So I started this several weeks ago and totally got distracted so I am finishing it so people can actually have the information. There are four basic categories, math, reading, both, and fun, I will do math first.
Math aps we have tried:
Math Open
Simply Fractions
PuppyMath
DragonBox
Math Open is nice, it lets you have multiple users and set the grade level. It goes from preschool to fifth grade. I don't remember the price but nothing I bought was more than $5, except for Dragon Box. It's fun, for the preschool level I have to help my son a lot, but for the first, second, and third grade levels the girls do well on their own. It's also fun because it gives them stars for each level they complete, one star if they passed but didn't do well, two stars for average, and three stars for all of the questions right. This means that even though they finished a level I can make them go back and get three stars. It's not really flashy but if they have a choice they choose this over a workbook page.
Simply Fractions is a great tool to use to help them visualize fractions. You don't have to have strong reading skills for this one and some of them my son can play. The full version was $1.99 and totally worth it I feel. There is also Simply Fractions 2 for older elementary it was $.99. The graphics aren't really fancy but they are way better than I can draw and for my daughters it has made fractions very easy. Simply Fractions 2 has adding mixed fractions and comparing fractions that are challenging and fun at the same time. Sometimes they compete to see who can get more right answers. There's also a memory equivalent fractions game that my oldest enjoys.
PuppyMath is a favorite of my girls. It's a little silly and it just does addition but it's fun. They give you addition problems and for every one you get right you get a letter, when you get one wrong you lose a letter, when you spell PUPPY you get to see a picture of the game designers' puppy. It's fun because you can tell them, show me three puppy pictures and then play a different game, or you can have them test themselves, can you get five puppy pictures in ten minutes, stuff like that. And the pictures are cute.
DragonBox is a little pricey, I think it was either $6.99 or $9.99, either way it was totally worth it. It teaches your child Algebra without them knowing, plus I must admit it's fun to play. It let's you create different users so you can track each child. My son likes it too and I only have to help him a little bit. It's a great game because it's challenging to my eight year old and still something my four year old can play with. Also, they give you stars too so I can make the girls go back and get three stars on every level.
Strictly word aps like reading and spelling:
Booksy
PowerVocab
Word Search
Spell Me Right
My Spelling
Word Drop 2
Bubble Wubble
4 Pics 1Word
Booksy is fun and educational, it's for young readers, first and second grade level. It does have reading comprehension tests and it lets you set up multiple users. The books are a little expensive but you can buy more than one at a time and the content is fun. It's also good for them to do on their own because it will read to them if they don't know a word. It's great for my four year old and my daughters like to use it to amuse the baby. He loves the sounds that it makes, some of the books also are very interactive and play animal sounds or musical instrument sounds.
PowerVocab is challenging for my eight year old but there are different packs you can get so maybe I should get one of those. You need to have the sound on to play this game because it sounds out the words for you. You need to be a pretty strong reader to play without getting frustrated but it will teach you some neat words.
Word Search is just that, a bunch of word search puzzles. If you get a puzzle right you can unlock new puzzles. It's easy to use and if you like word searches it is great.
Spell Me Right is fun and they have different packs for children and adults so if the pack you have is too easy or hard, get a different one. It's a fun game but you do need to be able to read pretty well or you will get frustrated. It's helped my spelling.
My Spelling is fun. It allows you to set up different users and put in your own spelling words then you can play hangman with your words. It's fun. My children all like it. It does take some time to set up as the parent but then they learn to spell and the robot voice is cool.
Word Drop 2 is a fun game. It's like Boggle with letters falling from the sky. You can make a word with any letters on the screen, they don't have to be touching. There are bonus letters and you get six new letters every time you make a word so if you don't make long words the screen fills up and you lose, but it's fun and there are several different ways to play, timed, puzzle (un-timed), and super speed.
Bubble Wubble is probably not worth getting. It's slow and you have to have the sound on to play. It says a work and then you have to pop the floating bubbles to spell that word. It's ok, it's a little too easy for my two oldest. My four year old likes it because he likes to pop the bubbles.
4 Pics 1 Word is fun but probably too advanced for a early elementary student, my daughter does enjoy playing with me though.
Kevin Bradford aps have both reading and math in them. They are set up by grade level, aren't very expensive, and have neat graphics. We have the preschool, first, and second grade ones. They are fun for the children to play, seem true to grade level and are pretty easy for the children to navigate. I recommend these games. There's also a Kevin Bradford 101 Kids Puzzles that all my children like. The music is kind of groovy too.
There are also preschool games that we enjoy, basically anything from Intellijoy. Some of the full versions are expensive but for my son the lite versions are good enough to start and then if he really likes the game I get the full version. There are puzzle games he likes by Intellijoy.
Fun games that also help with learning physics.
Red Wrecker
Building game
Red Wrecker is a neat puzzle game and some of them are
challenging. It really makes you think and work on spacial problems.
If you have a child that has trouble with how things move or how things
relate to one another this is a great game. It's more physics than math
but it's fun and worth the time spent playing it. Be careful though
you might start and not want to give them the tablet back!
Building Game is hard and fun. You have a crane and you have challenges that you have to solve. It's fun. There are different scenarios you can get so if you get frustrated with one, try another one.
I might add more later, but this is what we play with now.
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