Friday Favorite: A bushel of educational apps for learning fun
A friend on Twitter asked me the other day if I had a list of the educational apps I have on my iPad. With all the reviews I have done, I was ashamed to admit that I've never taken the time to list those apps that I use on a regular basis with my children.
I reached out to the other writers at TUAW and asked them the same question. Together, we compiled a list of our favorite learning apps for children, and wow, what a list. The apps are presented below in no particular order.
NXTapp ($0.99)
Khan Academy (Free)
Elmo Loves ABCs ($4.99)
Where's my water? ($0.99)
Simple Physics ($0.99)
Simply Find It ($1.99)
SparkleFish ($0.99, 99-cent in-app purchases)
My First Wood Puzzles: Dinosaurs (Free, $1.99 in-app purchase)
Zoo Sounds ($1.99)
Paper by FiftyThree (Free, in-app purchases of $2.99 for tools and $7.99 for everything)
Plants HD for the iPad ($1.99)
Discovery Kids Sharks ($4.99)
Minecraft-Pocket Edition ($6.99; more game-ish, but building with blocks is learning, no?)
Articulation Station (Free; sound packs are $2.99 to $5.99, full app is $49)
Letter of the Day Interactive Activities ($1.99)
AniMatch ($0.99)
iBuildABCs ($0.99)
Junior Bingo ($0.99)
Rocket Speller (Free)
Wood Puzzle USA Map ($1.99)
Word Bingo ($0.99)
Math Bingo ($0.99)
Beginning Sounds Interactive Game ($0.99)
Motion Math Hungry Fish (Free, in-app purchases from $2.99 up to $8.99)
Letter Quiz ($1.99)
Phonics Tic Tac Toe Interactive Game (Free)
Sentence Maker (Free)
Flashcards+ (Free, in-app purchases to get new voices)
Word Jigsaw (Free, in-app purchases to get extra hints and unlock all the levels)
Monster Coloring Book ($2.99)
Math Tables ($1.99)
Word Search + (Free, in-purchase of $1.99 for premium version)
Missing Link (Free, in-app purchases for hints and extra levels)
Bookworm ($2.99)
If you have any educational apps you enjoy, please share them with us in the comments.
