How to play First Words Animals on Mac

Game summary

* Now with French, German, Japanese, Spanish, plus British and American English* More than just a game, First Words Animals is a powerful educational tool for the toddlers and kids in your life. It provides hours of fun, laughter and learning. If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals! First Words Animals will help your child: * Develop fine motor skills * Learn to recognize and match letters * Learn the names of letters * Learn the sounds English letters make (phonics) * Learn how to spell words Of course, they won't just be learning, they'll also be laughing and having fun with 45 of their favorite animal friends, beautifully illustrated and matched with entertaining animal sounds. First Words Animals is toddler-tested and approved, with a user-interface designed specifically for the littlest of fingers. More than just a game, it is a sophisticated learning tool that engages your child, encourages exploration, and helps them begin building a deep understanding of the relationships between letters and words. A variety of options let you adjust the difficulty level to match the abilities of your younger or older kids. In addition to English, your child can now learn the names of their favorite animals in French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Kids can play First Words by themselves, but they also enjoy bringing their grownups along, talking about the animals, saying the names of the letters, and watching the animals spin around and sound off. If your child is old enough to ask for your phone, they're old enough for First Words Animals! * If you like First Words Animals, make sure to check out the other games for kids from Learning Touch. * We love getting feedback and hearing stories about the kids who use our apps! Share your stories in a review on iTunes or by leaving feedback at learningtouch.com. Let us know how your kids use First Words, and what you'd like to see us do next.
First released: Oct 2008

Play First Words Animals on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play First Words Animals on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

First Words Animals installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install First Words Animals like you would on any PC.
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