Monday 30 January 2017

GAMES AS A MEANS TO LEARN ENGLISH

Learning a language may be boring and unexciting for a few children. No matter whether you are a parent or a teacher, making these kids learn is a difficult task. This is because they don’t find the topic exciting enough and hence, are not able to pay attention during the learning process. However, ask them about their favorite cartoon shows or their favorite sports and they will provide you with all the information down to the last detail.

So, we see that paying attention is the key to learning; and a child pays attention to the things he loves and enjoys doing.  So how do we devise a strategy which will help them learn as well as enjoy?

The answer is simple. Make them learn and enjoy at the same time. And introducing games as a means of learning is probably the best way to engage children in the learning process while having fun. Similarly, games to learn English are an effective way of teaching English to children. These games are interactive and help them learn by employing a variety of techniques. They manage to grab the attention of the children for a longer period by keeping the latter engrossed in them. Some games to learn English not only help the kids learn English, but also improve their analytical skills.

games to learn english


Games to learn English are available in a number of forms. Some are in the form of puzzles, while others are simple word building exercises aimed at improving the children’s vocabulary. As a parent or teacher, you should expose the kids to a variety of these games and find out which among these manage to engage them the most. Then let them continue with the games they are interested in.
Nowadays, kids have also become tech savvy; give them a mobile phone and they will remain glued to it for hours. So, as a parent, you can also use your mobile phone as a means to teach English to your children. There are many mobile gaming apps available which help children to learn English. With their highly interactive platform and engaging content, these mobile games are able to keep the children engaged and help them learn English while also having fun. PunnyFuzzle is one such interactive puzzle game which helps your child learn English by solving puzzles.


When playing becomes synonymous with learning, the learning process becomes more engaging and “play and learn” has become the new trend to help children in their learning process. And games to learn English have become important tools to help children learn English while having fun.

Friday 27 January 2017

Games For Dementia patients

There is Life after Dementia Too: For Those Who Came in Late!
I remember, in 2010, when my grandfather was still alive, and he was suffering from memory loss, how he used to phase in and out of his ‘life story’. He used to go into  a certain type of ‘void’, where he could not remember what he had ate one hour ago, and could not recognise his own children and grandchildren. Little had my family known then, that there is a solution for memory loss: Games for Dementia Patients! If we had known any better, we would have admitted him into a specialised Dementia Care Facility, where they have various programs for them. Instead, we made the usual mistake of admitting him into a general old-age home.

games for Dementia patients

Dementia is a general term that describes a variety of symptoms. Memory loss is a subtype of Dementia. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells.
Although, today, there exist many ways to reduce or even reverse Dementia, like diet, exercise, Venom (Honey Bee, Snake), and so on, in this blog I will focus on games for Dementia patients as anotherinnovative way!

Dementia can be reversed: The fact!
Let me come back to my original topic of games for Dementia patients: finding those games can be time-consuming and engaging. So, I am going to list them here along with their benefits ok. Here, engagement is an important term. If a patient is not engaged, then he/she is likely to fall into the four a’ of Alzheimer’s namely: apathy, aggression, agitation and anxiety. As you will see, these games are for stimulation, rather than competitive purposes.



  1. Bingo: It has shown to have positive effects. It is as low tech as any games for Dementia patients are going to get! Is has use in improving cognitive functions, and in providing mental stimulation. Tests conducted showed it had a long lasting effect on alertness and awareness.
  2. Board Games: There is a saying, ‘As we get older, we are actually getting younger!’ As jigsaw puzzles are famous among children, similarly, board games are a hit with the elderly. It provides a type of sensory stimulation. Among games for Dementia patients, board games are a sea of color-Pollyanna, Candyland.
  3. Physical Exercises: Activities play an essential role in preventing the progress of Dementia, as a social circle prevents loneliness and generates a feeling of belongingness. These can include walking, aerobics, jogging, laughter therapy, etc. They help in rejuvenation of mood and enthusiasm. They can also involve gardening, doing cleaning work or preparing foods.
  4. Card Games: These can involve many different types such as ‘Old Maid’ and ‘Go Fish’. Rummy and Black Jack are evergreen favorites.
  5. Computer Based: In a research done in Spain, a computer-based game called as Smartbrain, has emerged as the best among games for Dementia patients. Being a computer-based game, it has promising prospects because these can be instructed to play at the competence level of the player.
As you can see, there is a wide spectrum of benefits to our ‘better halves’ from playing these games. However, make sure in allotting these games for Dementia patients according to association. A patient who has played a game as a child in the past, will relate more easily to it than another game that he/she had played more recently!




Wednesday 18 January 2017

Problem Solving Games to Challenge Your Brain

Best Android Problem Solving Games to Challenge Your Brain

Puzzle games are the best option to take a break from your daily routine and refresh your mind. Nowadays, numerous new problem solving games get launch on Play Store. Some are fun, some give your mind stress, few of them help you learn new technology and some have other qualities. Whether you’ve got two minutes or hours to relax, you can pick one from this complied list of the best problem solving games that challenge your brain.


PunnyFuzzles
PunnyFuzzles is one of the best problem solving games as it helps to improve English effectively and easily. Improve your English vocabulary in a fun way with this word learning and a problem solving game. Learning English becomes easy with minimum resources and efforts. This is one of the best Android word games for kids and adults worth downloading.


Strata
Colorful ribbons can be elegant, but Strata proves that it can also be used to brutally and brainy challenge. This game provides you a design to match, and then anticipates you to create it by using given digital ribbons on the grid. The game has different level from 2 x 2 grids to 5 x5 grids and with every level the game gets tougher.


Alphabear
Alphabear is another puzzle game with some interesting twist to it. The bear keeps growing and filling the blank space as you create new words from the letter displayed on the board. You earn the point, according to the bear’s size at the end of the game. When you score high, you can win a bear that will be added to your permanent collection, which can be further used to power-up the game. The game has daily missions and numerous bears to unlock that excite and tempt you to play this game.

Four Letters
Download and try this Four Letters app on your Android device. This game is all about speed and it challenges your brain at each level. With the ticks of the clock, you have to create a word from the letters displaying on the screen and each completed word add some extra time to your timer. This game is a nice break from other lengthy word puzzlers.

Install one of these fantastic puzzle games on your Android device and enjoy playing them in free time!

Tuesday 3 January 2017

Most Trending Mobile Word Games for Kids

Twist your tongue with some latest word games designed for smartphones! Nowadays, there are numerous games available on PlayStore that can be played by kids as well as adults. These word games for kids and adults help to develop various skills such as trivia knowledge, puzzle-solving skills and sheer reflexes.

7 Little Words
7 Little Words provide players a group of trivia hints in a crossword style, and letter tiles to create solutions by assembling them. Each pack has a specific theme. The game offer hints if the player stuck at any point. If you are looking to challenge your knowledge and wordplay, then 7 Little Words will be a great choice.

Wordament
Wordament is a multiplayer online game that allows you to compete against other player across the globe. Swipe to connect letters horizontally, vertically and diagonally and score points based on word's rarity. You can add Facebook or Xbox account to keep track of friends’ progress as you move up the leader board.

PunnyFuzzle
PunnyFuzzle is one of the best word games for kids as it facilitates to improve kids’ English effectively and easily. The PunnyFuzzle offers fun with word learning and a problem solving game that helps to improve English vocabulary. Learning English words become easy with minimum resources and efforts.



WordBrain
WordBrain is a one player puzzle game that initiates with four letters and ask you to create a word by swiping in any direction, using each letter tile once. As the player progress with the game, eventually game turned into 64 letter puzzles where a player needs to create multiple words of different length. The game offers the hint’s option that can be used to reveal a letter's placement in the word. Challenge your friend with your personalised word puzzles.

Bonza

Bonza is a word puzzle game where you are provided a topic and need to assemble an assortment of crossword-like letter tiles to create a set of meaningful words. With each level, you earn some coins that you can spend to get some help as hints.

Download more word games for you kids - 
For Android Mobile-
 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hnweb.punnyfuzzleiap.punnyfuzzles

For Apple Mobile Phone

https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/punnyfuzzles/id1124448693?mt=9