Little Me

With Little Me, players become little scientists as they discover more about the human body. In a fun and engaging way, the game helps students learn to identify bones, muscles, and organs by solving a type of puzzle with the help of a powerful machine, eventually putting together a complete human body.

General Skills Developed

Cognitive skills: critical thinking, decision-making, attention, speed, and visual perception
Social-emotional: reflection, autonomy in decision-making, collaboration, self-control, communication, reasoning, and the ability to express thoughts.
Motor skills: laterality, spatial awareness, fine motor coordination, visuomotor coordination

Rating

4.8 / 5.0

Game Features

Once the game is open, the players must be selected.

There are 3 buttons located at the bottom of the home screen: “Options” (to enable or disable music and sound effects), “Scoreboard” (to check player rankings by level), and “Information” (to learn more about the game and its modes: “Explore” and “Play”).

The “Explore” mode is intended to present the human body in an informative way. Students and teachers can freely interact with the body parts and collect specific information about them.

In “Play” mode, students are challenged to place each part of the body in its correct place using an innovative machine. This way, students associate the name and image of each organ with its location in the body. The game includes the skeletal, organ, and muscular systems.

Opportunities for Educators

Little Me is a game that aims to reinforce and deepen students’ knowledge of the human body and its systems. It can be a valuable tool to make learning about the human body more dynamic and fun.

The teacher can explore the game in several ways:

Explore Mode: Use this mode to present the parts of the human body in an informative way. The teacher and students can freely interact with the game, collecting specific information about bones, muscles, and organs.

Play Mode: Challenge students to place the body parts in their correct positions, stimulating the association of names and images with their locations in the body.

Complementary Activities:
- “Who Am I?”: divide the class into small groups and draw a random system or organ of the human body for each group. Each group must research and present their discoveries to the class based on the game information.
- “My Body in Motion”: after exploring the muscular and skeletal systems, propose physical activities that demonstrate how these systems work together.
- “Food and Health”: associate learning about the human body with the importance of healthy eating habits for proper functioning of organs and systems.
- “Hygiene and Care”: discuss the importance of personal hygiene and self-care habits to keep the body healthy.
- “Body and Emotions”: address how emotions affect the body and the importance of caring for physical and emotional health.

The game fosters the development of skills such as locating, naming, and graphically representing parts of the human body, as well as explaining their functions, in line with the Natural Sciences field. For Special Education, the game contributes to the development of skills including self-awareness and self-appreciation, encourages dialogue about the similarities and differences between bodies, and highlights the importance of taking care of physical and emotional health. It also exercises visual scanning (monitoring and planning skills), collaboration, communication, and autonomy.

Tips for the teacher:

Take the time to explore the human body in “Explore” mode. Allow students to freely explore the screen, discover the systems (skeletal, organ, and muscular), and learn the names of body parts. This creates a solid knowledge foundation.
Encourage collaboration by having students talk, help each other find the correct locations, and discuss the function of each body part.
Promote a conversation about how understanding the human body is important in everyday life. For example, ask why it’s important to eat well for organs to function properly, or why we need to exercise to strengthen muscles and bones.
Use the game concept to create offline activities. Print out images of the human body systems and cut them out for students to assemble their own “body puzzles,” reinforcing what was learned in a practical way.
Observe students’ participation in “Explore” and “Play” modes. Use this information to provide individualized feedback and plan future lessons that reinforce students’ difficulties or deepen topics of interest.