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 07, 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, Lite/Freemium Available, Paid Apps, Phonics, Preschool (2-4), Reading, Spelling
I unreservedly recommend Bob Books #2. Not only is it both educationally sound and phonics-oriented, my children thankfully love it as well. Whether you use letter names or letter sounds to read and spell with, Bob Books #2 will work for your family with its flexible settings. It will gently move your child towards spelling and reading simple words and sentences and he’ll have fun doing it!
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Jan 29, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Counting, Early Learning, Featured, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Numbers, Paid Apps, Preschool (2-4)
Native Numbers goes far beyond your standard flashcards or object counting app by developing a rich, integrated understanding of quantity and numbers through 25 comprehensive activities that incorporate a wide range of educational approaches. This is the kind of app that should really be the standard for interactive education, but sadly, is almost impossible to find. I’m so glad that it’s been developed!
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Jan 24, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Alphabet, Early Learning, Featured, Golden App Award, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Letter Names, Paid Apps, Phonics, Preschool (2-4), Toddlers (2-3)
Interactive Alphabet ABCs is a classic alphabet app, containing everything a parent could want in a digital ABC book while having clear, simple navigation that even toddlers can work with. Letter names, letter sounds, the alphabet song – its all here and its all done well. There’s a reason Interactive Alphabet has remained a top seller in the App Store for years.
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Jan 08, 13
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Art Appreciation, Featured, Free Apps, Geography, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), History, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Arts, Lite/Freemium Available, Math, Paid Apps, Science, Social Studies
BrainPOP Jr. Movie of the Week never fails to interest my children. Each educational short receives repeated viewings each week by many members of the family. This is a stand-by must-install-and-keep-loaded app in our home on all devices.
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Sep 19, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Counting, Early Learning, Featured, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Math, Numbers, Paid Apps, Place Value, Preschool (2-4)
Montessori Numbers provides a variety of excellent activities that help children make vital connections between numbers and quantities while establishing a firm understanding of place value – both foundational skills before tackling operational math. You won’t want to miss adding this uniquely multi-faceted app as a key resource in your app toolbox for the early years.
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Jul 20, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Featured, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindergarten (5-6), Lite/Freemium Available, Music, Paid Apps, Piano, Preschool (2-4)
Classroom KinderBach: School Version is filled with rich, child-friendly, FUN, early music instruction that is actually easy for parents to share and learn together with their children. Load the app onto your iDevice and you have portable, open-and go music instruction that is ready to enjoy again and again with your child as she learns to read notes, explore pitch, rhythm, and much more.
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Jun 20, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Android, Family and Life Skills, Featured, Free Apps, Golden App Award, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mom and Dad, Tools for Mom
The much-loved Old Schoolhouse Magazine is now available for free, in a handy, practical digital edition that is served up directly to the free app of your choice (available in several operating system platforms). This app has made it onto my 'no-brainer' list of apps to have loaded on my devices, it just makes sense to install this easy to navigate magazine that is always filled with helpful insights and encouragement for homeschooling parents.
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Mar 23, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Featured, Fractions, Golden App Award, Grade Three (8-9), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Math
Fraction Math is visually simple, but don’t let that fool you. This app is the ultimate, step-by-step personal tutor for gently guiding your child through the processes and steps needed to master adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions.
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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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Mar 03, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Articulation, Comprehension, Featured, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Language Development, Lite/Freemium Available, Paid Apps, Special Needs
If you have a child who needs help with their pronunciation, Articulation Station is an excellent articulation practice app! Incredibly full functioned, easy to use, comprehensive, and professionally designed – this is our go-to articulation app. It is WELL worth your time to take the free version of this app through its paces – whether you buy individual modules or the full Pro version, I strongly feel this app is a great investment.
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Feb 26, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Ear Training, Featured, Free Apps, Golden App Award, Grade One (6-7), Grade Three (8-9), Grade Two (7-8), Grades Four to Six (9-12), iPad, Kindergarten (5-6), Music, Recorder
App Name: Recorder Master
Overall Rating: 5/5
Mom’s Rating: 5/5
Kids’ Rating: 5/5
Recommended Grades/Ages: Kindergarten, Grades 1-6 (recorder beginners of any age)
Skills Developed: Music, Recorder, Ear Training, Rhythm
Available On/Price: Free – iPad (iPad 2 only)
Also available online for free (computer with microphone...
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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 20, 12
Posted by Jennifer in 5-Apples, Comprehension, Featured, 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, Preschool (2-4), Storybooks, Thinking Skills, Toddlers (2-3), Writing
The Traditional Storyteller apps are completely irresistible - engaging, vibrant introductions to classic folk stories that tools that help children practice vital language arts skills. I simply can’t think of a more enjoyable way to practice sequencing, narration, and summarizing. Almost better than a live storytelling performance at a library - these can be enjoyed on demand for years to come.
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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. 
