Apr 29, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 4-Apples, Alphabet, Android, Early Learning, Featured, First Words, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Language Arts, Letter Names, Lite/Freemium Available, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4), Puzzles, Toddlers (2-3), Visual Perception, Vocabulary
Alphabet Aquarium is a bright and colorful puzzle-based alphabet app that contains a HUGE number of alphabet puzzles. With 4 different puzzle types there are104 educational puzzles in all! With lots of alphabet words and sentences included, the app also makes a nice first-words alphabet storybook that’s driven by puzzle completion.
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Apr 25, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Featured, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Letter Names, Paid Apps, Phonics, Preschool (2-4), Printing, Reading, Reading Skills, Sight Words, Spelling, Vocabulary
Finally – a seriously educational app that leads children from early phonological awareness and phonics right up to reading full sentences while integrating printing skills and teaching through games. Reading Raven is an incredible learn-to-read app, easily the best I’ve encountered to date in the App Store. I’m in love, and so are my kids.
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Feb 21, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Biology, Comprehension, Division, Earth Science, Featured, Fractions, Geology, Geometry, Grade Three (8-9), Grades Four to Six (9-12), Grammar, Graphs, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Language Arts, Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Measurement, Multiplication, Paid Apps, Reading Skills, Science, Spelling, Subtraction, Vocabulary, Windows, Writing
I'm excited to see what the future will bring for iTooch and their series of comprehensive, grade level apps for mobile devices. Perhaps some day we'll see Social Studies added to this large collection of educational modules for upper elementary! Until then, iTooch Elementary School will continue to provide an affordable, independent, and sound way for parents to encourage learning, practice, and test-based accomplishment in language arts, math, science and health in a format that focuses on content rather than effects.
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Jan 22, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 4-Apples, Algebra, Anatomy, Exponents, Featured, Fractions, Geometry, Grades Four to Six (9-12), Grammar, Health, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Junior High (12-15), Language Arts, Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Negative Numbers, Paid Apps, Pre-Algebra, Reading, Vocabulary, Windows, Writing
iTooch is a pioneer – leading the way towards traditional, grade level based, comprehensive curriculum being available on mobile devices. Children can learn, practice, and test their knowledge in all the core skills taught in grade 6-8 language arts and math (and also health for grade 6) with iTooch: Middle School.
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Oct 11, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Comprehension, Early Learning, Featured, Grade One (6-7), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Listening Skills, Lite/Freemium Available, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4), Sorting/Categorizing, Spatial Awareness, Special Needs, Thinking Skills, Vocabulary
i Learn With Boing: Ocean Adventures! is an excellent addition to the integrated i Learn With series of early educational apps. With three educational mini-games related to early language development skills (vocabulary, listening comprehension, and sentence formation as well as skills like categorization and spatial awareness), this high-quality app with virtual rewards and tracking for parents has been a winner here at our house.
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Mar 14, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Featured, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), Grade Two (7-8), Grammar, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Development, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4), Reading, Sight Words, Special Needs, Vocabulary
Noodle Words is the most fun I’ve ever had exploring words with my children. We sat down together and laughed, and tapped, and giggled – the words and bugs not only intrinsically demonstrate the meaning of each word, but they also have an awful lot of fun doing so! I hope new word sets are coming soon.
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Feb 17, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Dutch, Featured, Foreign Language, French, German, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Paid Apps, Portuguese, Preschool (2-4), Readers, Reading, Spanish, Storybooks, Vocabulary
The Adventures of Robin Hood has only strengthened my opinion that the multilingual storybook apps produced by Chocolapps (previously So Ouat!) provide the most feature-filled read along experience available in children’s storybook apps today.
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Jan 15, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 4-Apples, Alphabet, Early Learning, Featured, First Words, Grade One (6-7), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4), Vocabulary
TJ’s Picture Dictionary is a bright, easy-to-use picture dictionary with lots of audio content to keep pre-readers engaged and exploring first words and accessible, context-rich definitions. This app makes an interesting bridge between short first words books and the longer, traditional print children’s dictionaries.
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Jan 05, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 3-Apples, Early Learning, Featured, Grade One (6-7), Grade Two (7-8), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Paid Apps, Phonics, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary
Love to Read by Pirate Trio incorporates some valuable early literacy features that aren’t normally found in word puzzle and early spelling apps. If the phonics were improved this would be a unique spelling and reading offering worth checking out.
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Jan 02, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Android, Featured, Free Apps, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary
Mini Word is now sitting at the top of my favorite word game apps for children list! It goes beyond the natural benefits of every word game by presenting grade-appropriate hints, a convenient vocabulary-building dictionary, and smart wild-cards.
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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. 
