1. Summer Bridge Activities: Rally Race, Fun Run, and Cosmic Quest
(Carson-Dellosa Publishing) Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Subjects/Grade Level: Math & reading, K- 3rd grade Carson-Dellosa publishing is already a frontrunner in summer learning retention with their Summer Bridge Activities series. Three of their apps, Rally Race, Fun Run and Cosmic Quest use racing games to reinforce math and sight word recognition along with fine motor skills. Customer Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars Hidden Costs: None Drawbacks: These apps are so new; there aren’t many customer reviews available. Also, all three apps test the same skills. The difference is, each game has a different format.2. Itooch elementary school and Itooch middle school
(EduPad) Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Subjects/Grade Level: All core subjects; Grades 1-5 (On the elementary app), 6-8 (middle school app) Itooch boasts the largest collection of Common Core based activities of any app available. (It has 25,000 for elementary school students and 10,000 in their app for middle school learners.) The game uses quizzes to test the knowledge of your child and unveils a new chapter as each level is completed. All questions are aligned with Common Core standards. If your child were easily bored with a game or activity, the variety of activities in the Itooch app would be a good choice. Customer Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars. Hidden Costs: None, although in-app purchases are available. Drawbacks: Some customers felt overwhelmed by the gigantic number of activities on the app. However, most were impressed that a tutoring game of this caliber was available free of charge.3. Sushi Monster
(Scholastic) Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Subjects/Grade Level: Math, upper elementary grades Scholastic’s Math fluency app allows students to get swept up in an appealing game instead of the traditional flash card or quiz app. Addition and multiplication skills are tested. This app does not use any personal information, which is a plus. Most parents praised the kid-friendly graphics and sound effects for keeping their children entertained while learning. Customer Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars Hidden Costs: None Drawbacks: A few customers gave it a lower rating because of how challenging it was. If your child hasn’t mastered addition or doesn’t have a basic understanding of multiplication, you may want to save this app for later. Also, at the time of this publication, some users reported glitches.3. Grammaropolis
(Grammaropolis, LLC) Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android Subjects/Grade Level: Language Arts, K- 6th grade Touted as “…Schoolhouse Rock! For the 21st century”, Grammaropolis uses music, video clips, quizzes, and storytelling to teach the parts of speech and other grammar rules. This app received glowing reviews from parents due to its fun characters and storylines. Many praised it as making more sense to students than other methods used to teach the parts of speech. Customer Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars Hidden Costs: While the basic version (Nouns) is free, other parts of speech cost $1.99 per module. The complete app is $12.99. There’s a web-based subscription Grammaropolis as well, with monthly or yearly subscription services. Drawbacks: The free version offers only a fraction of the content of it’s paid app. The web-based version (also paid) has progress reports available, which the app does not include.4. Dreambox Learning Math
(Dreambox Learning) Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Subject /Grade level: Math, Grades K – 8 Worried that your child can’t find a learning app with just the right amount of rigor? Using adaptive learning technology Dreambox Math’s difficulty adjusts as it is being played, allowing students to tailor the program to their educational needs. The tagline of this app is: “Students empowered to think—not just memorize”. Customer Reviews: 4.5 out of 5 stars Hidden Costs: None Drawbacks: The newness of this app is both its strength and its weakness. The app was just released a few weeks before this blog was published, so invariably, there will be some kinks to work out in the technology. Luckily, most apps have regular updates.5. BrainPOP Featured Movie and BrainPOP Jr.
(BrainPOP) Devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch Subjects/Grade Level: All subjects; upper elementary – middle school (There’s also a BrainPOP Jr. for younger students.) Long a classroom favorite with students and teachers alike, BrainPOP now offers an app so you can bring your child’s favorite learning videos with you wherever you go. Each video has a short quiz at the end with immediate scoring to test comprehension. Customers said: This app has been rated 5 out of 5 stars. The movies are both entertaining and educational, a rare combination. Students can use the information in the videos to research topics in virtually every subject matter taught in schools (including the arts). Hidden Costs: None, although, if you want the full access subscription (with archives of every BrainPOP video ever made), you’ll need to spend $6.99. Drawbacks: The free version of the app only offers a portion (Albeit a large portion) of the total content that’s available on a paid app or subscription. However, if your student’s teacher already has a subscription to BrainPOP, your child may already have a login that he or she can use at home, which would make the subscription service free. * “The Effects of Summer Vacation on Achievement Test Scores: A Narrative and Meta-Analytic Review” (Cooper, 1996)Check Popular apps
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