Wisdom: The World of Emotions

Social Emotional Learning through Play

Children struggle daily with difficult emotions like anxiety, anger, and sadness. That's why we created Wisdom: The World of Emotions, the world's first game-based social emotional learning app for kids ages 4 to 8. Through interactive games, Augmented Reality exercises, and real life practice activities, kids have fun learning how to identify their feelings and use healthy coping strategies.

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Overview

HundrED shortlisted this innovation

HundrED has shortlisted this innovation to one of its innovation collections. The information on this page has been checked by HundrED.

Web presence

2016

Established

250K

Children

20

Countries

Target group

Students early

Updated

May 2024

When kids can identify their feelings and use healthy coping strategies, they are more likely to show empathy for others, build positive relationships, and be confident in their abilities to reach their goals.

About the innovation

Why did you create this innovation?

Children today must navigate a world where uncertainty, grief, and violence are pervasive. Teaching kids important social emotional skills such as self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, self-management, and responsible decision-making empowers them with healthy and positive tools that foster resilience and help them thrive.

What does your innovation look like in practice?

Like Maria Montessori, we believe that "Play is the work of the child." Our social emotional learning app Wisdom: The World of Emotions is entirely game-based.
Kids go on an adventure through the Kingdom of Anger and the Kingdom of Fear, guided by Wisdom, the main character. They play games focused on facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, conflict resolutions, and more. As they succeed, they win superpowers which are calming strategies kids can use in their daily lives.
With Augmented Reality, kids can practice these coping strategies, such as taking deep breaths, by visualizing their inhale and their exhale.
Wisdom is evidence-based: a Randomized Control Trial showed that Wisdom positively impacts children's emotion processing, fostering successful learning.
Parents can access a collection of tips and hands-on activities to help their children continue to practice through play.
Educators can access 300 ready-to-use teaching resources to build community and empathy.

How has it been spreading?

Our freemium app Wisdom: The World of Emotions is available on the App Store and Google Play Store. It has been spreading mostly through word of mouth. It's available in English, French, Ukrainian and Spanish and we continue to add more languages.
Wisdom has impacted 250,000 children across 1,500 schools. We've received incredible feedback from families:
"My son has learned breathing techniques for when he starts to feel mad. We downloaded the app months ago and he still uses his breathing to calm down."
"He's thinking more about his feelings and how to respond to them in a more effective and healthy way."
Our goal for the next couple of years is to continue to enrich the app with new languages such as Arabic, new games, and to continue to scale, through schools, families, and NGOs.

If I want to try it, what should I do?

Go to the App Store (https://apple.co/3bPUppP) or Google Play Store (https://bit.ly/WisdomAndroid).
Download Wisdom: The World of Emotions for free on your device. Launch the app and start playing! If you'd like to access the full content, you can purchase a monthly or yearly subscription.

Media

In partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Save the Children, Wisdom is deployed nationally in schools and families in Ukraine to help provide psychosocial support to children during the war. Read more here: https://betterkids.education/press-release-ukraine

Apps for healthy habits

‎App of the Day: Wisdom: The World of Emotions

Common Sense Media rated Wisdom 4 stars as a recommended app for families to support the social emotional growth of their children. Read more here: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/wisdom-the-world-of-emotions

Better Kids received a ChildTech Technology Award from ImpactUS Ventures and was a finalist in the ChildTech Chile Challenge - Early Childhood Education. Read more here: https://impactus.ventures/desafiosanteriores/

Wisdom was a Best Learning Game finalist in Games for Change's 2021 edition. Read more here: https://festival.gamesforchange.org/

Implementation steps

1. Download Wisdom: The World of Emotions for free

You can download our app Wisdom: The World of Emotions for free onto your device and your students' devices:
- the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wisdom-the-world-of-emotions/id1182494093
- the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.WisdomEnglishunlockA.ipa
- or use our Web version: https://resources.betterkids.education/game/ All devices are supported (phones, tablets, Chromebooks, PC).

2. Launch the app

Once your download is complete, you can launch the app. It will launch in the language of your device. There are 4 languages available: English, French, Spanish, Ukrainian.
To change the language:
- on iOS: go to your device's Settings > scroll all the way to the bottom and find "Wisdom" > Click on Preferred Language and select your preferred language.
- on Android: you will need to change the language of your device in Settings > General > Language and select your preferred language

3. Select Educator if you are an educator

On the home screen, select Educator to explore the Educator version with hundreds of teaching resources. If you are a parent, select the Parent button.

4. Explore free Social Emotional Learning teaching resources

In the Educator section, you can find:
- hundreds of short activities (5-10 min) that foster community building, mindfulness, and more in the Back to School and Transitions sections
- a free 14-week read-aloud program
- over 70 printables in the SEL Printables section
- a comprehensive curriculum in the SEL Currriculum section. Select Lesson 1 to teach a 30 min lesson with 10 minutes of digital play, followed by 20 minutes of discussion and real-life practice activities.

5. Try a lesson with your students!

Whether it's a printable, a read-loud, a community building activity or a game-based lesson, try one of our free activities to engage your students in developing their social emotional skills.

6. Explore interactive games and Augmented Reality in the Kids section

On the home screen, select Kids > press the Play button and let your students embark on a fun adventure to explore the Kingdom of Anger. They'll meet angry citizens who have difficulties regulating their anger and will teach them how to use coping superpowers to manage their anger in a constructive way.
You can also let your students practice mindful breathing exercises by clicking on Kids > Breathing with Wisdom.

7. Strengthen the home-school connection thanks to resources for Parents

In the Educator section, you can find resources for parents to help them support their children at home, model important social emotional skills like self-awareness and self-management, and practice activities so kids can continue the learning at home.
In the Parents section, parents can access a collection of actionable parenting tips for common challenges such as challenging behaviors, managing screen time, and fostering independence.

8. If you'd like to access the full content, you can purchase a license

Once you've tested our resources and games with your students, you can purchase a yearly license for your students, class, or school. Find out more about our current offers:
https://betterkids.education/shop-schools If your school has limited funding, you can apply to benefit from one of our scholarships: https://betterkids.education/sel-funding#scholarship