Introducing ThinkPlayful™
The ThinkPlayful app is a free, research-backed preschool learning tool designed to build essential skills through engaging, guided play. Supported by NSF funding, ThinkPlayful encourages family interaction and helps boost early math confidence with fun, educational games for preschoolers.
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Save & Share Memories
Children are proud of their accomplishments. Take photos, save keepsakes, and store your child’s experience with an online journal accessible within the app. Entries can be shared with relatives, grandparents, educators, and friends via email, text, social media, and more.
App Features
Active Guided Play
Animated characters lead families through each new activity, using voice instructions to keep attention on the physical world and provide timely encouragement along the way. The app is designed to react to environmental cues with the device's built-in sensors. The result is a play experience for preschoolers and their families that prioritizes physical play while leveraging technology and gaming aspects.
Learn about our independent research validation. View WestEd evaluation results.
Learn how ThinkPlayful™ aligns with major learning frameworks and educational standards.
Play Without an Internet Connection
ThinkPlayful™ has been developed with the expectation that some users will only have periodic connection to the Internet. Activities and learning features are designed to operate for extended periods without a live connection, storing data on one’s own device. When an Internet connection becomes available, the app then syncs with the cloud for updates.
ThinkPlayful™ aligns with early learning requirements, supports family engagement and boosts child development with our research-backed guided play method and with our focus on joyful, interactive learning.