Math Apps
App |
| Description |
Maths Toolbox |
| - Practice counting skills
- Practice mathematical operations ( +, - , x, ÷)
- Use virtual base ten blocks to develop place value understanding
- Virtual manipulatives for ages 3 - 11
- Price: $4.99
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Number Line |
| - Hide and reveal numbers on a number line
- Customize a number line using multiples of any number (1-100)
- Use drawing tools to annotate and show work
- Use text tools to add equations and expressions
- Price: Free
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Number Frames |
| - Includes standard 5, 10, 20, and 100 frames
- Create custom frames (up to 12x12)
- Choose from a library of counters and customizable colors
- Use drawing tools to annotate and show work
- Use text tools to add equations and expressions
- Price: Free
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Geoboard |
| - Create line segments and polygons using virtual rubber bands and pegs
- Fill in polygons with transparent color
- Choose from 5 different rubber band colors
- iPad version has basic 25 peg board and expanded 150 peg board
- Price: Free
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Kids Counting Game |
| - Picture math games
- Counting skills up to 20
- Different levels of counting activities
- Cute images and sound effects
- Price: Free
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Learning Patterns |
| - Develop critical thinking and mental reasoning skills
- Recognize and complete patterns
- Easy interface
- 25 unique collection of items to learn 8 different patterns
- Price: Free trial, $1.99 to unlock all games
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Math Bingo |
| - 5 bingo games - addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and mixed
- Try to get 5 bingo bugs in a row after answering math problems
- 3 levels of difficulty - easy, medium, hard
- Designed for ages 6-8
- Price: $0.99
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Math Quest |
| - Basic arithmetic - multiplication and division tables up to 10
- Engaging story with cool badges, fun characters, and 12 levels
- Easy and hard game modes
- Track learning process
- Price: $2.99
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Splash Math |
| - Reads questions aloud
- Explanation for wrong answers
- Scratchpad for rough work
- Virtual rewards and games
- Progress reports
- Price: Free trial, $9.99 for full version of each grade level
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Reading Apps
App |
| Description |
Jungle Journey |
| - Builds reading comprehension skills
- Aligned to standards
- Learn to sequence and determine cause and effect to win the game
- Students respond correctly to questions to move through the jungle
- Price: $4.99
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Booksy |
| - Reads aloud text by sentence or individual word
- Appropriate word count for students in grades K-2
- Comprehension quizzes for each book
- Dashboard helps parents/ teachers track student progress
- Price: 7 free books, additional books are $0.99 each
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The Land of Me - Story Time |
| - Story creator with built in characters
- Can decide if the story is happy, funny, or sad
- 27 story ending options
- Works with website: www.madeinme.com/
- For students age 2 - 6
- Price: $2.99
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Endless Reader |
| - Helps students to learn letters and sight words
- Visually appealing animations
- Reads letters and words aloud
- Students place letters and words in puzzles and receive feedback
- Price: Free, with in-app purchase ranging from $4.99 - $11.99
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Scholastic Reading Timer |
| - Functions just like a stopwatch
- Timer can start/stop and pause for students to take a break
- Allows students to track their reading progress over time
- Provides age-appropriate booklists for parents to choose for their child
- Price: Free
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Apps for the Writing Process
App |
| Description |
Lino |
| - Multi-colored online sticky notes
- Import picture/video option
- Works with website: linoit.com
- Share with multiple users
- Price: Free
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Inspiration |
| - Graphic organizer
- Audio recording
- Clip art library
- Switch between graphic and outline mode
- Price: Free
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Ink Flow |
| - Visual organizer
- Import photos
- Add text
- Easy to create and share
- Price: Free
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Pictello |
| - Create a digital story
- Import pictures from camera roll
- Text-to-speech
- Work prediction
- Record your own voice
- Price: $19.99
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Story Creator |
| - Create a digital story
- Add text, drawings, and audio
- Import photos
- Text highlights when read aloud
- Share stories via email
- Price: Free
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My Story |
| - Create a digital story
- Write, draw, type, and/or record audio
- Use clipart or import photos
- Export via email, link, or cloud-based service
- Price: $3.99
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Apps for Early Childhood
App |
| Description |
SpeakColors |
| - For toddlers and children with developmental or speech/language delays
- Increases vocabulary skills, phrase length, and receptive and expressive language
- Record voice to name colors, food, animals, toys, and common objects
- Free of ads, links, or any other distractors
- Price: Free trial version, full version is $3.99
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Writing Wizard |
| - Practice tracing lines, shapes, numbers, letters, words
- Fun animations make tracing the letter entertaining
- Speaks aloud letters and words
- Customizable settings and personalized word lists
- View reports on student’s progress
- Price: $2.99
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Color Countdown |
| - Represents time passing in three ways: color, shapes, and numbers.
- Small children are able to understand how much time has passed or how much time is remaining in a given activity
- There is an option to set seconds, minutes, and hours.
- Price: Free
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VizZle Player |
| - Search a peer-reviewed library of almost 10,000 interactive, visual PreK-12 lessons on any subject using standards keywords
- Modify any lesson they find to individualize for each child in a few clicks
- Create lessons on any standard with fun, visual reinforcers
- Collect data through reporting tools that allow for data-driven instruction
- Price: App is free, but there is a subscription fee. A free trial is available.
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Dial Safe Pro |
| - Practice dialing 911 with prompts and pictures.
- Practice dialing home phone numbers
- Practice address memorization
- Challenge portion to see if the learner has remembered the number
- Price: Free
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