3rd place - Milus Wörterreise (Limedix GmbH)

Praise: Little Milu is so cute—an alien who arrives on Earth in his spaceship and discovers new words together with the children. The journey takes them to a city, the market, or various professions. And everywhere they go, new words are waiting for the children to learn. And you don’t have to know how to read, because all the words are spoken aloud. They can even choose the game character and the game mode themselves. This variety appeals to the children and keeps learning from getting boring. It’s even rewarding, because after successful learning sessions, there are little games to relax. And the words for the things they learn are discovered in everyday life, helping them name them correctly. It’s great when kids can point to something and know the word for it. And Milu is an important companion in this process—one the kids come to love. So let’s go—out into the world and use the words they’ve learned to understand it better.

Here’s what media educators say: Learning words is important for children’s language development. That’s why children’s vocabulary should be expanded from an early age. To make this a fun and effective learning experience, experts developed the app “Milus’s Word Journey.” With the help of Milus, an alien character, children go on a journey, discover the world of words for everyday objects, and get to repeat them out loud themselves. Some terms may be unfamiliar to the children, but the whole point is for them to learn something new. Educationally valuable!