Learning apps for kids are incredibly effective teaching tools.
They captivate their audience and can transfer knowledge and skills quickly.
In our house we take a relaxed approach to screen time and we’ve seen the benefits.
As a trained early years teacher and now home educator, I can honestly say that kids learning apps have contributed massively to my 4 year old learning to read.
If children are wanting to spend some time on electronic devices then as parents we can point them towards quality learning apps for kids that will help them gain new knowledge or practice skills.
So, here are our favourite kids learning apps:
Educational Apps For Preschoolers
- Ages 2 - 6
- Thousands of interactive puzzles and animations reinforce basic concepts, deeper understanding, and subtle nuances.
Funbrain Kindergarten Readiness
- Free app
- early math
- early literacy
- cognitive development
- self-care and motor skills
- communication and social skills
Funbrain Junior
- Free app
- Letter recognition, letter sounds, and early literacy
- Sequence, order, and patterns
- Number recognition and basic counting
- Concepts of quantity and number sets
- Fine motor skills
- Ages 2+
- Introduces numbers, shapes, letters and more.
- Free games featuring favourite characters like Daniel Tiger and Super Why.
Educational Apps For Kids
- Free app
- An app that gets you outdoors.
- Use the app to find treasure in your local area.
Endless Reader/ Alphabet/ Numbers
- Great games to learn and practice literacy and numeracy skills.
- 500+ addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division puzzles covering 40+ math levels.
- Free games for kids.
- Our favourite is Toca Nature where you can build your own habitats.
- Free app
- Activities and games for ages 13+
- Games have no violence, no empty action…from escaping pigs to flying zombies.
Pixton
- Create and edit comics and graphic novels.
- Learn the basics of physics
- Build ramps and tunnels.
Pizza Fractions
- Learn about fractions through pizza!
- Really popular app that allows you to mine for resources, build and defend territory.
- Educational version of Minecraft designed for classroom use.
- Game-based learning platform.
- Builds STEM skills, creativity, and engages students in collaboration and problem-solving.
- Another clever app to get you outdoors hunting for Pokemon.
Science360
- Science related news and games.
- Ages 7+
- Latest news and stories about the Earth, the sun, and the universe.
- Stunning images and video from space.
- Animations
- Astronomy app that you cam actually point at the night sky to identify constellations and stars on your device!
- ages 6+ offers number games.
- ages 5+ or 12+
- Learn about algebra
- Loads of geometry games.
You may also be interested in these awesome free home education resources.
What are your favourite learning apps for kids?
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