I reviewed Math Guardians, iPad – $1.99 recently and gave it 5/5 Apples saying, “If you hear excited hooting coming from a small crowd of children gathered around the iPad, it could be that they’ve discovered the adrenaline-pumping excitement of the battle-style math drill app, Math Guardians. With practice across all...
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Snowflake Station lets your child create endless folded paper snowflakes to explore symmetry and spatial thinking in a fun, creative way! Whether using the pre-programmed snowflake workshops or creating free form flakes, this app provides a fun, informal, and more importantly – delightful – way to build early mathematical thinking skills.
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GIVEAWAY CLOSED Thanks to all who entered! Congratulations to Helen, Kris, and Jennifer M! I just sent your codes out, so watch your email! I reviewed iLuv Drawing People, iPad – $1.99 recently and gave it 5/5 Apples saying, “iLuv Drawing People gives your child multi-sensory, step-by-step instructions to guide them...
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With tiered instruction, detailed tracking, an addictive, integrated rewards app, and appealing game play for young learners, i Learn With Boing: Ice Land Adventures! has great appeal for both parents and children. The sound phonics-based approaches for early reading and spelling combined with letter recognition skills pack a good deal of educational value into this fun app.
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Each week I check our site traffic statistics and determine which app review had the most page views, and give that app our App of the Week award – a reader’s choice award determined by traffic! So, which review received the most traffic from April 15th-21st? Congratulations to Kid-Capsule: Family Event Journal,...
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GIVEAWAY CLOSED Congratulations to Helen and Heather! I’ve just sent your codes out so please watch for them . Thanks to all who entered! I reviewed Lost Larry, iPad – $3.99 recently and gave it 5/5 Apples saying, “Lost Larry is an adorable interactive storybook app where your child guides Larry the lizard through...
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If you hear excited hooting coming from a small crowd of children gathered around the iPad, it could be that they’ve discovered the adrenaline-pumping excitement of the battle-style math drill app, Math Guardians. With practice across all four major operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), robot aliens, and math-powered attacks, this one’s hard to resist for arcade-style app lovers!
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Each month I check our site traffic statistics and determine which app review had the most page views, and give that app our App of the Month award – a reader’s choice award determined by traffic! So, which review received the most traffic in March? Congratulations to Jeffy’s World, iPad – $0.99! We gave...
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Math Word Problems Grade 2 is unique in its provision of a solid, visual set of manipulatives, drawing tools, and a workspace to support your child as he tackles 50 multiple choice grade-leveled word problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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iLuv Drawing People gives your child multi-sensory, step-by-step instructions to guide them into the drawing of cartoon-style people directly on the iPad screen. With a wealth of drawing tools, customization options, and sharing features, this app is a welcome, well-designed addition to the iLuv Drawing series.
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Builda the Re-Bicycler is another great storybook app in the Tales of Midlandia series. Its winning combination of positive ecological values, engaging interactivity, lovely artwork, and a well-written story has made it another often asked for title in our home.
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Super 3D Alphabet includes a nice range of games and activities to reinforce the connections between letter names and their upper case written forms. With five different activities included: 3D puzzles, two memory games (visual and acoustic), find the letters, and a letter tracing activity – there are a lot of reinforcement opportunities here. Some shine – like the puzzles – others are best passed – like the letter tracing – but overall there’s a nice assortment of solid activities in this app.
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GIVEAWAY CLOSED Congratulations to Gena, Jie, and Sara! I’ve just sent your codes over, so please watch your email . Thanks to all who entered! I reviewed Chess Academy for Kids, iPad – $4.99 recently and gave it 5/5 Apples saying, “For far less than the cost of even an economy-model chessboard, you can give...
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Each week I check our site traffic statistics and determine which app review had the most page views, and give that app our App of the Week award – a reader’s choice award determined by traffic! So, which review received the most traffic from April 8th – 14th? Congratulations to FingerMath ABACUS, iPad –...
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For homeschoolers, by a homeschooler. I'm Jennifer Bogart, a homeschooling mom of four, 8 months - 8 years. I'm an app-loving, aspiring geek dedicated to helping you hunt down the best homeschooling apps for your children. There are a lot of apps out there, let me help you narrow them down. 
