Smart Apps For Kids

BuzzMath Middle School: Review

  

  

Bottom Line: a whopping 2800 common core aligned middle school math problems presented in a variety of formats for Free. You won't need any number sense to figure out the absolute value of this deal.

iTooch Middle School: Review

 

 

Bottom Line: A quiz-style app that may be useful for parents and teachers, but might not be motivating enough for students. A few areas need improvement, but it's Free to try all seven content strands!

DoodleMaths: Review

Bottom line: If you're in the U.K. and have a 7 to 11 year old child, buy it. If you're elsewhere and have a child functioning in that age range, still take a long look, especially since you can try the basics for free.

 

Good Free Apps of the Week - AppTutor for Grades K-5

You know StudyPad makers of Splash Math and eduPad makers of iTooch Math. Now welcome Padstar to the SAFK family. Today we have all seven of their math apps free for teacher appreciation week. That's one app free for each day of the week hence our first GFAOTW. These are regularly $3.99 each so save $28 and your sanity since these apps teach as well as reinforce core math skills for elementary school students.

Splash Math 2nd Grade Worksheets

Bottom Line: Exhaustive treatment of second grade math subjects that includes a full year's worth of problems, completion of which will pave the way for long term success in mathematics.

(Free lite version links below.)

 

Tick Tock Clock - Learn How to Tell Time Using Digital and Analog Clock

 

 

Bottom Line: A well-rounded, engaging app that I'll use with my students.

Algebra Explained Chapter 2 Negative Numbers

 

 

Bottom Line: Some development needed in the study/testing interface but the 14 videos alone make it well worth the money.