Apr 08, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Division, Featured, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Multiplication, Paid Apps, Subtraction, Thinking Skills
Mathtopia+ is so compelling you might find you and your children sneaking time on the iPad to play this educational game. Combining comprehensive math fact practice in all four main operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) with the addictive game-play of three (or more) jewels in a row matching games, something about this app makes you want to keep going and going!
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Mar 28, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 4-Apples, Addition, Android, Division, Featured, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), Life Skills, Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Mom and Dad, Multiplication, Paid Apps, Subtraction, Time Management, Tools for Mom
PlayPozz is an exciting first edition of an educational app that helps balance time spent playing on apps with direct educational practice. While it still needs to flesh out its offerings, this app shows promise and innovation, revealing the possibilities Android tablets have to help parents manage screen time without complicated tracking or over-involvement.
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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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Oct 18, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Alphabet, Colors, Counting, Early Learning, Featured, Grade One (6-7), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Letter Names, Numbers, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4), Reading Skills, Shapes, Sorting/Categorizing, Spelling, Subtraction, Visual Perception
Pocket Charts! Pro is an amazing value with twenty distinct, hands-on educational activities in total. Ranging from preschool through to grade 1 skills, the activities in this app combine the traditional and effective methodology of pocket charts without the muss, fuss, pieces, or set-up time AND it’s lap-sized for friendly sharing between parent and child!
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Oct 01, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Division, Featured, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, Math, Multiplication, Paid Apps, Subtraction
SoGaBee's Math Facts Fun is ideally suited to helping young children master their basic math facts from 1-12 across all four major operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). If you emphasize math facts mastery in your homeschool, check this app out. It automatically gathers missed questions for review in both flashcard and quiz form, making your job easier!
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Apr 25, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Division, Featured, Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Mental Math, Multiplication, Negative Numbers, Paid Apps, Subtraction
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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Apr 24, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Addition, Division, Featured, Grade Two (7-8), iPad, Math, Multiplication, Paid Apps, Subtraction, Word Problems
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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Apr 11, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Abacus, Addition, Featured, Free Apps, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), iPad, Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Mental Math, Paid Apps, Subtraction
FingerMath ABACUS is a unique approach to working with numbers. The abacus design develops a deeper understanding of place value, groupings of fives, tens, and strong mental math skills. This hands-on, highly visual way of working with addition and subtraction leads to a more conceptual understanding than memorizing math facts alone. Definitely download the free app and exercise your child’s math muscles in a new and exciting way!
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Mar 16, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 4-Apples, Addition, Division, Exponents, Featured, Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), High School (14-18), iPad, Junior High (12-15), Math, Mental Math, Multiplication, Order of Operations, Paid Apps, Subtraction
32 HD is a straightforward math puzzle with a range of difficulty that ranges from grade school right into high school with its five ascending levels of difficulty. The mental math problems presented in this app will really make your child’s brain work and provide a true feeling of accomplishment once these puzzlers are solved.
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Mar 05, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 3-Apples, Addition, Featured, Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Math, Multiplication, Paid Apps, Subtraction
Kung Fu Math brings the intense, high-energy slicing and dicing of action-based games to addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Though the app needs some work on the addition and subtraction difficulty levels, the multiplication tables is extremely flexible and can be a valuable tool for drill and reinforcement.
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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. 
