The 40 Best iPad Apps for Young Learners

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Guest Post by Jasmine Hall

The best way to get your parents to
buy you expensive gadgets has always been to really sell the educational value.
“But Mom, if you buy me a Nintendo, think about how much my spelling will
improve playing Wheel of Fortune.”
Of course, these days it’s all about the iPad. For every Angry Birds there’s an
educational
game out there to improve your child’s mind. Here are 40 of the best apps for
your young Einstein. Most of them are paid apps, but if you’ve got $500 to drop
on an iPad, we’re thinking you won’t mind.

Math

1. Math Evolve:
   Nominated for “Best Educational Game of 2011,” Math Evolve teaches the
   math basics through gameplay involving a dolphin shooting lasers at sea
   creatures.
2. MathBoard:
   MathBoard works because of its highly-customizable features, like creating
   timed math quizzes or making quizzes out of questions answered
   incorrectly.
3. Motion Math:
   “Putting the action in fraction,” Motion Math has players put fractions in
   order to help a fallen star move back into the sky.
4. PopMath Basic Math: Match pairs of balloons that have the same value,
   using one of the four basic math skills to deduce the answer, and be
   treated to a very satisfying “pop.”
5. Math Ninja HD:
   You know you’ve interested the boys with just the word “ninja.” You must
   protect your treehouse from an evil tomato by using math. OK then!
6. Math Bingo Games — A Racing Game: Fun app for such a clunky title. Solve the math
   problems to keep your race car from crashing.
7. Numbers League:
   Combining super heroes and comic book graphics with math was a stroke of
   genius. Kids and adults love this game.
8. Bugs and Buttons:
   B&B helps pre-schoolers practice counting, but there’s also a bunch of
   fun, silly games paired with great graphics to keep them entertained.

Spelling
and Reading

1. Monkey Preschool Lunchbox: Teach your preschooler to spell with this colorful
   game where kids help primates prepare packaged provisions.
2. Dr. Seuss’s ABC:
   Who better to teach your kids to spell than the legend himself? This
   award-winning app is a hit with parents and kids.
3. Bookworm:
   This addicting word-search game is great for students who know how to
   spell and want to expand their vocabularies.
4. Toy Story 3 Read-Along: Record your own voice for playback reading to your
   toddler, or let him or her fingerpaint or sing along with songs from the
   film.
5. Shakespeare in Bits: Romeo & Juliet iPad Edition: It’s never too early to expose your kids to the Bard.
   Well, 8 might be too early, but 9 and up is fine.
6. SUPER WHY! for iPad: From PBS Kids, this app lets you play as any of the
   four characters from the TV show as they write, rhyme, read, and spell.
7. iWriteWords:
   iWW lets youngin’s practice handwriting and have completed words read back
   to them. The colors are bright and the graphics are fun.
8. Textropolis:
   Best for more-advanced spellers, players build up their own Textropolis by
   beating word-search games. Whole families play this one together.

Science

1. Star Walk:
   The amazing app comes to the iPad, enabling kids to tilt the screen to the
   night sky and learn what constellations they’re looking at.
2. NASA App HD:
   For all the future astronauts out there, this app lets them keep track of
   space stations, launch progress, and agency news.
3. Elements Quiz:
   If you’ve got a chemist in the making, download this cheap app with clean
   navigation of the periodic table.
4. Discover Dinosaurs: What kid doesn’t love dinosaurs? Tikes collect gold
   stars by beating quizzes on their way to becoming a T-Rexpert.
5. Discover Your Body HD: Fun sound effects and bright graphics help kids
   figure out all those fun organs and body parts. Don’t worry, the
   reproductive system is not featured.
6. I Learn with Poko: Seasons and Weather! HD: Poko is here to teach kids 3 to 7 about weather,
   seasons, and the calendar.
7. Ultimate Dinopedia: Because kids love dinosaurs so much, here’s another
   great app with info and terrific artwork on 700+ dinos.

Special
Education

1. soundAMP R:
   If your child is hard of hearing, download this app for him or her that
   will amplify every sound coming out of the iPad with crystal-clear
   quality.
2. My First AAC:
   This app is designed to assist toddlers with speech disorders by letting
   them point to icons to produce words. Twenty-five bucks is a small price
   to pay to let your child express himself.
3. Read2Go:
   People with difficulty reading traditional media are already familiar with
   Daisy
   e-reader books. This is the best app for
   reading them.
4. Model Me Going Places 2: The “Model Me” series are designed for kids with
   autism or Asperger’s. This app teaches them appropriate behavior in
   various public settings.
5. Speech with Milo: Verbs: A speech-language pathologist created this helpful
   app where Milo the mouse performs 100 actions, speaking the word upon
   completion of each.
6. iReward:
   iReward is a tool to help parents motivate and reinforce the positive
   behavior of kids of all abilities, but especially developmentally
   challenged ones.

Various
Subjects

1. The Moron Test:
   This app wouldn’t be worth introducing that word to your kids if it wasn’t
   so great. It’s part IQ test, part reflex test, and all fun.
2. WeetWoo!:
   For $4 you get access to an extensive library of kid-friendly fun and
   educational videos collected by parents. Parents rave
   about this app.
3. Fish School:
   Little synchronized swimming fish hold your kids’ attention while teaching
   them colors, letters, numbers, and shapes.
4. Tangram XL:
   Here’s a free app that reproduces the simple joy of tangram puzzles. It’ll strengthen your child’s ability to determine
   spatial relationships.
5. Nota for iPad:
   Kids as young as 4 can use this app to learn about musical notes, scales,
   octaves, chords, and more musicology.
6. My PlayHome:
   In the 90s, we had Home Ec; today, kids have My PlayHome. It’s a great way
   for kids to explore and learn about the world of the home.
7. Geo Walk HD — 3D World Fact Book: Hold the world in the palm of your hand with this app
   that lets you touch 500 places on the globe to bring up amazing facts
   about our planet and its inhabitants.
8. Toontastic:
   Bring out your child’s creative side with this app that lets kids create
   their own cartoons about pirates, princes and princesses, and more.
9. gFlash+ Flashcards & Tests: Great for any age of student, gFlash+ lets you create
   your own cards, share them across the web, and even quiz yourself from
   either side of the cards.
10. iStart Spanish:
    Kids’ brains are like sponges; childhood is the easiest time to learn a
    language. iStart is the best app to help them do it.
11. Brain Trainer by Lumosity.com: For kids of all ages, this app offers brain teasers
    to improve your memory and problem-solving skills.

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Thank you. This post is written by
me “Jasmine Hall”.
I am a freelance writer and blogger who regularly writes for Onlinecolleges.net.
I love to write blogging, education, Technology related articles. I can be
reached at: jasmine.hall83@gmail.com

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