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 and the United States

United States

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, the game teaches kindergarten notions to children between 4 and 6 years old.

Story

The player, taking the role of either Didi or Ditto at the game's beginning, must collect six fruits and six vegetables in exchange for freeing the other sibling.

Activities

The educational activities contained in the game cover math skills (recognizing numbers, counting objects, adding, solving math problems), reading skills (recognizing letters, building vocabulary, phonic skills, identifying rhyming words, following oral directions, listening comprehension, sequencing), thinking skills (distinguishing between patterns, distinguishing between shapes, extending patterns, using shapes, visual and audio memory practice, problem solving) and creativity (coloring, music).

Critical reception

The game received numerous positive reviews from Macworld, Games4Girls, Common Sense Media, Edutaining Kids, MobyGames , Game Vortex, and others.

Awards

The game received several awards on account of its educational value, its appeal to children and the quality of its design and graphics.

• 2004 - BESSIES 10th Annual Best Educational Software Awards
• 2004 - Parents' Choice Gold Award
  Parents' Choice Award
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• 2004 - Seal of Approval - The National Parenting Center

External links

• Didi & Ditto Kindergarten at Kutoka.com