FREE again – the full version of Whose Toes are Those, a very cute app for preschoolers. The app has a game show host, music, and an audience. Kids (contestants) have to identify which animal/person is behind the curtain by their toes. If the child chooses correctly, the animal/person does a silly dance – really cute and sure to bring some giggles! Little ones will have fun building their matching skills with this app!!
FREE today – the full version of Grammar Wonderland (Elementary). Also available for $2.99 is Grammar Wonderland (Primary). Kids lead their characters through different adventures as they practice nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more. The primary version is for younger children – the words are read and some levels include pictures. The app does not teach the parts of speech but it provides lots of practice for kids in a fun game-like environment. After teaching a lesson about parts of speech, teachers can have kids “show what they know” with this app. Practice is provided for the following: common nouns, proper, nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, singular nouns, plural nouns, possessive nouns, pronouns, action verbs, present-tense verbs, past-tense verbs, future-tense verbs, linking verbs, adjectives, articles, comparative/superlative adjectives, and more! Many parts of speech are taught in both apps – perfect for differentiating your instruction for a variety of reading levels. Both also apps permit multiple player – great for the classroom!
Recommended!! – Download them today 🙂
Grammar Wonderland Primary is currently $2.99. 
Grammar Wonderland Elementary is currently FREE.
On sale for $.99 – Star Walk™ 2 – Guide to the Night Sky to Watch Stars, Planets, Meteor Showers & Constellations. Just point your iPhone or iPad at the sky to begin your journey through the stars, comets, and constellations. Star Walk™ 2 is the next generation of the best-selling Star Walk which has been used by over 10 million people. Summer is the perfect time for you and your children to learn the position of stars, planets, constellations, comets, ISS, satellites, star clusters, nebulae and meteor showers in the night sky. Grab your telescope and Star Walk 2 and have a family stargazing party tonight!
Direct Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-walk-2-guide-to-night/id892279069?mt=8
Tiggly Story Maker: Build Words and Record Your Own Tales makes creating three-letter words (with the CVC pattern) fun. Two consonants sit on the bottom of the screen with a space in between them. The five vowels dangle above the space. Kids drop a vowel into the space to see if they can make a word. If a word is made, the animated object appears on the screen. If a word is not made, the vowel springs off the page. Kids can build more than forty CVC words with this app. In the process they will find more than 200 fun interactions such as pigs falling in love and pugs catching a cab. The app is great for reinforcing short vowel sounds and the CVC pattern. It would be a nice addition to a kindergarten or first grade classroom.
Tiggly apps are unique because they can be used with or without Tiggly Word & Shape Toys which are available for purchase within the app. Using Tiggly Words Toys, kids can physically interact with three learning apps for the iPad – Tiggly Submarine, Tiggly Story Maker, and Tiggly Doctor. All three apps are currently FREE.
Tiggly Story Maker: Build Words and Record Your Own Tales. Direct Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-story-maker-build-words/id969256436?mt=8
Tiggly Doctor: Check up on your verbs in this fun spelling game. Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-doctor-check-up-on/id971257252?mt=8
Tiggly Submarine Preschool ABC Game. Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-submarine-preschool/id966609991?mt=8
Other Tiggly apps that are currently FREE include several math apps.
Tiggly Safari shapes to create animals. Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-safari/id716679050?mt=8
Tiggly Addventure: Number Line & Math Learning Game for Preschool. Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-addventure-number-line/id923545246?mt=8
Tiggly Chef: Preschool Math Cooking Game. Direct Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-chef-preschool-math/id923367559?mt=8
Tiggly Cardtoons: Learn to Count with 25 Interactive Kids Stories. Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-cardtoons-learn-to/id923540012?mt=8
Tiggly Draw. Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-draw/id718952421?mt=8
Tiggly Stamp. Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiggly-stamp/id716727860?mt=8
FREE for a limited time – Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab, an app based on The Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab show which can be viewed on select PBS stations, Netflix and the Kid Genius channel on Comcast Xfinity. The Secret Lab Kids want to show elementary students (ages 5 – 9) that science is fun. The app has five areas to explore: 1. The Library features an interactive gallery of famous scientists and inventors. Kids will learn about the scientists’ lives as well as what they discovered or invented. Also included are fun facts and quotes. 2. The Theater features six science-themed music videos and six episode clips. 3. In the Secret Lab, kids can play with interactive laboratory equipment and learn about science experiments that they can do at home. 4. In HoloCenter kids can meet the Secret Lab Kids and preview their 3D HoloCards. 5. The Arcade features games: Honey Bee Spree, Kafloooey Ka-Splat, and Von Bolt’s Circuit Switch. This educational app provides a great introduction to some basic science concepts in a way that is appealing to kids. Science IS fun!
Direct Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thomas-edisons-secret-lab/id1027518327?mt=8
FREE again – Toca House, a free play toy for kids that focuses on everyday chores. Kids help five Toca Boca friends iron, sweep, sort mail, plant the garden, wash windows, etc. The app allows them to participate in familiar activities that they see going on in their homes – and have fun at the same time! There are nineteen mini games in all. Kids will love doing each task and the fun sounds that accompany it. If your child likes the other Toca Boca apps, you’ll want to add his one to your collection today. It’s another great app from a developer that makes learning what it should be – fun, creative, and joyful!
FREE for a limited time – Animal Pre-K Math and Early Learning Games for Kids in Preschool and Kindergarten Premium, a cute educational app for preschoolers. Lily the farmer leads kids through a series of games that teach preschool/K skills: colors, shapes, counting 1 – 10, groups & categories, sequencing & patterns, addition & subtraction. I like that the app teaches shapes in two ways – a circle and a donut, an oval and a watermelon, a rectangle and a bus, etc. And, I was particularly impressed that it names a kite shape as a rhombus. As kids play, they help the cute farm animals (Pinkie the pig, Oliver the horse, Bessie the cow, Cordelia the chicken, Gordon the goat, Sherman the sheep, Webster the duck, Pete the frog) find their way back home. The app is bright, colorful and full of positive encouragement. Nicely done, this app is sure to appeal to little ones.
Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animal-pre-k-learning-games/id882334452?mt=8&uo=4
FREE for limited time – Toca Robot Lab, another imaginative, educational app from Toca Boca. Kids create robots by mixing & matching scrap parts and pieces of junk. They choose the legs, trunks, heads, and arms for their robots. Three different suggestions are given for each body part – pencils, fans, parts of coffee machines, tape recorders, etc. Once the robot is assembled kids test it in the lab. They drag the robot to make it fly through a maze that has three hidden stars for kids to collect. The goal is to deliver the robot to the big magnet to receive a test report. Then they can start the creating again!
I love the that Toca Boca apps encourage kids to use their imaginations. A parent or teacher can challenge kids to think and talk about what their robots can do based on their parts. They could screen shot the creation of the robot in sequence then pull the pictures into another app for kids to write or talk about. Once he final arm is added, the robot flies into the lab. I wish there was an option to get a picture of the final creation before that happens. It would be fun to have pictures so kids could explain their thinking or compare & contrast their creations. Toca Robot Lab is another fun app from Toca Boca! 🙂
Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toca-robot-lab/id434826169?mt=8&uo=4
Toca Store turns your iPhone or iPad into play store for your preschooler and a friend with this app. This app permits your child to choose which items to sell (34 choices), set prices for the items, invite a friend to shop, count money, bag the items, etc. It’s a very cute simulation that teaches: taking turns, cooperation, and basic counting. Toca Boca apps are very popular and usually sell for $1.99 – 2.99. Toca Store is FREE today. 🙂
Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toca-store/id442705759?mt=8&uo=4
FREE for a limited time – Toca Kitchen, another fun educational app from Toca Boca. Kids take to the kitchen to cook for four lovable characters. In the frig they will find 12 different foods that they can prepare 180 different ways. They can slice, blend, boil, fry, microwave, and/or mix the foods together. They can also add seasoning to the food; but they need to be careful not to add too much. Once the food is prepared they plate it up, serve it to the character, and wait for a reaction. Kids will learn which foods each character prefers in a fun creative way. I love the questions and conversations that Toca Boca apps inspire. It’s no wonder that this app was a Gold Winner of the Parent’s Choice Awards in 2012.
Teachers – use this app to inspire creative writing. Write stories or poems about being a cook and the preferences of your consumers. Or, you could have kids compare and contrast the food preferences of the different characters on a graphic organizer. This app also inspires conversation about healthy eating. There are lots of possibilities for learning while having fun!
Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toca-kitchen/id476553281?mt=8&uo=4
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