Cost: $2.99 Primary, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
ABCDESK is an innovative alphabet and ABC book. It lets teachers and parents create and share learning opportunities for children, helping them to develop their reading and writing skills. Adults can set difficulty levels, add new words, and exchange lessons and resources. Lessons can be downloaded from abcdesk.net and lessons can be created and shared with friends.
Cost: $3.99 Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Did you ever find the boy in every page of Animalia? Well, start looking again because he's just found a whole new set of hiding places! Animalia for iPad is here, better than ever, to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this classic book.
Animalia for iPad features every illustration in beautiful detail, with six separate ways to explore and play:
GRAEME READS
A read-through of the alliterations by the author, with different animations on every page.
EXPLORE ANIMALIA
Zoom in and find over 150 items scattered through the artwork - learn their names and hear what they sound like.
GO GET GRAEME
Play against the clock - easy, medium or hard. Once you find Graeme, he pops up, waves and heads off to hide again. But next time you look he's hiding somewhere else! Over 150 hiding places.
WHAT IN THE WORLD...?
The most challenging game (provided you can resist tapping for clues). Figure out what the mystery shape is, then go find it in the artwork for maximum points. Complete all 26 pages to reveal the secret sequence of letters and claim your reward.
BUTTERFLY BUILDER
Work out the mystery word to bring the butterfly to life, then head off after it to find the correct object in the pages of the book!
ANNIVERSARY GAME
Find the hidden butterfly star on every page!
Other features include:
Interactive animal-sound board
High resolution, zoomable illustrations
Fun, responsive sounds for every interaction
Animated reward download (set it as wallpaper)
Cost: $0.99 Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Kids match words that share the same beginning sound. Children just "grab" fun picture balls and drop them into correct spots on the board.
Cost: $1.99 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Use letters to spell as many words as you can in the amount of time allotted.
Cost: $1.99 Primary, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
This app has photo templates from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat book.
Cost: $2.49 Pre-K, Primary, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Hundreds of flashcards in various categories with hand-drawn illustrations, second language support, and the ability to record your own sound files for words or letters!
Cost is in British Pounds.
Cost: $4.99 Primary, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
This app also has a free version, but the free version can only have 2 players. It might be a good option to download first as a preview. These games include lower-case and upper-case Alphabet Matching, Dolch Sight Words for 1st through 3rd grades, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Telling the Time, Currency, Countries and Flags, Shapes, Animals, Foods and more.
Cost: $2.99 Pre-K, Kindergarten
Teaches students to write individual letters and numbers with some phonics and counting mixed in.
Cost: $0.99 1st Grade
An app that helps kids learn first grade Math, English, Science, and Social Studies.
Cost: $1.99 Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Quickly and easily set up personalised spelling tests for your children, using the words you want them to learn. The app allows you to set up tests, enter words and then record audio versions of those words for your children to listen back to before they spell them. Stats on each child let you see how they're doing and which words they're struggling with.
These mobile apps are apps used by teachers around the state for instruction and education. Each app has been put under its appropriate levels and content areas, and can be filtered using the links below.