Category Archives: FREE apps (for a limited time)

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Sago Mini – Forest Flyer

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Sago Mini Forest Flyer

FREE for  limited time – Sago Mini Forest Flyer. Young children guide Robin on an adventure through the forest. The fun begins at Robin’s birdhouse where kids ring the doorbell inviting Robin out to play. From there they fly though the forest looking for the yellow markers that trigger 20+ animations. Along the way Robin dances, sings, and plays. Kids can make up stories to go with Robin’s travels. A small caution – one of the animations is the little bird burping after drinking from the pond. Parents can use this scene to have a dialog about using good manners. All in all, the educational app is very cute and fun for little ones!

Sago Mini Forest Flyer - Sago Sago

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Robots for iPad

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Robots for iPad

Who doesn’t love robots? Robots for iPad is FREE for a limited time. This educational app was listed as “New & Noteworthy” by Apple. It was also reviewed or mentioned in the NY Times, Mashable, Wired, CNET and more! Kids (and adults) can explore real-world robots with this fun app which is chock full of interactivity, animations, photos, videos, & articles. The app introduces over 150 robots from 19 countries. Kids can swipe each robot for a 360° view then tap the robot to interact with it. There are also hundreds of videos and 500+ pictures. The app has information about all kinds of robots (drones, androids, etc.) as well as information about some famous robots – Honda’s humanoid Asimo, a NASA Mars rover, and Google’s self-driving car. VERY cool and very informative!

Teachers, there are lots of possibilities for using this app in your classroom. After exploring, use it for writing activities – descriptive paragraphs, write about a robot you would invent, pick a robot and write a story, etc. The app’s ratings section could be used for graphing activities. There is also a great timeline included as well as a section on how to get started in robotics. I can see how kids will love this app. 🙂

Robots for iPad - Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Inc

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Lulu in the Amazon

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Lulu in the Amazon

FREE today – Lulu in the Amazon, an interactive storybook in English or French. Lulu and her cat Zazou are taking a trip around the world. Kids join them in this third adventure that takes them on a boat trip on the Amazon River in Brazil. They visit the rainforest, meet some new animals, and more. There are also activities throughout the story. Kids can click on the characters to hear them speak, look for the green bird Chirpy on every page, collect souvenirs, and play games along the way. And… at the end of their adventure, they can make postcards personalized with their own photo. Fun educational app for kids 3 – 10!

Lulu in the Amazon - ZANZIBOOK

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Toca Band

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toca band

Rock on… with Toca Band – FREE again!  This educational app for the iPhone/iPad encourages kids to explore music as they mix beats & sounds together to produce a hit song. The 16 characters in this app each have their own sound and rhythm. Kids drag different combinations of performers on stage to create their own musical band. How a character plays depends on where he/she is placed on the stage. Characters can also be chosen to give a solo performance. Even the names of the characters are fun: Bang Bang Chef on the drums, Dancy Nancy on the piano, Shaky McBones on the maracas,etc. Another great educational app from a developer that makes learning what it should be – fun, creative, and joyful!

Highly recommended!

Toca Band - Toca Boca AB

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Baby Musical Toys – 9 in 1 Games to Promote Baby’s Brain Development

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Baby Musical Toys

FREE for a limited time – Baby Musical Toys – 9 in 1 Games to Promote Baby’s Brain Development. Designed for the youngest iPad users (6 months – 2 years), this educational app features 9 beautiful and colorful toys embedded with sounds from different instruments. There are piano sounds on the scales of the fish, guitar sounds on the fruits, drum beats on the turtle, etc. Visually appealing and nicely done!

Baby Musical Toys - 9 in 1 Games to Promote Baby's Brain Development - Hompimplay

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iLuv Drawing Vehicles HD

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iLuv Drawing Vehicles

FREE for a limited time  – iLuv Drawing Vehicles HD. Kids learn to draw 20 cartoon style vehicles by tracing over step-by-step templates. So many great choices for kids that love “things that go” – the app includes: car, race car, dump truck, cement truck, pick up truck, fire truck, crane truck, helicopter, airplane, fighter jet, ambulance, bicycle, tricycle, motorcycle, train engine, jeep, boat, and ship. After finishing the drawing, your child can color it, add a background, stickers, etc. The editing tools (eraser, undo, redo, start over) make this app easy to use! There are also blank pages so that your child can create his/her own drawings. Finished works can be saved, printed, or shared via email. Drawings saved into the drawing book can be edited later. Use this educational app to have your child create cards, greetings for loved ones!

iLuv Drawing Vehicles HD - Kids learn how to draw cars, trucks, train, plane and more step by step - MyVijan LLC

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Old MacDonald’s Farm

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Old MacDonald's Farm

FREE for a limited time – Old MacDonald’s Farm, a learning game for toddlers. Kids spin a wheel of animals looking for the ones that belong on the farm. The usual farm friends are there – cow, horse, pig, etc. But, there are also some animals that do not belong on a farm – octopus, tiger, moose and more! Kids have to decide which of the 22 animals belong on Old MacDonald’s farm. As kids drag and drop puzzle pieces into the farm scene, they are rewarded with animal sounds and cute animations. And they can sing along, of course. 🙂 This SUPER cute version of Old MacDonald is featured in “App Store Essentials – Apps for Toddlers” and was a “What’s Hot” Apple pick. A great educational app for toddlers!

Use the link below because it is only the iPad version that is coming up FREE.

Old MacDonald-HD - LoeschWare

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Little Mermaid

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Little Mermaid

FREE – Little Mermaid, a fairy tale app by StoryToys. This app is normally $4.99 and is designed as digital pop-up book. It can be read in 3 modes – read to me, read on my own, or autoplay. It features interactive 3D pop-up scenes with simple tasks for kids to perform throughout the story. The story is professionally narrated and includes fun sound effects and a musical score. Check out this educational app while it is FREE!

The Little Mermaid ~ 3D Interactive Pop-up Book - StoryToys Entertainment Limited

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Barefoot World Atlas

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Barefoot World Atlas

To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the App Store, Barefoot World Atlas is FREE for a limited time. This educational app features a 3D interactive globe that invites children to explore and learn about the countries and regions of our world.  The app is beautifully designed with wonderful animated illustrations by artist David Dean. The narration is done by geographer Nick Crane from BBC television. In addition to learning about the continents and oceans, kids will learn about Earth’s people, wildlife, landmarks, natural features, famous buildings, and other interesting things. This app is very engaging – there is so much to discover & learn! Kids of all ages will get lost for hours as they spin, zoom, and fly around the globe to learn about our planet. VERY cool!!

Barefoot World Atlas - Touch Press

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Kindergarten Subtraction

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Kindergarten Subtraction

FREE for a limited time – Kindergarten Subtraction. This educational app uses 8 different visual learning activities help kids understand the process of subtracting numbers 0-10. To start, create a profile for each child. Pictures can be added from your camera roll – making it easy for kids to find their files. The app narrates (in English or Spanish) and visually demonstrates how to use the interactive elements of each activity. Then the app uses those 8 different activities to give kids LOTS of practice subtracting. The app provides progress screens for parents or teachers to see how their kids are doing – a great feature. The app is organized so that kids go through the activities in a specific order. If kids already know subtraction -1 they still have to go through all of those activities before they get to subtraction -2. Perhaps an update could make the app a bit more customizable. That being said, the app shows kids how subtraction works in a variety of ways!

Kindergarten Subtraction - I Did It Learning LLC