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Great Preschool App
Name: Alien Buddies by artgigapps Fee or Free: 1.99 Rating: 4.5 /5 stars Why I Like it: This app has great graphics that compel young learners to explore. On the opening screen children are faced with three choices. These are pre-readers so they do not know that the choices are match, dot-to-dot, and stickers but after they explore on their own they will quickly have the functions memorized. Once past this screen going left to right, young readers are given a choice of matching different colors, shapes, letters, and numbers. This where it really gets cool. In the top level learners are asked to find the alien among a line of six that matches a spaceship that flies up from below. Going back to the home screen for matching, learners can do matching … Read entire article »
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Operation Math
Name of App: Operation Math by Spinlight Studio Free or Fee: $3.99 when reviewed Rating: 5/5 stars Operation Math makes … Read more »
Faces iMake
Name of App: Faces iMake (iMagine Machine LLC) Free or Fee: $2.99 when reviewed Rating: 5/5 stars Faces iMake is … Read more »
Bugs and Buttons created by Little Bit Studio
Name of App: Bugs and Buttons Developer: Little Bit Studio Free or Fee: $2.99 when reviewed Rating: 4.8/5 stars Bugs and … Read more »
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New ebook apps for children
The world seems to be waking up. I see more and more ebook apps being created for … Read more »
Counting Coins by K12
Name of App: Counting Coins Free or Fee: Free! Rating: 3.5/5 stars Why I like it: This is a great … Read more »
Evernote
Name of App: Evernote Free or Fee: Free! Rating: 4/5 stars Why I like it: This app has many possibilities … Read more »
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Operation Math
Name of App: Operation Math by Spinlight Studio Free or Fee: $3.99 when reviewed Rating: 5/5 stars Operation Math makes you feel like a mathematical James Bond completing missions using your math skills. As Agent Prime, the user goes on missions to defeat the evil Dr. Odd by solving a set of math problems to gain access through security doors. Each door presents … Read entire article »
Puzzling Plates
Name of App: Puzzling Plates (Tasa Graphic Arts) Free or Fee: $1.99 when reviewed Rating: 4/5 stars Puzzling Plates provides an interactive way to learn about the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s crust. There are three levels within the app and each level has a bonus exercise. Level 1 provides the 15 plates as puzzle pieces and the user has to … Read entire article »
Faces iMake
Name of App: Faces iMake (iMagine Machine LLC) Free or Fee: $2.99 when reviewed Rating: 5/5 stars Faces iMake is a spectacular app! It is fun, entertaining and educational. As I explored the app I was amazed by the abundance of learning opportunities! Faces iMake begins with a blank canvas and provides tons of items to add to the canvas to make faces, … Read entire article »
Simplex Spelling Phonics 1
Name of App: Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 by Pyxwise Software Free or Fee: $0.99 when reviewed Rating: 5/5 stars From the makers of Simplex Spelling HD, Pyxwise Software presents Simplex Spelling Phonics! Using the same structure as Spelling HD, Phonics 1 presents students with 42 spelling lists that are organized by letter sounds and letter combinations. Similar to Spelling HD, Phonics 1 uses … Read entire article »
It’s Not What You’ve Got! (Oceanhouse Media)
Name of App: It’s Not What You’ve Got! Free or Fee: $3.99 when reviewed Rating: 4.8/5 stars Thanks to Oceanhouse the messages of Dr. Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay and Deepak Chopra are no longer just for adults. It’s Not What You’ve Got! is an e-book for children written by Dr. Wayne Dyer with Kristina Tracy with a wonderful message about money and abundance. … Read entire article »
I Was So Mad and Elmer and Rose (Oceanhouse Media)
Name of App: I Was So Mad and Elmer & Rose Free or Fee: $1.99 each when reviewed Rating: 4.5/ 5 stars Oceanhouse Media has teamed up with some excellent writers to create e-books that send children a positive message. I Was So Mad is from the Little Critters series written by Mercer Mayer and is geared toward younger children. In the story … Read entire article »
There’s No Place Like Space created by Oceanhouse Media
Name of App: There’s No Place Like Space Free or Fee: $3.99 when reviewed Rating: 4.5/5 stars There’s No Place Like Space teaches students about space in the traditional Cat in the Hat fashion… with rhyming words and lots of passion! The Cat in the Hat along with Thing One and Thing Two take Dick and Sally into outer space to learn about … Read entire article »
DialSafe Pro created by Little Bit Studio
Name of App: DialSafe Pro Free or Fee: $0.99 when reviewed Rating: 4.5/ 5 stars DialSafe Pro teaches children about the uses of the phone. It includes how to use a phone, the purpose and memorization of a phone number, when and how to call 911 and how to handle strangers. It helps children with memorizing phone numbers, including those that are personally … Read entire article »
Kids Write Text Types by Linda Amos
Name of App: Kids Write Text Types Free or Fee: $0.99 when reviewed Rating: 4.5/5 stars Kids Write Text Types is an excellent app for young writers learning about the various types of writing. This app provides the name of the writing type, the structure (including the purpose, features and examples), “story starters” or ideas to encourage writing using that text types as … Read entire article »