Bottom Line: The Lonely Beast 123 is a very cute, well executed counting book for the very youngest of preschoolers. The Beast is a charming character and the interactive elements will entertain while teaching. But it was a little disappointing that the app only goes up to 12.
Continue reading "Best apps for preschoolers: Count along with The Lonely Beast 123" »
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Bottom Line: An incredibly well thought-out open-ended adventure game for kids ages 3-9. Allows kids to style their own experience every time, giving the app nearly unlimited potential for repeat play. I don't think my daughter will be surrendering the iPad anytime soon now that she's discovered this one. **FREE lite version available**
Continue reading "Best apps for kids: Go on a treehouse-building adventure with Alfie Atkins" »
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(Also check out the Top 10 Completely Free Educational Apps For Kids!)
Today's post is sponsored by The Mouse and the Meadow.
For Cheap Tuesday we have apps for math, phonics, reading, reading comprehension, robots, animation and chores. There's also a bingo app for kindergarten kids and an app that teaches your child to stay in bed for longer in the morning (priceless!!)
Download these ASAP as most are discounted/free for a limited time only.
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Bottom Line: This app is designed specifically for kids ages 2 to 8 with Language Disorder or Delay, Apraxia of Speech, Autism Spectrum Disorder and learners of English as a second language. It is a great app, especially for receptive language skills, but the price is a little high without the expected level of customization and data collection for a therapy app.
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How it works: I go through the current iTunes top 100 free educational apps list and take out the ones with in-app purchases and ads and also the ones for teachers/classrooms/adults until I have a Top 10 list.
That leaves us with the very long title of Top 10 Current Best-Selling Completely Free Educational Apps!
Continue reading "Top 10 Completely Free Educational Apps For Kids! — March 10, 2014!" »
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Bottom Line: A simple story book app with limited interactions that can be read with or without narration. It has a unique night mode to lessen the light and sounds for use as a bedtime story. Follow the lost note as she searches for her instrument.
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(Also check out our list of 28 Completely Free Innovative Mobile Apps (no in-apps!))
There's a stack of good apps on today's post — Barbie Color, Sparkle and Style!, Toca Doctor, Sago Mini Pet Cafe, Cat Alvin, PECS Phase III and for BBC fans Top Gear: Race The Stig.
I've also included OneKey Pro ($4.99 to FREE) because it's a very useful app that I use every day.
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