Category Archives: educational apps for kids

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TapQuiz Maps World Edition

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This geography app is FREE for iPhone/iPad. It teaches kids to identify countries, states, or provinces of 22 major regions of the world using a fun game. Kids first choose the region that they would like to be quizzed on. The app names which area is to be found and the child taps the map in the proper spot. Hints can be enabled if you wish. Both accuracy and time are measured. Results are saved in the statistics section of the app which is fairly sophisticated. It gives the fastest time and keeps track of the overall accuracy. You can also see specifically which regions are known/unknown. Two additional games modes are available through an in-app purchase ($.99). Nicely done app!!

Recommended!

TapQuiz Maps World Edition - Rolzor

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Collins Big Cat Story Creator Apps

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8 of Collins Big Cat Story Creator apps are currently FREE again for the iPad. Collins Big Cat is a reading series used by over 9000 schools in The United Kingdom. Titles included are: Playing Story Creator/Around the World/ Farmer’s Lunch/ In the Garden/ It Was a Cold,Dark Night/ My Bike Ride/ The Steam Train/At the Dump. These apps normally sell for $3.99 each so take advantage of this great offer if you have young readers/writers in your life.

These educational apps, geared towards children ages 4+, include an animated story (with hidden surprises on every page) and a story creator. The story creator allows the child to transfer what they just read into writing. Children can create their own story using the scenes, characters, etc. from the book. There is also the option to record the child’s newly created story. Nicely done for young readers/writers!!

Highly recommended!

Playing Story Creator

Playing Story CreatorCollins Big Cat: Playing Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Around the World       Collins Big Cat: Around the World Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

The Farmer’s Lunch       Collins Big Cat: The Farmer’s Lunch Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

In the Garden       Collins Big Cat In The Garden Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

It Was a Cold, Dark Night       Collins Big Cat: It Was a Cold, Dark Night Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

My Bike Ride        Collins Big Cat: My Bike Ride Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

The Steam Train       Collins Big Cat: The Steam Train Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

At the Dump

At the Dump   Collins Big Cat: At the Dump Story Creator - HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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Bug Games HD

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bug games

Singing crickets! Bug Games HD is FREE for a limited time. This super cute educational app for preschoolers has 4 sections: Cricket Concert, Bee Word Builder, Ant Tunnel Builder, and Spider Dot-to-Dot. In the Cricket Concert section, kids can select a song to hear the crickets sing together or they can tap on each cricket to play the song on their own. In Bee Word Builder, kids hear the phonic pronunciation of individual letters as they use them to put words together. Ant Tunnel Builder requires kids to rotate puzzle pieces so that the ants can march through a completed tunnel. Spider Dot-to-Dot has kids connecting dots in numerical order. Kids collect sticker rewards along the way. This app has a nice combination of learning games for preschoolers – cute, fun, & engaging! Who knew playing with bugs could be so much fun. 🙂

Bug Games HD - by Busy Bee Studios - Busy Bee Studios

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My Beastly ABCs

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My Beastly ABCs

FREE for a limited time – My Beastly ABCs, an educational app featured in USA Today’s Top 10 iPad Apps for Kids. Kids join a young boy (who is reluctant to get out of bed) on a magical adventure through a not-so-ordinary day! Told in rhyme, the story recounts the boy’s day as he encounters 26 friendly monsters (one for each letter of the alphabet) from all over the world. Kids join in this interactive tale as they play hide & seek with a Boogey Monster, learn how to floss from a Vampire, uproot a Mandrake family, and much more. The app is narrated by Jim Dale with whimsical background music & great sound effects. It has 3 play modes: with narration, without narration, or auto-play. Everything about this app is top quality – beautifully illustrated with the perfect amount of animation & interactivity. There is also an index that gives kids monster facts & descriptions. Kids can read and learn about each of the beasts’ unique characteristics and place of origin. Lots of fun!!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-beastly-abcs/id578158826?mt=8&uo=4

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Toca Hair Salon

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FREE again today – Toca Hair Salon, one of my favorite educational apps for toddlers! Kids go into the salon to groom 6 different characters. They can use the tools in the salon to style their hair – cut it, comb it, make it grow, shave it, color it, etc. Great sound effects are also included in this fun app. Kids or parents can take a photo of the finished creation and save it to their camera roll. If parents wish, creations may be posted on the Toca Boca Facebook page. The developers have also built-in options to turn off sounds, pictures, and news. What a great springboard for creative writing – give a character a whole new look and write a story to go with it. What a fun writing activity for a Wacky Hair Day!!

Toca Hair Salon - Toca Boca AB

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Math vs Zombies – Math Games Grade K – 5

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Zombies

Just in time for Halloween – Math vs Zombies is FREE for a limited time. Kids become highly trained scientists with the mission of saving the world from zombies. Using their math skills, they transform the zombies back into humans. The app has four worlds – addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Each world has 7 levels which can be set to easy, medium, or hard – making this app suitable for multiple grade levels. Kids will love the “spooky” music, howling wind, and “scary” zombies. The combination turns math practice into a Halloween treat!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-vs-zombies-math-games/id470896560?mt=8&uo=4

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Jumbled Sentences 3

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Jumbled Sentences 3

FREE again, Jumbled Sentences 3. This educational app for the iPad helps kids learn sentence word order in a fun way. Kids put words in order to form a correct sentence while earning coins for each correct answer. If they get stumped, they can use a coin to buy a hint. There are three levels. In level 1 kids rearrange words to form a sentence – picture clues are given. In level 2 there are more words than needed. Kids must choose and arrange the proper words to construct a sentence that goes with the picture. In level 3, kids have to make sentences without picture clues. If the sentence submitted is wrong, the app keeps the correctly placed words and removes the others so kids can try again. The app is simple to use with a cute alien/space theme. It is definitely worth downloading. 🙂

Jumbled Sentences 3 - Innovative Net Learning Limited

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100 Zoo Animals – Elephants, giraffes, lions and more

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100 zoo

The e-book, 100 Zoo Animals – Elephants, giraffes, lions and more, is FREE for a limited time for the iPhone/iPad. This educational app is easy to use and features over 100 HD pictures of zoo animals with sound clips! Just tap the picture to hear the animal’s sound. Every page also features an interesting fact about the animal. For example: Tarantulas can be as big as dinner plates! The book does have not to be read in order since it is not telling a story. The list in the upper right hand corner can be used to preview/access individual pages in the app. If you have an animal lover in your life – you may want to check out this educational app. It would also be a great app to use before or after a visit to the zoo. 🙂

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/100-zoo-animals-elephants/id644246336?mt=8&uo=4

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Pre-School Counting 123’s with Bear and Duck

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Preschool

FREE for a limited time – Pre-School Counting 123’s with Bear and Duck. Kids learn to count with Bear and Duck in this educational app. There are 2 levels: basic and advanced. At the basic level, kids are asked to order numbers 1 – 10 using, numbers, words, dots, or fingers. In the advanced level, kids order numbers in a variety of ways: 11 – 20 by numbers or words, 20 – 50 by numbers, 2 – 20 by twos, 5 – 50 by fives, 10 – 100 by tens. 100 – 1000 by hundreds. The cute little characters and happy music make this simple-to-use app appealing to preschoolers.

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pre-school-counting-123s-bear/id391294319?mt=8&uo=4

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Ed Meets the Dentist

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Ed

FREE again – Ed Meets the Dentist, created by Jeffrey D. Holt DDS (a board certified pediatric dentist). This educational app contains a 7+ minute cartoon about a young rabbit’s first trip to the dentist. It explains the procedures and tools that a child might encounter. The app also includes interactive tools for kids to try out on Ed’s teeth. Very nicely done – this app should help your child be less anxious about his/her visit.

Ed Meets The Dentist - Holt IP Holdings, LLC