this app is good for kids who need help with:

Focus

Many of the goals and objectives specific to each mini-game require users to zero-in on small details. Matching, finding patterns, and locating small bugs takes keen concentration and attention to detail. Given the fact that there's a small reward and goal to work towards, (collecting additional bugs), users must demonstrate a degree of goal-directed persistence -- the ability to carry out an activity until completion -- as they perform the various tasks the app presents.

Time Management

A good majority of the app's mini-games are governed by a timer. It comes in the shape of a pie, which slowly drains as players make their moves. But each time users correct a move, time is restored to the game clock. Especially as the speed of play picks up, it becomes harder and harder to find solutions while being mindful and cognizant of the clock. Even though the environment is fun and immersive, users must work quickly in order to ensure they collect as many "stars" in each mini-game as they can.

Reading

The mini-games in Bugs with Buttons 2  offer excellent pre-reading exercises. Users will not be working out full sentence structure, but will rather be prompted to follow directions and practice letter and word recognition, while completing reading and phonics tasks that are fairly simle and well-fitted for the targeted age-bracket.

Mathematics

Bugs and Buttons 2 helps users learn and put into action skills that involve counting, identifying and analyzing patterns, studying sequences and learning about the nature of shapes. So much happens on-screen too, that players must have a solid sense of spatial awareness -- an often forgotten, basic mathematical skill. Users also have to take into account how much time they have left, and logically determine the best move to make.