History games for kids: the Viking Voyage and the Nile Journey
The short answer
Brainimo's history games are two short courses for kids. The Viking Voyage sails a longship through 6 stops, from a Viking village to Vinland and home. The Nile Journey sails a boat through 6 stops in ancient Egypt, from a Nile village to a tomb. Each stop has a story lesson, an explore scene, a quiz and a challenge.
How does a history stop work?
Each stop on the map is a small course in four steps: Watch, Explore, Quiz and Challenge. Watch is an animated slideshow of easy facts told through a story character: Astrid on the Viking Voyage, Neferet on the Nile Journey. Explore lets your child tap around a scene to see how things worked. The Quiz asks only about what the lesson taught. The Challenge is a quick game: sort things into two groups, match pairs, or decide true or myth.
What do kids learn on the Viking Voyage?
The Viking Voyage has 6 stops: the Viking village, the open sea, England, Iceland, Vinland and the home feast. Kids learn that Vikings lived about 1,000 years ago in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, that Vikings attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne in England in the year 793, and that Leif Erikson reached Vinland about 500 years before Columbus reached America. In Iceland they see their own name carved in runes. Finishing all six stops earns the Viking outfit for your child's brain pet.
What do kids learn on the Nile Journey?
The Nile Journey has 6 stops: a Nile village, fields and papyrus, building a pyramid, the palace, the temple and the tomb. Kids learn that Egypt is mostly desert, so almost everyone lived next to the Nile. They learn that the pyramid builders were paid workers, not slaves, and that the Great Pyramid was built for King Khufu about 4,500 years ago and was the tallest building in the world for nearly 4,000 years.
Did Vikings really wear horned helmets?
No. No horned Viking helmet has ever been found. The horns came from costumes made about 150 years ago, long after the Vikings. The Viking Voyage teaches this in a true-or-myth challenge at the home feast, alongside other myths and facts. Brainimo's Viking facts were checked before the course was written, including the runes: Vikings wrote with just 16 runes, so one rune could stand for several sounds.
How do history stars turn into real rewards?
Games, chores and real rewards all run on the same stars. Each stop pays stars, and a replay pays only what beats that stop's best, so stars come from learning something new. The stars join the same balance as every other game and the missions you set at home. Your child spends them at the Prize Counter on rewards you chose, and you approve each one.
How it works
- Your child picks the Viking Voyage or the Nile Journey.
- At each stop: watch, explore, take the quiz, then play the challenge.
- Each stop pays stars; replays pay only what beats the best.
- Your child asks for a reward at the Prize Counter.
- You approve it and give the reward in real life.
What you control as a parent
- You choose the rewards on the Prize Counter and what each one costs.
- You set the daily limit on stars from games, from 10 to 60 a day.
- You approve every reward request before it is real.
Questions parents ask
Which history topics does Brainimo cover?
Two are built: the Vikings and ancient Egypt, each with 6 stops. Rome, knights and castles, great explorers and the space race are listed as coming soon.
Can my child stop halfway and come back?
Yes. Reopening the course returns your child to the same stop and step. Each lesson also has a Start over button; starting over keeps the stars already earned.
Does my child need to read to follow the lessons?
No. The lessons, questions and instructions have recorded voice lines in English, and a Read to me switch turns automatic reading on or off for the subject.
Try it with your family
Make a family account, add your kids, pick a few rewards, and let them play.
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