Some may be suprised at my inclusion of this game in an educational tool blog, but hear me out.
Samba de Amigo is a game for the Wii that uses the Wii remote and Nunchuk attachment as makeshift maracas.
Its essentially a rythm action game in which you shake the 'maracas' independantly to correspond with the song that is playing.
As a very bright, colourful, festival themed game there is no doubt it will appeal to children throughout primary school.
Education-wise i can see this game assisting in the old 'fine motor skills' department as well as some of the music criteria of timing and pace.
The variety of songs include many latin and salsa numbers in their language of origin, which can be classed as music of the wider world and could help in a geography or music project depending on the place of study (e.g. Brazil, Spain etc).
With all the Dancing Stage and Guitar Hero games, its nice to have a simple percussion game that can be accessed by all ages, instead of tripping you up or breaking your fingers!
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