Arrrggg… it’s “Talk Like a Pirate Day” so here are some educational apps to enjoy with your kiddos.

Ahoy Matey…. Toontastic Jr. Pirates is FREE again for a limited time. This storytelling app, from the creators of Toontastic, has kids creating their own pirate cartoons. They start by choosing a beginning, middle, and ending. Then they animate the story by moving the characters and recording their voices at the same time. The educational app features 12 story starter videos and a cast of characters to get kids started. If kids would like to create a story with friends or family, they can utilize StoryShare, a new feature in Toontastic Jr. which is very cool! It enables kids to talk & create stories with friends or family anywhere in the world! Yo, ho, ho – how fun is that??

Ahoy Matey! Jake’s Never Land Pirate School for the iPhone/iPad is FREE from Disney. Kids 3+ join Jake and his crew (from Never Land Pirates TV) for pirate classes which include sailing, pirate band, map & spyglass, and pixie dust. In pirate school, kids practice listening & following directions, counting, tracing shapes, and more. You can import your child’s picture and create a pirate – very cute!  Kids can keep track of the levels they have completed and the badges they have earned in the Captain’s Log. This is a fun educational app  – especially for young fans of the show!

This iPhone/iPad app was FREE when I downloaded it but is now $3.99. Designed for 4 – 7 years olds, it introduces math concepts (such as counting, ordering, addition, subtraction, shapes) using a pirate theme. Kids earn and collect rewards for their treasure chest as they progress through the 700 math tasks included in this app. More than one child can be added to the program and parents or teachers can monitor their children’s progress. The statistics section shows what tasks have been completed and which were completely correctly on the first attempt. Nicely done app!

Common Core Standards met:

• K.CC.2 – Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
• K.CC.4 – Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
• K.OA.1 – Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
• K.G.2.  – Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Pirate’s Treasure is FREE for a limited time. It’s a pirate-themed memory game for two players. Cute – with sounds and music to create the perfect pirate atmosphere!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pirates-treasure-memo-game/id449449296?mt=8&uo=4