Bottom Line: Kingdom Rush for kiddies. A tower defense game that uses math facts to earn powerful defenses to protect the kingdom from invading armies. Free Lite version to try before you buy.
Bottom Line: Kingdom Rush for kiddies. A tower defense game that uses math facts to earn powerful defenses to protect the kingdom from invading armies. Free Lite version to try before you buy.
04/10/2013 at 08:16 PM in Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, free/free trial, Top Picks, **** (four stars), addition, demo video, division, math, multiplication, subtraction | Permalink | Comments (2)
Bottom Line: This app, full of visually-based activities that non-readers can easily interact with and have success at, is perfect for the Little Genius at your house but it doesn't offer anything we haven't seen before.
04/06/2013 at 01:07 PM in Preschool (4-5), Toddler (1-3), ** (two stars), animals, art, demo video, matching, puzzles | Permalink | Comments (0)
Bottom Line: Whimsical animations and unexpected interactions (stretching an alligator's tongue!) make this e-book a fun choice for younger children (2-6), but it needs additional settings.
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03/15/2013 at 07:50 AM in Preschool (4-5), Toddler (1-3), *** (three stars), books, demo video, reading, sentences | Permalink | Comments (4)
Bottom line: an incredibly well done and fun app with an amazing amount of information for amateur paleontologists. Who knew minerals, fossils and dinosaurs could be so much fun?
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03/11/2013 at 11:04 AM in Ages 6-8, Preschool (4-5), Toddler (1-3), **** (four stars), demo video, dinosaurs, geography, history, maze, puzzles, social studies | Permalink | Comments (11)
Bottom line: Cute animal pictures, dull app. There isn't enough here to keep even a preschooler interested for more than a few minutes.
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03/02/2013 at 11:58 AM in Preschool (4-5), Toddler (1-3), ** (two stars), animals, demo video, matching, puzzles, sight words, special needs, recommended by a parent/teacher | Permalink | Comments (3)
Bottom line: An interactive ebook version of an award-winning monster-under-the-bed print book. This imaginative version really adds scary dimension to the shivery story. Cannot recommend highly enough.
02/25/2013 at 12:16 PM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, Top Picks, **** (four stars), books, demo video, matching | Permalink | Comments (62)
Bottom line: A fun, addicting game for students of all ages who need to improve speed and accuracy of math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). Free Lite version.
02/22/2013 at 11:46 AM in Ages 12-up, Ages 6-8, Ages 9-11, free/free trial, Top Picks, ***** (five stars), addition, demo video, division, math, multiplication, subtraction | Permalink | Comments (6)