This week again lots of great new fun and educational apps entered the App Store. While browsing the what’s “New and Noteworthy” according to Apple staff in the UK and US, five caught all of our attention. Our favourites are: a cool magical music box for toddlers - Sago Mini Sound Box - a great learn how to read app - Reading Raven Vol 2 HD- An original ABC apps with animals - Alphabeasties - one of our top picks - Pizza Factory for Kids! and an original and unique news app - News360: Your Personalized News Reader!
There are stories within every child, even if those stories are as simple as “I broke my toy and I cried” or as complex as “The unicorn was running with the princess in the forest, and then the birds came, and they all played for a while.” Children’s narratives help them talk about the world around them and stretch their imaginations. Toonia Storymaker turns these narratives into mini-books that can be saved and shared. At Fun Educational Apps, we applaud developers who show us new ways to use technology to unlock a child’s creativity, so we award our latest Top Pick to Toonia Storymaker.
Looking for a great app for practicing numbers? Count Up to Ten by Seven Academy is our newest Top Pick as a preschool app. With a variety of activities, engaging graphics, and a cute little narrator, this app will keep your preschooler counting.
Move over baking apps, the Pizza Factory has come to town. Slice, dice, roll, and create your own custom pizzas as you move through the game board unlocking secret ingredients in this new Top Pick. Adults and children alike will love this tasty app.
The App Store currently lists more than 900 entries under the category “Puzzles for Kids.” Sifting through endless entries is a difficult task, so let us offer you our Top Five, Most Favorite, Gotta Have, Puzzle Apps for Preschoolers.
While it seems like a simple idea, Write About This is a top pick as an educational app because of the sheer volume of writing prompts it provides and the ease of use. Teachers and parents alike will love this app and the instant idea generators provided by the images and prompts provided.
Hundreds of new apps are entering the App Store every week. Few of them are making it to the famous New and Noteworthy list. This week - April 20 to 27- Fun Educational Apps has been browsing the UK and US App Store and following are 5 great apps we liked - two math apps that received a Top Pick from us! A cool musical app that kept our kids entertained for a while; a time travel adventure to brush up on history and a new release in the Wubbzy’s series from acclaimed Cupcake Digital.
Throw away your math flashcards, we’ve found something much better. Not only is Yodel Oh! Math Mountain more fun than boring drills, it holds kids’ attention. Fun Educational Apps awards it a Top Pick because of the way it keeps kids, age 6-12, practicing their facts longer than flashcards ever could.
Teachers are always looking for new ways to engage students in writing. Students get tired of the same old writing prompts and the same old writing process. There are some really great apps available to help teachers solve this problem. Giving students the option of creating something from their writing is an easy way to hook students and get them invested in writing. From sock puppets to multi-scene cartoons, these apps are our top picks for Story Animation.
StudyPad has just released another top fun end educational apps in its Splash Math series. So far the series covered grade 1 to 5 but this new one - Splash Math Kindergarten: Fun Educational Worksheets for Counting Numbers, Addition and Subtraction - has been especially designed for preschoolers. A top notch early math app game with an impressive content. It uses lots of visuals, a simple yet engaging interface … all the component for a Fun Educational Apps TOP PICK!
Recently, I was speaking with the parent of a child who will be entering kindergarten next fall. She was concerned that, perhaps,her son would not be ready for the academic challenges he would face. I identified six concept areas that we assess in our district-wide kindergarten screening program: letter identification (upper and lower case), phonics, rote counting, shape recognition, colors, and number sets. TeachMe: Toddler is an all-in-one readiness app that covers all six of these important conceptual skills. Its easy-to-use format and its ability to collect data to show a child’s growth make it a great value and a Top Pick for us at Fun Educational Apps.
If you’ve ever played Peek-A-Boo with a baby, you know how delightfully they respond to the inflection changes in your voice. Where’s My Baby? is an app for toddlers that uses the same concept to present a “lostand found” story featuring mother animals and their babies. Fun Educational Apps awards Where’s My Baby? a Top Pick because it is a fun, easy-to-follow story that will tickle your child’s imagination.
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