Language Arts / English
Here are some of the best apps for English teachers that we’ve found.
Simplex Spelling Phonics 2 Syllables
Simplex Spelling Phonics 2 is an inviting environment for improving spelling, phonics and reading.
Star Speller
Star Speller, a spelling app for kids in kindergarten through second grade, has two games and a flashcard mode. Reasonably priced considering the features and content it offers.
Squeebles Spelling
An engaging spelling app specifically designed for customized lists only, allows for an unlimited number of lists and users. Spelling: Squeebles Words is well suited for home or school. Fantastic price considering all of the features and functionality included.
Letter Muncher
A cute letter munching character, and fun design, makes this a great app to help kids learn beginning sounds.
Free App Friday: Language Arts
This week as part of our back to School month, we’re featuring apps that support Language Arts both inside and out of the classroom. So whether your child is working on mastering tracing letters (Pre-K Letters and Numbers Pro for Teachers) or need inspiration for writing projects (Shake-a-Phrase: Fun With Words and Sentences) – there …
Reading Remedies
Reading Remedies is an inexpensive and convenient reading assessment app that parents and teachers will find very useful.
iLearn With Boing: Ice Land Adventures! HD
This literacy app is part of a multiple app school readiness program that offers detailed tracking for parents and endless hours of fun for kids. Some setup may be required prior to handing the app over to the kids.
StoryLines For Schools
StoryLines For Schools is a drawing game app with an educational component, creating appeal for kids, parents, and teachers.
You're the Storyteller: The Surprise
Endless educational possibilities and reasonably priced; a parent’s dream come true!
SAT Vocab – MindSnacks
SAT Vocab – MindSnacks is a great tool for increasing your vocabulary.
Sight Words & Spelling with Pixopop
Sight Words & Spelling with Pixopop is a fun and engaging way for kids to learn their sight words. Though the app offers many features and a price that parents will like a few improvements are needed.
Creative Book Builder
This is an app that provides kids & adults with powerful tools for serious book creation, and does it very nicely. The productivity is well worth the $3.99 cost.
Bug Games – by Busy Bee Preschool
Bug Games HD provides basic counting, phonics, and logic skills through four engaging activities and games.
Sticky Words
This app appears to be all positives and almost no negatives. It is easy to use, entertaining, educational, and allows for creative expression in all age groups.
Montessori Letter Sounds HD
The Montessori Letter Sounds HD iPad app combines some of my favorite Montessori learning methods in an app with a few neat tricks up its sleeve.
Murky Reef : 1st – 2nd Grade Reading, Science & Math
Murky Reef is an outstanding educational app. Priced at $3.99, it’s a bargain.
Little Miss Muffet HD
voted into our Reader’s Choice Best 10 Kids Apps for 2011!
Preschool Adventure Island
Preschool Adventure Island offers a lot of adventure at a great price!
Phonics Fun and Games
Build strong language skills at an early age with Phonics Fun & Game.
Christmas Eve
Treat your family to a delightful holiday tale full of sparkling details and adorable cartoon animations for free.
Simplex Spelling Phonics 1
Pyxwise Software has done it again! Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 is a terrific spelling app; one that we will definitely be using at our house.
Sight Words Hangman
The latest way to reinforce Dolch sight words isn’t just another spelling game, it’s Sight Words Hangman.
Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe and more apps from Lakeshore Learning
This app takes what we know and love about the traditional tic-tac-toe game and combines it with what kids need to know about phonics.
TJ's Picture Dictionary
Utilizing a three-pronged educational approach, this iPad app lets kids see, hear and learn about 175 basic terms.
Simplex Spelling HD
Simplex Spelling HD is one of the best spelling apps (maybe the best) in the app store at the moment.
Word Wizard
This educational powerhouse is a solid value for any family with children learning how to read.
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
Dr Seuss is always great and these “lost stories” are bound to delight.
Licking Letters
Licking letters is a fun way for kids learning to spell in this game-style app with plenty of incentives to keep playing and spelling. There are many spelling apps available, but if your child isn’t interested in more educational apps, this game styled app could do the trick. With arcade-style graphics, music and games – …
kids apps MEMORY GAME LETTERS & NUMBERS
On the surface this app seems basic, however it cleverly helps preschool and kindergarten aged children learn numbers, letters and phonics through a card matching game.
kids apps SHAKE-A-PHRASE
Shake-a-Phrase is a best app because it gives children inspiration to start writing, plus quizzes them on verbs, nouns and adjectives.