Noah, The Creature Teacher™

What is "Noah, The Creature Teacher™"?
A timeless, educational game inspired by the story of Noah and the Ark that can be enjoyed by children 4 to 8 years old and is very easy to learn. The game features a 12-inch long, plastic ship ark that opens like a picnic basket with a drop down door and a set of 26 pairs of jungle animals, 2 wild tokens (Noah and the Dove) and 4 reference cards. Children play the game similar to Go Fish, and take turns asking each other for animals. Instead of drawing from a Go Fish card pile, players get to reach inside the ark and feel around for the animal they are trying to pair. The player to pair the most animals wins. The reference cards are utilized by the players to shield the animals pulled out of the ark from the other players and is a handy reference on how the jungle animals names are spelled and alphabetically sorted.

The game has nine learning objectives that can be achieved during game play. (See What it Teaches Page) The box, directions and reference cards are included in 7 languages and the game has the ability to grow with a child's interest and skill level in that there are 7 additional creature sets that will be available. (See Expanded Learning Page)

Components:

54 fun, colorful jungle animals plus 2 wild tokens
"Noah's Ark" - a durable storage and carrying case
Four reference card holders
Four multilingual, alphabetized reference cards
which identifies animals by picture and name
One 30 second hour glass
Multilingual directions

The Reference Cards are Adobe PDF files.
Click here to get the reader.

How to Play the Game

The Interactive Edition

This interactive version of Noah, The Creature Teacher™ contains 9 activities that can grow with a child's skill level in that several levels of difficulty are included. A unique component of this product is that children's voice-overs are used to assist a child in navigating through the activities. Below is a brief description of the activities:

Colorful Creatures: Color pictures on the computer or print the picture and use crayons to color. Pictures can be erased, saved, printed or emailed from the same screen as it is created.

Ark Builder: An interactive puzzle that allows the child to build the ark and has a timer which enables the child to compete against his previous accomplishments.

Where's the Pair? Play a game of concentration using the jungle creatures to promote memory skills.

Create a Scene: Create a beautiful picture using options of ground cover, sky, creatures, plants, etc. The picture can be erased, saved, printed or emailed from the same screen as it is created.

Matching Games: Heads and Tails, Name Game, Fur and Feathers, Creature Features and Lunch and Munch.

The Travel Edition

Poker sized playing cards, available in English, Spanish and French, that feature the jungle animals in 3 fun, educational games that vary in difficulty.

Reach for the Creature (easy) - a derivation of "Go Fish"
Old Man (moderate) - a twist to the timeless card game Old Maid
Where's the Pair? (tough) - a creature oriented version of "Concentration"

Contents include:
52 cards featuring the jungle animals, 2 wild token cards, and 2 direction cards.