Reading/Literacy Apps:
Reading Eggs (free)
If you have a subscription to Reading Eggs, this is the iPad app.
Eggy 250 HD ($1.99)
Reading Eggs sight word game that teaches 250 sight words.
Touch Write ($1.99):
Handwriting app that teaches proper letter formation and writing sight words.
Sight Word Ninja & ABC Ninja (free)
Teaches sight word & letter recognition. Similar to fruit ninja.
Endless Reader (free with in-app purchases)
Game that follows the Endless Alphabet introduces sight words & early reading.
Eggy Phonics 1 ($1.99)
Reading Eggs phonemic awareness games that teaches short vowel words.
Metamorphabet ($3.99)
Teaches letter sounds through changing letters and words.
Drawnimal ($1.99)
Teaches letter sounds by drawing animals around the iPad and encouraging kids to think outside of the box.
**Words for Osmo (free with Osmo)
Students in pairs or teams compete to spell words or find beginning sounds. Can be customized and created to fit your specific needs (Osmo is $79).
Math Apps:
Endless Numbers (free with in-app purchases)
Game that focuses on number recognition, counting, addition, sequencing, and addition.
Todo Math (free with in-app purchases)
Game that teaches counting, addition, subtraction, days of the week, patterns, and telling time.
**Geoboard (free)
Just like a real geoboard-but on the iPad! Kids can create and manipulate different shapes using rubber bands.
Mathseeds Kindergarten ($7.99 or free with promotion code)
Grade-specific math game that practices new concepts and fluency (from the makers of Reading Eggs).
Bugs & Numbers ($1.99)
Teaches basic number recognition, counting, and one-to-one correspondence (best for TK or kindergarten).
**Tangram for Osmo (free with Osmo)
Awesome app that allows students to manipulate a real wooden tangram (using the camera) to match a picture on the iPad. Very cool and interactive (Osmo is $79).
Science Apps:
Google Earth (free)
Search the globe or fly around the planet. Real satellite pictures of the Earth.
Earth 3D ($1.99)
An interactive 3D map that teaches about different parts of the word; very basic, more of a cartoon.
Pocket Zoo ($1.99)
Teaches about different animals with books and videos, includes live webcams from zoos across the world.
WWF Together (free)
Teaches about endangered animals.
Books:
**The Monster at the End of the Book ($4.99)
My students’ favorite book. An interactive version of the Sesame Street book, it highlights the words as it reads.
Reading Rainbow (free with educator’s pilot program)
App that allows user to interact with different books and has various educational videos and games.
iBooks (already on the iPad)
Add books to your bookshelf. There are many free children’s books, and daily offers for free books.
Kindle (free)
You can find many free children’s books on Amazon as well. Or you can pay for inexpensive books. The Kindle app makes it easy to find and access all of your ebooks purchased from Amazon.
Coding Apps:
**Daisy the Dino (free)
Teaches the very BASICS of coding. Students can create a path for Daisy the Dinosaur to walk, run, turn, hop, etc. and watch their code come to life.
Hopscotch (free)
iPad programming language that teaches kids to code in a fun and playful way.
Creative Apps:
**Toontastic (free! –used to be $9.99)
Allows students to create, animate, and dictate a story.
**Paper by FiftyThree (free with in-app purchases)
Sketchbook productivity app. Students can create and edit sketches and writing.
Educreations (free)
Useful as a mini interactive whiteboard.
Felt Board ($2.99)
A virtual feltboard, fun to create to share with the class.
Reading Eggs (free)
If you have a subscription to Reading Eggs, this is the iPad app.
Eggy 250 HD ($1.99)
Reading Eggs sight word game that teaches 250 sight words.
Touch Write ($1.99):
Handwriting app that teaches proper letter formation and writing sight words.
Sight Word Ninja & ABC Ninja (free)
Teaches sight word & letter recognition. Similar to fruit ninja.
Endless Reader (free with in-app purchases)
Game that follows the Endless Alphabet introduces sight words & early reading.
Eggy Phonics 1 ($1.99)
Reading Eggs phonemic awareness games that teaches short vowel words.
Metamorphabet ($3.99)
Teaches letter sounds through changing letters and words.
Drawnimal ($1.99)
Teaches letter sounds by drawing animals around the iPad and encouraging kids to think outside of the box.
**Words for Osmo (free with Osmo)
Students in pairs or teams compete to spell words or find beginning sounds. Can be customized and created to fit your specific needs (Osmo is $79).
Math Apps:
Endless Numbers (free with in-app purchases)
Game that focuses on number recognition, counting, addition, sequencing, and addition.
Todo Math (free with in-app purchases)
Game that teaches counting, addition, subtraction, days of the week, patterns, and telling time.
**Geoboard (free)
Just like a real geoboard-but on the iPad! Kids can create and manipulate different shapes using rubber bands.
Mathseeds Kindergarten ($7.99 or free with promotion code)
Grade-specific math game that practices new concepts and fluency (from the makers of Reading Eggs).
Bugs & Numbers ($1.99)
Teaches basic number recognition, counting, and one-to-one correspondence (best for TK or kindergarten).
**Tangram for Osmo (free with Osmo)
Awesome app that allows students to manipulate a real wooden tangram (using the camera) to match a picture on the iPad. Very cool and interactive (Osmo is $79).
Science Apps:
Google Earth (free)
Search the globe or fly around the planet. Real satellite pictures of the Earth.
Earth 3D ($1.99)
An interactive 3D map that teaches about different parts of the word; very basic, more of a cartoon.
Pocket Zoo ($1.99)
Teaches about different animals with books and videos, includes live webcams from zoos across the world.
WWF Together (free)
Teaches about endangered animals.
Books:
**The Monster at the End of the Book ($4.99)
My students’ favorite book. An interactive version of the Sesame Street book, it highlights the words as it reads.
Reading Rainbow (free with educator’s pilot program)
App that allows user to interact with different books and has various educational videos and games.
iBooks (already on the iPad)
Add books to your bookshelf. There are many free children’s books, and daily offers for free books.
Kindle (free)
You can find many free children’s books on Amazon as well. Or you can pay for inexpensive books. The Kindle app makes it easy to find and access all of your ebooks purchased from Amazon.
Coding Apps:
**Daisy the Dino (free)
Teaches the very BASICS of coding. Students can create a path for Daisy the Dinosaur to walk, run, turn, hop, etc. and watch their code come to life.
Hopscotch (free)
iPad programming language that teaches kids to code in a fun and playful way.
Creative Apps:
**Toontastic (free! –used to be $9.99)
Allows students to create, animate, and dictate a story.
**Paper by FiftyThree (free with in-app purchases)
Sketchbook productivity app. Students can create and edit sketches and writing.
Educreations (free)
Useful as a mini interactive whiteboard.
Felt Board ($2.99)
A virtual feltboard, fun to create to share with the class.
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