5th Grade Apps
Math Galaxy Fraction & Decimal Riddles
Math Galaxy Fraction and Decimal Riddles is a simple yet outstanding app that will appeal to children from grade three on up. It provides nearly endless practice in basic operations with fractions, decimals, and measurements, as well as practice identifying and working with special pairs of angles.
12 Huia Birds
Learn about the extinction of the huia birds and how to protect other birds from suffering the same fate in the interactive story 12 Huia Birds.
Space Agent
Space Agent is a highly-engaging and intriguing app that does an outstanding job of utilizing the unique capabilities of the iPad and will draw users into a world of active entertainment.
You Know Gravity? It Attracts You
What holds humans onto the Earth? Gravity! Find out all about this powerful force in You Know Gravity? It Attracts You.
Tints: Dyslexia Friendly Reading
Tints: Dyslexia Friendly Reading offers an outstanding method to experiment with colored backgrounds and changes to contrast between background and text that may be beneficial to struggling readers.
FamilyTime
Keep children and teens safe by tracking their location and cell phone use with FamilyTime.
Zap Zap Math
Zap Zap Math is an outstanding and versatile math practice app providing Common Core exercises for children in kindergarten through grade six that is both entertaining and educational.
Arithmetic Practice by WizEarn
Encourage kids to solve basic math problems by rewarding them with apps. The more problems answered, the more apps they earn.
A.C.D.: The French Files
Learn French as you try to find the thief who stole famous paintings in this unique French learning app.
Times Table Galaxy
Times Table Galaxy is a fun and effective system for practicing multiplication facts in timed and competitive settings. The app supports both development of skill at skip counting and improvement in speed and memorization of multiplication combinations 2 x 2 to 12 x 12.
LoopSkool Chinese
Learn Chinese phrase by phrase in just 10 minutes a day.
I Love Potatoes
I Love Potatoes is an adventure based app that teaches children a very valuable lesson in social change, recycling, and sustainability with an interesting potato metaphor. Unique, educational, and fun to play.
Planet Lettra
Planet Lettra is an outstanding app that will help young readers develop an intuitive understanding of phonics and word analysis skills in a playful, encouraging environment.
Autism Discovery Tool
Autism Discovery Tool offers a wealth of insights and tips that will be useful to people who interact with others who have sensory processing problems or are on the autism spectrum as well as simulations of what some of the sensory distortions might seem like.
NextGen Maths
NextGen Maths is a specialized app that will provide supplemental review of basic arithmetic concepts and limited practice questions and problems. It is especially well-suited for visual learners with strong reading skills.
Maths Rock
Maths Rock lets kids rock out while practicing their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.
Spatial Line Puzzles
Solve dot and box puzzles to build your spatial and visual memory skills in this app designed by an occupational therapist.
Monkey Party Learn Algebra
Monkey Party Learn Algebra makes an entertaining and valuable introduction to basic early algebra concepts, including balancing equations, combining like terms, using negative numbers, multiplying with fractions, and introducing the concept of graphing lines based on equations.
OMG. I Can Meditate ! – Meditation and Mindfulness Made Easy!
Learn how to relax and find some daily peace with a large collection of topical meditations.
Crazy Times Tables-Multiplication Photo Fun
Crazy Times Tables is one of the most perfect multiplication fact practice apps available. It offers repetition and choice of facts made enjoyable by creative and visually interesting special effects.
The Everything Machine
The Everything Machine offers a great combination of programming practice, logic skills, and sequencing as well as a healthy dose of creativity by giving users tools to access the Apple device’s input and output features with switches, timers, and even transmitters.
Sparky’s Brain Busters
Sparky’s Brain Busters is a fun game that will entertain middle elementary students while they review concepts from fire safety and Common Core literature, math, science and social studies.
At a Glance: History Apps for Kids 2015
Thanks to the advances in technology educators and parents have more options available to them to make learning history fun. Apps can be a great tool to present material in an interactive and entertaining way. The apps included in our recommendations are not only educational, but also entertaining. Some apps may be rated age 9+.
Crayola DJ
It’s time for a dance party with Crayola DJ where kids put their DJ skills to the test as they mix tracks and sound effects to create sweet beats.
History For Kids
Travel back in time and get an overview of the major time periods and events in world history with History for Kids, an animated eBook narrated by kids for kids.
2015 Edition: Best Apps for Back to School – Special Needs
Sometimes finding apps that meet your student’s learning challenges can be nearly as difficult as school, but these app developers have really come through for students, parents and teachers. This selection of recommended apps will help with communication, organization, social skills, reading problems, and much more. Voice Dream Reader Voice Dream Reader is more than …
Makesto
Makesto takes story creation to a whole new level with the freedom for children to craft, illustrate, narrate and produce their very own stories. Fun for children of all ages!
2015 Edition: Best Apps for Back to School – 6th Grade
High quality educational apps for 6th grade can be a little harder to find in the App Store. Our list of reviewed and recommended apps include world geography, middle school vocabulary prep, a comprehensive math practice tool, a tower defense geometry game and a graphic novel that covers a variety of middle school issues like …
2015 Edition: Best Apps for Back to School – 5th Grade
The apps we’ve chosen for our reviewed and recommended list for 5th grade include basic fraction concepts, searchable math video tutorials, visual and written creativity while creating professional-looking books and word analysis practice covering multiple concepts. Slice Fractions Slice Fractions offers a wordless, hands-on walk through basic fraction concepts such as the meaning of the …
2015 Edition: Best Apps for Back to School – 4th Grade
There are so many great educational apps in the App Store for elementary school-aged children, we couldn’t narrow it down to our top 5 reviewed and recommended apps for 4th grade. Our list covers apps for encouraging creative writing and self-expression, text and visual design, scientific inquiry and observation, spelling, coding for kids and even …
Bubu – Motivate your child
Unique motivational app allows parents to assign kids tasks and reward them for positive behaviors.
Robot School: Programming for Kids
Robot School gives kids a chance to rescue a stranded robot while learning basic computer programming skills and developing a better understanding of how computers work. Along the way, they will build logic skills, observation skills, attention to detail, and other important life skills.
Cato’s Hike: A Programming and Logic Odyssey
Cato’s Hike is an entertaining and engaging app that will teach players concepts about creating computer programs. It encourages problem-solving, logic, attention to details, and many more vital skills that will be needed by adults no matter what career they may choose.
Social Stories Creator and Library for Preschool, Autism and Special Needs
Social Stories Creator and Library for Preschool, Autism and Special Needs is a great tool for designing your own social stories for learners of any age group, ability level, or condition.
MARTi
MARTi is an innovative and outstanding tool that will improve quality of life for individuals struggling with learning problems, dementia, cognitive challenges, autism, traumatic brain injury and many other conditions that impair reasoning, memory, sequencing and other vital skills.
Heroki
Heroki is a fabulous video game-like app with gorgeous visuals, lots of challenging levels, and an adventurous story weaved throughout that children will love.
NetKids Digital Entertainment Network
NetKids Digital Entertainment Network lets kids experience unlimited content from many of their favorite characters – for a small monthly fee.
CK-12
CK-12 offers a comprehensive system of review resources and practice questions that will help students get ahead in school. The app does a thorough job of covering vital ideas in elementary math as well as middle and high school high school math and science.
Intro to United States by Montessorium
With the help of the Montessori approach, Intro to United States introduces kids to the name, location, shape, and animal of each of the 50 states.
Geoboard, by the Math Learning Center
Geoboard, by the Math Learning Center is an outstanding app that will help students from middle elementary school through high school develop and improve their understandings of geometry, fraction concepts, and much more.