A Wish for Christmas app for iPhone and iPad

The story “A Wish for Christmas” is a story for children designed by educators.

Synopsis

A different and unique Christmas story written by educators. Entertainment, learning, and fun guaranteed.

Its Christmas and Javi this year is far away from his family. He decides to concentrate on his wish list to cheer himself up. Santa Claus brings him everything in his letter. Even though he has everything he wanted, Javi isn’t happy. He asks for one more thing for Christmas, for his family.
Javi learned that it’s better to be with his family than to have lots of presents.
Discover with Javi the true meaning of Christmas through this special Christmas story.
As you can see, this isn’t a typical Christmas story. A Wish for Christmas offers children the possibility to learn important values and understand in a different way what Christmas and family represent.
You children will...

Boost their creativity and set their imaginations free.
Develop their reading habits and enjoy reading.
Gain values that will stay with them for life.
Become more curious about their surroundings.
Use technology educationally while they have fun.
Become familiar with other languages since they can read and listen to the story in several languages.


Smile & Learn offers you this interactive Christmas story with these features:

A story that conveys the values of family and joy.
Fun interactive animations that encourage discovery and curiosity.
Christmas story with pictographs for children with special educational needs.
Educational games adapted to your childs development level that reinforce multiple intelligences.
Fun facts about Christmas on each slide of the story.
Text and voice-overs in different language, recorded by natives in those languages.
Adaptation features that make the child the main character like recording his or her voice.
The app includes "QUIZ,” a fun FREE game to work on reading comprehension.
Theyre 100% safe: no ads or purchases in the app and no access to social media.



Some opinions from educational professionals and parents

"With Smile & Learns educational apps, children become part of the story and learn with a smile through challenges and games"
PEQUEOCIO. Website for fun and plans for kids and parents


"Smile & Learns psychopedagogical approach is based on independent experimental learning, the child discovering his or her own lesson, unearthing, researching, creating"
MIRAMAMI. Mom blogger

"I love that theres a moral to the story and that they walk you through what each value means"
Kathie. Montessori School teacher in USA

"I love your method. I heard about it through a friend of mine in New York who uses it to teach languages and for children with learning disabilities"

Patricia. Language teacher in The Netherlands



Features of this app
Age: 3 to 10 years old Two challenge levels to adapt to the childs development.

Languages: Spanish, English and French. 

Games: Educational games and "Quiz" whose goal is to reinforce and work on reading comprehension.

Values: Family and joy.

Multiple intelligences: linguistic, intrapersonal, interpersonal.

Authors: Laura Fernández Arquisola, Víctor Sánchez, Almudena González, and Rosa Barrantes.