Category Archives: FREE apps (for a limited time)

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Stickyboard 2

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stickyboard-2-ipad-appFREE for a limited time – Stickyboard 2, a giant whiteboard with a never-ending stack of sticky notes. If you are looking to capture ideas in your classroom or at your next meeting, check out the electronic version of this classic organizer. Unlike their paper counterparts, these sticky notes don’t fall off or get lost. And, they are more environmentally friendly. The app also feature Magic Arrange which makes arranging and rearranging the notes much simpler. Entire boards can be emailed as PDF files – great for sharing ideas. Check out this fabulous tool while it’s FREE!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stickyboard-2/id466102928?mt=8&uo=4

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Writing Wizard – Kids Learn to Write Letters

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FREE for a limited time – Writing Wizard – Kids Learn to Write Letters, a fun educational app that teaches kids to write manuscript letters. The app teaches kids to print letters using 3 of the most common handwriting styles – Zaner-Bloser,  D’Nealian, or Handwriting Without Tears. Kids start by tapping a letter. That letter is named and its sound is given. The app then demonstrates how to trace the letter. Then kids trace the letter using animated stickers with sound effects. After tracing the letters, they can interact with them. The app can be customized for the child’s level in a variety of ways – letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc. It also provides detailed reports for teachers/parents which include the ability to replay and export the child’s tracings to view kids’ progress! But the BEST part of this app is the ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) – a perfect way to practice spelling and handwriting at the same time! This app is fantastic for so many reasons – highly recommended!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writing-wizard-kids-learn/id631446426?mt=8&uo=4

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Grandma Loves Bugs

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FREE for a limited time – Grandma Loves Bugs, another adorable educational app for preschoolers by Fairlady Media. Kids join dancing grandma in her garden to learn all about bugs. The app features 10 educational games – all thematically linked. Kids will love helping grandma in her garden and they will be learning math & reading as they do. The app also features short videos of real bugs in action. Some of the educational content in the games include: colors, observation (spot the difference), numbers (recognition & counting), letters (upper & lower case), memory, problem solving, and vocabulary. This app is nicely done for little ones – educational content covered in a fun way with a dancing Grandma to celebrate a job well-done!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grandma-loves-bugs/id666526099?mt=8&uo=4

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Grandma’s Kitchen

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FREE for a limited time – Grandma’s Kitchen, an adorable educational app for preschoolers. Kids join dancing grandma in her kitchen. The app features 8 educational games – all thematically linked. Kids will love helping grandma around the kitchen and they will be learning math & reading as they help. The app also features short videos of real kitchen tools in action. The following concepts are integrated into the games: consonant blends, telling time to the hour, colors, vocabulary, healthy eating choices, compound words, numeral recognition/counting, addition, identifying equal parts of a whole, pattern recognition, and more!

I love this app – it seamlessly integrates important educational content into fun thematic games. And, little ones will learn how kitchen items work. I especially like the when Grandma asks for a kiss on the cheek – so cute! Highly recommended.

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grandmas-kitchen/id602808356?mt=8&uo=4

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Photo Mapo

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photo mapoFREE today – Photo Mapo, an easy-to-use photography app/fabulous tool for classroom projects. This app easily transforms any photo into a mapped masterpiece. The app features twenty-three styles. Projects can be customize by changing the background, map type, & zoom level. There is also an option to add a 180 character description. Finished projects can be shared by email or saved to the camera roll. How fabulous!! Kids can use this app to connect events (real or make-believe) to their settings. They can use it with: pictures of grandparents/great-grandparents to show their native countries, with scanned drawings of story scenes to show the setting, with pictures/drawing of animals to show their habitats, with historical photos to show locations, etc. Kids could also create virtual postcards with this app. Photo Mapo has loads of potential for classroom use!

Direct Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-mapo-add-map-to-your/id525258687?mt=8

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Grandpa’s Workshop

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FREE today – Grandpa’s Workshop, an adorable educational app for preschoolers. Kids join dancing grandpa in his workshop. There they play 7 educational games such as Puzzle Fix-Up and Paint the Project. They also watch short videos of real tools in action. Kids will love helping grandpa build and they will learn in the process. Concepts addressed through the games are: colors, numbers (1 -12), fractions (1/2, 1/4, 1/3), spatial relationships, measuring, observation skills, and vocabulary. I love this app – it seamlessly integrates important educational content into fun games. And, little ones will learn how things work. I especially like the when Grandpa asks for a high-five – so cute!

Highly recommended!

Download link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grandpas-workshop/id555310530?mt=8&uo=4

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Grandma’s Garden

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grandmas gardenFREE for a limited time – Grandma’s Garden, an adorable educational app for preschoolers. Kids join dancing grandma in her garden to learn about nature. The app features 8 educational games – all thematically linked. Kids will love helping grandma around the garden and they will be learning important math & reading skills as they help. The app also features short videos of real-life gardening. The following concepts are integrated into the games: initial letters, colors, numeral recognition, group recognition, counting, vocabulary, shapes, matching, and more!

I love this app – it seamlessly integrates important educational content into fun thematic games. And, little ones will learn about gardening. I especially like the when Grandma asks for a kiss on the cheek – so cute! Highly recommended.

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grandmas-garden/id492583468?mt=8&uo=4

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Sago Mini Boats

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sago boatFREE for a limited time – Sago Mini Boats, an adorable app for preschoolers. Kids go on a boat trip with Harvey the dog. Each adventure begins with kids making three choices: where to go, what to pack, and which boat to drive. Kids choose one of five destinations – anything from a tropical island to a big city. Once kids decide where to go, it’s time to pack their suitcases with the appropriate clothing and items for their chosen destination. Then they choose a fun boat to drive – a pirate ship, a canoe, a bathtub, a pickle, etc.! On their voyage they can stop to pick pineapples, get an ice cream treat, meet some undersea creatures, or they can just to enjoy the sites along the way. Sago Mini Boats will spark fun conversations as kids prepare for their trips, especially when they go to pack their bags. This educational app is not only fun but it’s also great for language development!

Direct Link https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sago-mini-boats/id971329287?mt=8

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Sail Through Math

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Ahoy there!! FREE again (normally $1.99), Sail through Math from McGraw Hill – a fun way for students to practice their math facts/skills. There are 3 levels of play for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. Other areas covered are addition equations. subtraction equations, multiplication equations, two-step equations, names for numbers, patterns/factors/multiples, and compare numbers. This app provides of great practice built around a pirate theme – complete with music and firing cannonballs! At the end of each game, the child can see what problems he/she missed as well as a percentage score. What a fun way to learn basic facts – in the classroom, at home, in the car on a way to an evening activity. I used to tell my students to practice during commercials – 10 to 15 minutes a day works wonders. This app provides a fun way to accomplish that goal. 🙂

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.

Sail Through Math - McGraw-Hill School Education Group

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Nighty Night Circus

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nighty night circusFREE today – Nighty Night Circus, the sequel to the popular bedtime app “Nighty Night!“ This time kids find themselves in a circus setting with eight circus animals. They put the animals to bed by switching off the lights or blowing out candles. Each circus animal wants to show his tricks off before going to sleep – super cute! The app has all of the same great features as the original – cute animals, sleepy lullaby music, great narration, and fabulous artwork done by Heidi Wittlinger. It’s no wonder that Nighty Night Circus is on Apple’s Best of 2014 list!

Direct Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nighty-night-circus-bedtime/id931936670?mt=8&uo=6