Kindergarten APPS

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Geoboard

Geoboard

In classrooms, a geoboard is a nifty math manipulative made from wood, evenly spaced nails and rubber bands. The Math Learning Center takes Geoboard virtual in its app for the iPad. Like its real... Read more >

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My Story

My Story

Got a sob story, tall story or fish story to tell? My Story is a good choice for the job.  Children can create multi-page books to export to multiple apps such... Read more >

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Leo’s Pad 2: Educational App for Preschoolers

Leo’s Pad 2: Educational App for Preschoolers

Like Leo’s Pad 1, the second Leo’s Pad appisode is an interactive story with several educational minigames. In this appisode, children work with childhood versions of Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo and Marie Curie... Read more >

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Leo’s Pad Appisode 1

Leo’s Pad Appisode 1

Leo’s Pad is an interactive story with minigames starring childhood versions of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. The graphics and animation are beautiful, and the minigames (a hide and seek game that tests children’s... Read more >

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My PlayHome

My PlayHome

Imagine an online dollhouse where all the appliances “work.” In My PlayHome by Shimon Young, a finger’s swipe turns on the lights, microwave and stove. Cabinets and drapes open and close, and the toilet... Read more >

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"A fun and wholesome app. My kids like it a lot." Read more >

Jungle Time

Jungle Time

This is a very nice app for learning how to tell time.  While a pre-reader could definitely learn with it, it is best for K, 1st and 2nd (since digital clocks are ubiquitous kids... Read more >

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"This app has been super helpful for my kids who both can easily read a digital clock, but never really learned a clock face. The lessons are good, but we really use the "tell time" and "set time" features." Read more >

Gus on the Go: Spanish

Gus on the Go: Spanish

Gus on the Go: Spanish is one of the better apps we’ve seen for basic Spanish vocabulary learning for preschool or kindergarten. The menu starts with a map of Mexico then presents vocabulary organized... Read more >

Gus on the Go: Spanish - toojuice
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"I downloaded this prior to a family trip to Mexico. It was great to give our daughter (age 5) some exposure to Spanish vocabulary. She loved it and was excited to continue to practice when we got there." Read more >

Motion Math: Hungry Guppy

Motion Math: Hungry Guppy

Motion Math: Hungy Guppy is a new very solid app by Motion Math (see Motion Math, Zoom, Hungry Fish and Wings) – their first aimed to preschoolers. The focus,... Read more >

Motion Math: Hungry Guppy - Motion Math
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Montessori Numbers

Montessori Numbers

Montessori Numbers is a very nicely designed app that supports understanding the relationship between numbers and the quantity they stand for, numerals and place value – all using Montessori methodology. Most of the activities... Read more >

Montessori Numbers - Math Activities for Kids - L'Escapadou
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Motion Math: Wings

Motion Math: Wings

Motion Math: Wings is another great app by Motion Math (see Motion Math, Zoom and Hungry Fish).  These guys are really into doing it right  – they focus on developing... Read more >

Motion Math: Wings - Motion Math
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Math Evolve

Math Evolve

Math Evolve is a really nicely designed app that will definitely make your kids happy to practice math.  It does a great job of blending “gaming” with education.  So much so that this should... Read more >

Math Evolve - Zephyr Games
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First Words: Deluxe

First Words: Deluxe

This is a simple, but well-designed app for youngsters interested in letters and early reading.  With a finger drag, your child will move letters to form the word shown in the picture.  There are... Read more >

FirstWords: Deluxe - Learning Touch
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Cut the Rope

Cut the Rope

Your kids won’t even know that you consider Cut the Rope educational!  Using elements of physics (gravity and vectors), you move a ball of candy around the screen to collect three stars and then... Read more >

Cut the Rope - Chillingo Ltd
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"Our 5 year old girl AND 9 year old boy both love this app. It is really fun to watch them work through the levels." Read more >

Motion Math: Hungry Fish

Motion Math: Hungry Fish

The folks at Motion Math have done it again! Hungry fish is a beautifully designed app that encourages mastery of basic addition and subtraction math facts and true number sense through a simple yet... Read more >

Motion Math: Hungry Fish - Motion Math
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Word Wizard

Word Wizard

Word Wizard is a great app for pre- and early readers and spellers (and it’s on sale now for $2.99). It uses technology to help teach the building blocks of words.  It has a... Read more >

Word Wizard - Talking Movable Alphabet with Spell Check + Fun Spelling Tests that Use Over 1400 Words for Kids - L'Escapadou
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Flight of the Pamplemousse

Flight of the Pamplemousse

Flight of the Pamplemousse is a very sweet story app with lovely illustrations (for ages 5-7, $1.99, or try the short free version).  The protagonist is Jonathan, a young boy who falls asleep listening... Read more >

Flight of the Pamplemousse - Whynoceros?
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Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure

Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure

Pirate Scribblebeard’s Treasure with Oscar & Josephine, a $1.99 iPad app for PK-K, is a fun high quality interactive coloring book (or anti-coloring book, as doodle books with only partially drawn scenes have been... Read more >

Kidoodle: Pirate Scribblebeard's Treasure with Oscar & Josephine - Kidoodle Apps
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Happi Reads

Happi Reads

Happi Reads $.99 universal app for K-1st graders has three levels of sight words. If you choose the correct picture for the word shown, you get a fruit. When you get six words correct,... Read more >

Happi Reads - A Learn to Read Game for Kids by Happi Papi - Serendipity
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ABC Alphabet Phonics

ABC Alphabet Phonics

ABC Alphabet Phonics is a simple but effective free universal app for practicing the alphabet. Three letters appear on the screen and the user must touch the correct letter when prompted. When the user... Read more >

ABC Alphabet Phonics - Preschool Kids Game Free Lite - GrasshopperApps.com
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Milly, Molly and the Tree Hut

Milly, Molly and the Tree Hut

Milly, Molly and the Tree Hut ($.99 universal app for PK-2nd graders) tells the story of a boy who watches too much TV and is forced by his mother to go outside and play.... Read more >

Milly Molly and the Tree Hut - Kiwa Media
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Drum Kids

Drum Kids

Drum Kids (a $.99 iPad only app for PK and K) is nice exposure to simple percussion instruments and rhythm. This app has three basic activities, learn, create and play.  In learn, children get... Read more >

Drum Kids - SPYE Studio, LLC
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My Word Wall

My Word Wall

My Word Wall (a $.99 iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad app for PK-K) is designed for early readers and contains a series of activities that reinforce letter names and the reading and spelling of... Read more >

My Word Wall - Emantras Inc
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Musical Me!

Musical Me!

The Musical Me! app does a nice job of early music theory introduction.  With graphics that appeal to 3-6 year olds, and 14 commonly known children’s songs (in English), it has five activities... Read more >

Musical Me! HD - by Duck Duck Moose - Duck Duck Moose
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Sight Word BINGO

Sight Word BINGO

This app is good for spelling and sight word practice.  It includes a spelling practice section, sight-word bingo, and two other sight-word games – each with fun incentives to earn a Bingo bug.  In... Read more >

Word BINGO - ABCya.com
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Bob Books #1 – Reading Magic

Bob Books #1 – Reading Magic

We were fans of the hard copy version of these books when our kids were just starting to read. The app is pretty similar to the books but with animation and sound effects,... Read more >

Bob Books #1 - Reading Magic - Learning Touch
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Match Up Math

Match Up Math

This is a math equivalency game – match the tiles with the same values (6+3) and (8+1)  or (.5) and (8/16) to clear the board.  You can choose from three difficulty levels, and content... Read more >

Match-Up Math - My Turn Mobile
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ABC Music

ABC Music

This is a super cool app.  It is merely exposure to a good variety of instruments, but wow, the videos are great.  You can choose an instrument (it is alphabetical so it helps with... Read more >

ABC Music - Peapod Labs LLC
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Puppet Pals

Puppet Pals

Give your child’s creativity a boost. This amazingly simple app allows children (and adults) to produce their own live-action puppet shows and enhance them with an audio soundtrack. Sound complicated? Not at all. It’s... Read more >

Puppet Pals HD - Polished Play, LLC
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MathGirl Number Garden

MathGirl Number Garden

Math with a what is traditionally considered to be graphics that appeal to girls (flowers etc).  There are no princesses and no bikinis here -  just a garden, which makes us like it more!... Read more >

MathGirl Number Garden - Icanology LLC
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iWriteWords Spanish

iWriteWords Spanish

iWriteWords Spanish app is a good tool for preschoolers and kindergartners to practice writing letters and numbers and to learn their sounds in Spanish.  Your child will practice recognizing and writing letters and numbers... Read more >

iWriteWords Spanish - gdiplus
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SuperWhy!

SuperWhy!

A PBS kids app for basic early reading – just simple and straightforward.  Your child might not know all the answers, but they will easily know what to do and won’t get frustrated.  There... Read more >

SUPER WHY! - PBS KIDS
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Addition Under Sea Adventure

Addition Under Sea Adventure

This is a basic math addition game for the pre-K and K set.  Choose the sea shell with the answer that corresponds to the addition problem in the puzzle, and move the shell to... Read more >

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Britannica Kids: Volcanoes

Britannica Kids: Volcanoes

This Encyclopedia of Volcanoes app has lots of  information in (wait for it…) encyclopedic form and is good for preschool to adult.  It is made more interesting by the images, plus a few basic... Read more >

Britannica Kids: Volcanoes - Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
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"There is a lot to learn, but no way to practice. It was very helpful for a 3rd grade project on volcanoes." Read more >

Britannica Kids: Ancient Egypt

Britannica Kids:  Ancient Egypt

This Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt app is good for ages 4-adult.  It has lots of  information in an encyclopedic form, with lovely images, plus a few basic games (a matching game and a puzzle). ... Read more >

Britannica Kids: Ancient Egypt - Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
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Britannica Kids: Rainforests

Britannica Kids:  Rainforests

This Encyclopedia of Rainforests has lots of  information in a more traditional encyclopedic form, and is good for ages 4-adult.  It is made more interesting by the lovely images, plus a few basic... Read more >

Britannica Kids: Rainforests - Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
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Alpha Writer

Alpha Writer

A Montessori-based app for early reading and writing.  You choose images and/or letters to create words or a story.  It takes a little bit of time to get, but then your child can do it... Read more >

Alpha Writer, by Montessorium - Montessorium, LLC.
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Martha Speaks Dog Party

Martha Speaks Dog Party

The US Dept of Education funded a study of this app and found that target vocabulary improved up to 31% for children ages 3-7 who used this App from PBS Kids over a two-week... Read more >

Martha Speaks Dog Party - PBS KIDS
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Math Bingo

Math Bingo

A fun way to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  Get the answers correct to fill your bingo card.  Choose an avatar and keep track of your high scores.  Beware – your kids... Read more >

Math Bingo - ABCya.com
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Britannica Kids: Dinosaurs

Britannica Kids:  Dinosaurs

This dinosaur app has lots of  information in an encyclopedic form, with lovely images, plus a few basic games (a matching game and a puzzle).  Nothing reinforces learning, but your reader can certainly gain... Read more >

Britannica Kids: Dinosaurs - Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
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Pocket Phonics

Pocket Phonics

Very good app for pre-readers to practice saying letter sounds, writing letters and sounding out short words.


abc PocketPhonics: letter sounds & writing + first words - Apps in My Pocket Ltd
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Teach Me Kindergarten

Teach Me Kindergarten

The Teach Me Kindergarten App provides strong practicing opportunity – sight words, spelling, addition/subtraction, with rewards (you earn coins and can spend them to “buy” stickers to put on screen backdrops).  This app keeps... Read more >

TeachMe: Kindergarten - 24x7digital LLC
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iWriteWords

iWriteWords

iWriteWords (Handwriting Game) App is a great letter forming tool for preschoolers and kindergartners.  Your child will practice recognizing and writing letters (following the arrow and using their finger to trace each letter).  This is... Read more >

iWriteWords (Handwriting Game) - gdiplus
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Britannica Kids: Solar System

Britannica Kids:  Solar System

This solar system app has lots of  information in an encyclopedic form, with lovely images, plus a few basic games (puzzle, matching game).  Nothing reinforces learning, but your reader can certainly gain new knowledge.... Read more >

Britannica Kids: Solar System - Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc
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