Leo’s Pad: A Unique Learning Experience Many apps for kids come in one of three formats: an interactive game or activity, an interactive storybook or an educational video. Leo’s Pad, from Kidaptive, uses a slightly different format, combining an appisode, or short educational video with interactive activities and a story for kids to follow. The [...]
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Searching for Colors with the Just Colors App Many apps are designed to help children learn their colors. They show the color and then provide images of objects containing that color. While Just Colors, also known as Learn Your Colors, by Appracadabra has many of the same features as a traditional coloring-learning app, it takes [...]
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Rounds: Parker Penguin – Reading, Learning, Fun When children visit the penguin exhibit at the zoo, they wish they could climb in and enjoy sliding on the ice, swimming in the water and waddling with the penguins. With the Rounds: Parker Penguin app, children can do just that. The main focus of the app is [...]
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Learn Letter Sounds with Montessori ABC Kids can easily learn to recognize their letters by singing the alphabet song and pointing out the letters when they see them in books or on flashcards. The Montessori ABC app, however, takes the learning one step further by helping kids learn their letter sounds. As kids click on [...]
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Smart Fish: Magic Matrix Makes Organizing Fun When it comes to teaching kids to sort, order and categorize objects, Smart Fish: Magic Matrix is the app you need. Children will build their logical and analytical skills as they learn about tables, matrices and general categorization. A deep sea storyline makes the app even more engaging [...]
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Physics and Fun: Little Bird Game At first glance, Little Bird Game by Roentgen is a simple, entertaining game. The goal of the game is to get a rolling bird through a maze and to the exit by tilting and twisting your iPhone or iPad. However, the way you tilt and twist and the obstacles [...]
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Kids can watch videos on the go with this easy-to-use app from PBS PBS has some of the best educational programming on television for children. Now, you can take their videos on the road with the PBS KIDS app. Clips of their favorite shows can be played with the use of a simple [...]
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Squiggles! is a highly rated app for preschoolers that bolsters creativity Squiggles! is a free, iPad-only app that comes from Lazoo, a respected company that emphasizes fostering of the creative process. The app’s functionality is simple. Users (ages two to five, most probably) draw “squiggles” of varying colors and sizes on a variety [...]
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An intuitive, interactive iPad magazine for kids We finally got a chance to check out Timbuktu, a kids’ magazine for the iPad. Created by a team of Italian creatives, the magazine is a delightful collection of educational information, beautiful design, appealing colors, embedded videos, sound effects, links and interactive features. Parents will [...]
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iTunes is currently featuring some great apps for learning about, playing and creating music. We took a quick look to see what’s on offer. In the Music Appreciation category, featured apps include My First Classical Music app, Tap A Tune, ABC Music, and the entertaining-looking (and free) Monkey Drum. These are all aimed at [...]
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