This app offers a unique and fun way for students to practice grammar and vocabulary of phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is an idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically a preposition. The app includes animations for 100 phrasal verbs such as "stumble upon", "set out", and "mist over". Students can choose any phrasal verb and see the definition, a written example, and an enjoyable animation of the phrasal verb in context. All the animations are based on "Doctor Phrasalstein" in the horror movie genre with accompanying music. The animations are fun and students can replay them as often as they need, making this app particularly helpful for students who may struggle with rote memorization. Unfortunately, in keeping with the theme, the text is written in a script font that some students may struggle with, and there is no option for the definitions to be read aloud. Students can move on to the exercises where they watch an animation and then select from multiple choice options for the correct phrasal verb. The wheel may be difficult for students with weaker fine motor skills, and, there is a loud distracting red buzzer for wrong answers which could rattle students. Otherwise, students will actually enjoy doing these multiple choice questions. They can repeat the videos as often as needed and there is no time limit. The videos are very well done though a few may be somewhat inappropriate for younger ages ("vamp up", etc). Students can do as many or as few questions as they like and the app keeps track of attempts and correct answers and repeats questions the student skipped or answered incorrectly. As a free app it is certainly worth the download for most students to help them discover they can enjoy doing grammar lessons. *Note: This app was originally reviewed for iPhone/iPad. Some differences might apply.

• Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
• Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
• Presents educational concepts accurately
• Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
• Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
• Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
• Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

• Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
• Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
• Visually appealing to children in the target age range
• Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
• Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
• Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
• Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

• Has a free or trial version
• Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
• Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
• Student should be able to use independently after first use
• Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
• Multiple users can save a profile
• Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
• Can play without sound and not distract others
• Students can save work between sessions
• Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
• Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
• Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
• Overall - Easy to use

• Fine Motor Skills
• Requires challenging finger movements, motor precision or physical manipulation
• Visual Discrimination
• Words used during activity can be too small or difficult to read
• Directions are visually difficult to read