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For a really long time,
people have been asking me for a list of my educational app recommendations. At
long last, here it is. I'd love to write a blurb about each one, but that would
take so long that it probably wouldn't happen. Maybe I will come back and do
that bit by bit, but please feel free to ask questions in the meantime about
specific ones. I'm happy to help.
In the end, it only took me a few hours.
Oh, and I asked my kids
(other than the baby) their top five favorite "app folder apps"
(those are the ones they do during school time). Their initials are by what
they chose (yes, I fudged and let JW pick 6).
Initial Key:
MS: age 14, finishing 8th Grade
Initial Key:
MS: age 14, finishing 8th Grade
JW: almost 12, finishing 6th Grade
MA: age 10, finishing 4th Grade
Z: age 7, finishing 1st Grade
JA: almost 4, going into Pre-K
(I) requires internet (WiFi)
Pre-K
*JA* Farm Flip
BrainPop, Jr. (I)
iTooch (either as in-app purchases or individual subjects)
BrainPop (I)
Middle School/High
School
*JW* 10,500+ Cool Facts
*JW* Bet You Didn't Know
*JW* DK Quiz
iTooch (either as in-app purchases or individual subjects)
Middle School Algebra (also available for 7th grade math)
Middle School Science (also available for 7th grade)
Wider Image (parental guid.) (I)
Thinking Skills
Where's My Water (and its variations)
*MA* Rainbow Catcher
*MS* TinkerBox
Math
Ventura Educational Systems (link is to one app; click the developer to see more)
Splash Math (link is to 1st Grade, but there are 2nd & 3rd also)
Language
Arts/Reading
Reading Comprehension (link to K-1, but there are several other levels)
Grammar Wonderland (link is to the lower of two levels)
Kids Reading Comprehension (link is to 1st Grade; there is also 2nd)
*JA* Starfall
Science
Solar Walk (I)
*MA* Crayon Physics
Star Walk (I)
Star Chart (I)
*JW* Little Alchemy
Science 360 (I)
VideoScience (I)
Weather Channel (I)
Music/Art/Photography
*MA* Piano Dust Buster
*MA* Art Set
Instagram (I)
Bible
Jesus Loves Me (memorization)
VersebyHeart (memorization)
Speech/Language
Delay/Fine Motor
Board Games
(no pieces to lose, and a fun option for car travel and date nights out)
(no pieces to lose, and a fun option for car travel and date nights out)
Ticket to Ride (there is also a "Europe" version)
Books
Kindle app
Sandra Boynton (link is to one book; there are several)
iBooks (especially read-along)
History/Social
Studies/Geography
*JW* Civil War Today
*MS* Pocket Law Firm (const. amend.)
*MS* *MA* Stack the States
*MS* Stack the Countries
*Z* Google Earth (I)
*Z* Touchable Earth
World Book (this day in history)
*Z* World Flags Quiz
*Z* Wood Puzzle USA
*JW* Hitler's Germany (Hist. Challenge)
Management/For Mom
Toodledo (reading lists; assignment lists; etc.)
Mobicip (safe browser) (I)
Checkbook (for allowance)
Dropbox (I) (to transfer files like PDF's from the computer to the iPads)
Pocket Prayer (prayer req. schedule)
Pinger (texting w/ the US) (I)
Cheerful Charts (sticker chart)
Pages (word processing)
