Explore the features of the About Me section in ABCmouse, where children can personalize their learning experience. This article details what kids can access and customize, including avatars, personal information, and creative expressions like My Favorites and My Family. It explains how this section helps children engage more deeply by making the platform feel unique to them. A helpful overview for parents and educators looking to understand how personalization enhances learning motivation.
The About Me section is a central hub where you will find links to many of our site’s extra features outside the Learning Path.
The following features can be found in About Me:
- My Avatar
- My Room
- My Hamster
- My Aquarium
- The Pet Park
- A Tickets counting game
- Achievements
- Work
- Favorites
- Lessons
- Watch Now!
- Games
What is the My Avatar feature?
The My Avatar feature can be used for children to dress up and customize their Avatar's appearance.
What is the My Room feature?
The My Room area lets children arrange furniture and toys over a number of different backgrounds and outdoor settings.
What is the My Hamster feature?
My Hamster houses up to four separate hamster maze spaces that can be built and re-arranged. Each maze will hold up to three hamsters.
What is the My Aquarium feature?
My Aquarium is a virtual fish tank where children will find their fish and aquarium decorations.
What is the Pet Park feature?
The Pet Park is a place for children to play and learn with their pets.
What is the Tickets counting game?
The Tickets counting game is where the number of Tickets accumulated by your child can be seen, and counting games with the Tickets can be played.
What is the Achievements feature?
Achievements shows a summary of games played and Tickets earned while using ABCmouse.
Please note that for desktop users, this is currently titled as My Stats.
What is the Work feature?
The Work page has separate albums to review saved artwork, previous Avatar pictures, and see all Certificates earned from completing Learning Path levels. Certificates can be printed from this page at any time.
What is the Favorites feature?
Favorites shows all of the games and activities marked as a Favorite for easy accessibility.
What is the Lessons feature?
The Lessons will display Playlists that have been assigned by a teacher if your account has been linked to a Classroom account from school.
What is the Watch Now! feature?
Watch Now! offers our new ABCmouse & friends video series.
Please note that this section is only accessible to mobile device users.
What is the Games feature?
Games features hundreds of fun and interactive games, each designed to teach a specific educational concept.
Please note that this section is only accessible to mobile device users.