Category Archives: educational apps for kids

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Pepi Bath

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Pepi Bath for the iPhone/iPad is FREE again today. This educational app is a role-playing game that teaches kids (ages 2 – 6) about personal hygiene. Kids start by choosing the boy or girl character. Then they choose one of 4 situations: brushing teeth, taking a bath, washing clothes, using the toilet. In each scene kids learn to take care of themselves and they have fun along the way – popping bubbles, playing with rubber duckie in the tub, etc. There are also some good lessons built into the app. For example – when the scissors are chosen, the character shakes his/her head no. Also, the characters are VERY polite – always saying thank you! Check it out for some good clean fun!

Pepi Bath - Pepi Play

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Shiny Party – Shapes & Colors

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Shiny Party

FREE for a limited time – Shiny Party – Shapes & Colors, a math app for preschoolers. Charlie the monkey and Alice the giraffe are getting ready for their friend’s surprise birthday party. Kids learn about basic geometric shapes as they help. They find matching shapes, do shape puzzles, build cupcakes – all within the context of the story. All activities are age appropriate. I would make one little tweak to the content… the app teaches kids that a square has 4 sides rather than 4 equal sides. This educational app is great – colorful with adorable characters. Also, you can take a picture of your child with the characters and save it to your photos – a really cute feature. Nicely done and fun for little ones!

Shiny Party - Shiny Things

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Endless Reading

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From the makers of Endless Alphabet comes Endless Reading, an educational app that was chosen in November as an “Editor’s Choice” by Apple. The cute little monsters from Endless Alphabet are back! This time their goal is to teach kids sight words. As kids build words, the letters say their sounds. And when the word is completed, it comes alive to reflect its meaning. B-a-l-l turns into a ball, d-o-g wags its tail, etc. So fun!! Next the word is used in context. Kids help by placing the sight words into a sentence which is then acted out by the friendly monsters to show its meaning. The app comes with 6 words to try. Additional word sets are available with an in-app purchase. Check out this adorable app – kids will LOVE it!!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-reader/id722910739?mt=8&uo=4

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Puppet Workshop

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Puppet Workshop

FREE again for a limited time (normally $2.99) –  Puppet Workshop. Kids use their creativity to turn a sock or a glove into a virtual puppet using this educational app. They first choose their sock or glove. Then they create the puppet’s eyes, nose, mouth, & hair from an assortment of buttons, ribbons, strings, etc. The puppet can be placed on a background from the app or a background from your camera roll. Or… your child can also create his/her own background! You can also save a picture of your child’s puppet to your camera roll or it ca be stored in the application. The app includes 20 different socks & gloves, 150+ enhancements, and 18 different backgrounds – enough “stuff” for a whole lot of creating!! Very fun. 🙂

Puppet Workshop - Creativity App for Kids - Sebastian Bachorzewski

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Base Ten Manipulatives

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FREE for a limited time – Base Ten Manipulatives, an educational app that adds base ten blocks to your virtual toolbox. Kids can use this simple app to understand numbers and solve addition/subtraction problems. It includes ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands. Teachers could use this app to teach group lessons or with individual kids who need additional help. It really helps kids visualize & understand beginning math concepts without dragging out your tubs of base ten manipulatives. 🙂

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/base-ten-manipulatives/id645390685?mt=8&uo=4

Other FREE apps from Elementary Connection:

Base Ten Number Blocks:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/base-ten-number-blocks/id474636096?mt=8&uo=4

Common Core Number and Operations in Base Ten:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core-number-operations/id566978126?mt=8&uo=4

Number and Operations in Base Ten:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/number-operations-in-base/id634699675?mt=8&uo=4

Number and Algebraic Thinking Plus Counting and Cardinality:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/operations-algebraic-thinking/id827132721?mt=8&uo=4

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TallyTots Counting School Edition – Learn the 123s with Numbers, Count-alongs and Fun Games for Kids – Spinlight Studio

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Tally Tots

FREE for a limited time –Tally Tots, an educational app that teaches kids to count to 20. The app features 20 interactive mini-games that make learning numbers and counting fun. Kids race 2 cars, make bubbles in 6 colors, place 10 shapes into a puzzle, feed a chipmunk 19 acorns, etc. The app features something unique for each number with lots of positive verbal encouragement along the way. Tally Tots is the perfect choice for young kids learning to count!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tallytots/id424070269?mt=8&uo=4

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Titanic: Her Journey

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titanic

FREE for a limited time – Titanic: Her Journey, an app to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking. The app traces the history of the Titanic from its construction in Belfast to narrated accounts of the survivors. Features include: detailed plans from the decks, old photos of the construction & launch, a timeline of the sinking, colored images of the wreck, biographies of key figures, and more. A great resource put together from research and books of The History Press.

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/titanic-her-journey/id505985988?mt=8&uo=4

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Math Splat

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Math Splat

FREE again for a limited time – Math Splat, a really fun mental math game. Kids are challenged to answer 21 math questions as fast as they can. A colorful paint splat covers each correct answer. Each game is timed and limited to 3 incorrect answers. Each incorrect answer adds a 3 second penalty to the final time. Kids will  love trying to beat their best time! The student can choose between easy, medium, and hard questions which makes this game great for differentiating instruction. Have kids graph their scores so that they can see themselves improve and in the process they will also learn to collect data. This educational app is perfect for getting kids to practice their facts in a fun way!

Common Core Standards met:

  • 1.OA.6 – Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.
  • 2.OA.2 – Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
  • 3.OA.7 – Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-splat/id495477324?mt=8&uo=4

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What Time is is Mr. Wolf?

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What Time

What Time is it Mr. Wolf? (by Teacher’s Pet) is FREE for a limited time. Make sure you get the correct one – there is another app by the same name by Joy Preschool. This educational app features a Wilfred the Wolf who spins the clock on the face of the moon 10 times. Kids have to choose the correct answer and drag it under the moon. The wolf giggles and says “well done” if the answer is correct. The app’s setting allows you to choose what interval of time you would like your child to work on – hours, half hours (half past), quarter hours, 10 minutes, or 5 minutes. Answers can be displayed in words, digitally, or mixed. You can also set the number of answers per question.

The Common Core Standards expect first graders to tell time to the 1/2 hour, second graders to tell time in 5 minute intervals (AM and PM), and third graders to tell time to the minute. So, this app would work well for first and second graders but not third graders. I like that this app includes practice with the words  – half past, quarter after, quarter to. It is a difficult concept for some kids to understand. Nicely done!!

Common Core Standards met:

  • 1.MD.3 – Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.
  • 2.MD.7 – Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.

What Time is it Mr. Wolf? - by Teacher's Pet - Teacher's Pet

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Wonderopolis

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Wonderopolis

FREE – Wonderopolis, a fabulous educational app. Now you can explore Wonderopolis (the website) with your mobile device.

Wonderopolis (Wonderopolis | Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease) is a fantastic website that provides a daily Wonder of the Day®.  A fun & intriguing question is featured every day. The website/app includes a written explanation of the answer, vocabulary words, and a gallery of images & videos – all to foster learning and inspire curiosity about the Wonder of the Day®. Other daily features include a “Try It Out” section which suggests activities based on the day’s question, a “Still Wondering” section which gives additional/related information, and a quiz. There is even a section for teachers/parents called the “Educator Sandbox” with additional resources and opportunities to connect with the Wonderopolis community. It’s such a fascinating and wonderful resource – I enjoy reading it myself!

Using this website/app would be a fabulous addition to a daily classroom routine. Kids could read (or listen to) the daily Wonder of the Day® as part of their independent work time. They could journal about what they learned and/or what they are still wondering about. A class discussion could be scheduled for later. What a great way to encourage THINKING! Wonderopolis is a fabulous resource to ignite the natural curiosity and imagination of kids!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wonderopolis/id505247028?mt=8&uo=4