Tag Archives: educational apps for kids

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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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Brain Quest

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Brain Quest

36 million kids can’t be wrong!  Brain Quest® started as a series of flashcards that quizzed kids on academics – language, science, math, and more. Kids, parents, and teachers have loved it since its release. Their motto – It’s Fun to Be Smart!® still rings true 20 years later! And now, Brain Quest has been released as an educational app! Kids join Casey, Jake, and Gizmo on their quest to learn. The app covers 5 grade levels and includes 100 questions per level for FREE. Additional questions can be unlocked as in-app purchases. The game is fun for the whole family and permits the tracking of scores for up to 3 kids. We took Brain Quest® flashcards with us on many family vacations – it’s perfect for a long road trip! It also works well in the classroom when you have a few minutes to spare at the end of the day, before lunch, etc. Check out the FREE questions and see for yourself.

BRAIN QUEST - Workman Publishing Company, Inc.

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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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I Hear Ewe – Animal Sounds for Toddlers

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I Hear Ewe – Animal Sounds for Toddlers is a FREE educational app for toddlers. When your child taps on an animal’s picture, a voice says “This is the sound a ____ makes” and the sound follows. This app is very easy to use with big buttons for little fingers. 24 animal sounds and 12 vehicle sounds are included. There are 5 language options: English, Spanish, Chinese, German, and Japanese. This app is perfect for little ones who love naming animals and imitating their sounds. 🙂

I Hear Ewe - Animal Sounds for Toddlers - Claireware Software

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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