I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Sorry this post is late in the day! I was doing my best to keep my kids busy on their day off. So while you are laying on the couch (perhaps exhausted from all of your festivities), do some Free App Friday downloading! There are tons of early childhood apps this week!
Early Childhood
Catch a figure by Smart Cat Studio (early childhood, colors, shapes, numbers)
normally $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id574361728?mt=8
This app works on matching colors, shapes and numbers from floating balloons. Balloon will overlap so you can tap and move them over to reveal their hidden item. It works on matching skills of course, but for OTs, they will like the visual discrimination, figure ground, finger isolation and visual processing speed. I would start with the matching colors, because you don't have to worry about overlapping balloons. The thing I didn't like about it is the font they used, the four looks like an upside down h. I would use this for matching shapes and colors only.
Elementary
Reading Island Adventures #1 Full by Red Apple Reading (reading activities for ages 6-8)
Reading Island Adventures #2 Full
Reading Island Adventures #3 Full
normally $3.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-island-adventures/id805560949?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-island-adventures/id805561342?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-island-adventures/id806156911?mt=8
Read stories and work on reading skills like blends, suffixes, letter sounds, sight words, etc. Activities provide feedback as you do them. App gives you data after completing an activity. Pirate themed for swashbuckling fun!
Middle-High School
Writedown by Serpensoft Group (iOS 8 only)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writedown/id512169690?mt=8
normally $0.99
This is a very simplified word processing program where extra features are placed on the top of the keyboard. It gives you a running total for the number of words and estimated time for someone to read the document. Great for students who use the speak screen feature on iOS 8.
Also free today!
Kids English: Numbers and Letters Learning Game for Children by under turn
normally $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kids-english-numbers-letters/id912190831?mt=8
Reading on the Park Planet 1 by Red Apple Reading
Reading on the Park Planet 2
normally $4.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-on-park-planet-1-full/id920832325?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-on-park-planet-2-full/id920832446?mt=8
Happy Colors - educational game to learn the colors by Angel Avalos
normally $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/happy-colors-educational-game/id908753439?mt=8
Playrific Playground: Videos, Books, Activities mini games by Playrific (early childhood)
normally $17.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/playrific-playground-videos/id907638212?mt=8
Play and Discover - Shapes, Numbers, Music and More by Croco Studio (early childhood)
normally $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/play-discover-shapes-numbers/id680512702?mt=8
Tembo, the little elephant by Bubble books (early childhood storybook with activities)
normally $2.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tembo-little-elephant.-interactive/id633712740?mt=8
Amaz!ng Cars - Interactive Kid Book for Learning Alphabet and Colors by Michal Moczynski
normally $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amaz!ng-cars-interactive-kid/id561531195?mt=8
Storybook Studio Create, animate and record by Croco Studio
normally $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storybook-studio-create-animate/id853682269?mt=8
Pandy the Panda Interactive 1 - ELI by ELI Srl
normally $6.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pandy-panda-interactive-1/id850258918?mt=8
Zombie Fish Bits by Primal Math (kindergarten, number sense)
normally $4.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zombie-fish-bits/id860776913?mt=8
Counting Race by Smart Cat Studio (multi-player math game)
normally $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/counting-race/id567382103?mt=8
FlashToPass Math Flash Cards by Scybot Technologies (basic math facts)
normally $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashtopass-math-flash-cards/id327697342?mt=8
Milk Hunt: Kids Math Game by Skidos Learning (elementary math)
normally $2.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/milk-hunt-kids-math-game/id733707729?mt=8
The Pig's Day by BelugaBloo (Storybook)
normally $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-pigs-day/id565875772?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Ruff's bone - interactive storybook in English and Spanish by Wanderful (storybook)
normally $4.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ruffs-bone-interactive-storybook/id601996502?mt=8
Lochfoot by William Matthews (storybook)
normally $0.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lochfoot/id787445305?mt=8
Mahabharata by Baris Sarer (storybook)
normally $2.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mahabharata-interactive-episode/id592322335?mt=8
Field Day: Project-Based Learning Think & Do Tool by Pivotl
normally $2.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/field-day-project-based-learning/id818610895?mt=8
myCreate by iCreate to Educate (stop-motion animation tool for kids)
normally $4.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mycreate/id566673733?mt=8
Truss me! by Scientific Monkey (engineering/design)
normally $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/truss-me!/id732367282?mt=8
Timer +Touch2 HD by Six Axis LLC (visual timer)
normally $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timer+-touch2-hd/id611808452?mt=8
Things for iPad by Cultured Code (planner)
normally $9.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/things-for-ipad/id364365411?mt=8
Periodic Pro by ITGenerations (Science reference)
normally $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/periodic-pro/id433199684?mt=8
Make it for teachers & school by Planet Factory Interactive (teacher tool)
normally $4.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/make-it-for-teachers-school/id739190902?mt=8
Unit Conversion Calculator by ITGenerations
normally $1.99
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unit-conversion-calculator/id434048743?mt=8
