Appy Friday 8/21/15

Appy Friday Everyone!
This week there are some great math apps for elementary students. I hope everyone isn't too overwhelmed with the beginning of the school year with downloading some great free apps!
Have a great weekend,
Betsy

Early Childhood
Caboose - Learn Patterns and Sorting with Letters, Numbers, Shapes and Colors, by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/4bRQy.i
Normally $1.99
Have a train lover on board in your classroom? This train themed app has your student at heart. Work on matching, patterns and sorting with shapes, colors, numbers and letters. Occupational Therapists can use this app for finger isolation and visual perceptual skills. Note some of the activities might be challenging for some preschoolers, so test it first to make sure its just the right fit.

Elementary
Astro Math: Grades K - 3 by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/agNqR.i
Normally $1.99
Practice skip counting and math facts while blowing up aliens in spaceships in this cute math app. The reason I really like this app is it allows you to either tap on the space ships or use game buttons on the side of the screens, so you can use this app with a student who has limited mobility. The instructions are read in a robot voice, so you may need to work with your student in the app to make sure they get what to do.

Middle-High School
Smart Whiteboard HD by Pad read
https://appsto.re/us/-ONpD.i
Normally $1.99
One basic app I use with students with all kinds of needs is a drawing app. However many drawing apps are either too complex or too baby-ish for my older kids. This whiteboard app is simple and easy to use and there are no cutesy stickers or utensils that paint hearts and rainbows. Occupational therapists can use this app to bring in pictures of handwriting worksheets to trace or take a picture of a busy scene and work on a custom I spy/hidden pictures. Its also a good teacher tool for presenting to a class or a coach can use the basketball and soccer field backgrounds.

Always Free, Always Awesome
Finger Paints with Sounds by Inclusive Technology
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/finger-paint-with-sounds/id586598528?mt=8
Also free on Android!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.inclusive.fingerpaint&hl=en
Finger Paints with Sounds is a fun cause and effect, music/sound effect based finger painting app that you can use with students with multiple disabilities, students who need a relaxing sensory break or an interesting way to practice handwriting. If you don't want the music or sound effects you can turn them off. My favorite is you can select multi-touch or single touch so you can move your whole hand over the screen. If you use multi-touch, make sure to u se guided access or turn off gestures if you want to use this feature or you will accidentally change apps or exit it.


EARLY CHILDHOOD
Grandma's Preschool by Fairlady Media
https://appsto.re/us/L__42.I
*Also on Android, but not free today
Normally $2.99

Abacus in Augmented Reality by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/RAIrG.i
Normally $1.99

Imagination Both x - creative fun with play dough colors, shapes, numbers and letters by Sebastian Bachorzewski
https://appsto.re/us/BXaNP.i
Normally $2.99

ABC Gurus by Colt
https://appsto.re/us/l54K3.i
Normally $1.99


VISUAL PERCEPTUAL
Search Words Puzzle by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/Ynt28.i
Normally $2.99

Montessori Alphabet Maze by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/GRqYG.i
Normally $1.99


INTERACTIVE BOOKS/ELECTRONIC STORYBOOKS
Storm & Skye - An Animated Magical Adventure Story for Kids by digimoo studios
https://appsto.re/us/mNZU4.I
Normally $3.99
*Also on Android, but not free today

The three Billy Goats Gruff by Agens
https://appsto.re/us/IFJBJ.i
Normally $2.99
*Also on Android, but not free today

Ella Bella BICYCLE THIEF by Ravn Studio AS
https://appsto.re/us/7xZv3.i
$2.99
*Also on Android, but not free today


LANGUAGE ARTS
Spelling Words: Card Matching Game by @Reks (ages 6-8)
https://appsto.re/us/BV90z.i
Normally $1.99

School Tool: Rhyming Words by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/baTDZ.i
Normally $2.99

Learn To Spell - Reception Class by Vans Apps
https://appsto.re/us/976fC.i
Normally $0.99

Singular and Plural Match by Winning Words LLC
https://appsto.re/us/mbutV.i
Normally $0.99

Homophone Match by Winning Words LLC
https://appsto.re/us/6rOxV.i
Normally $0.99

Compound Word Match by Winning Words LLC
https://appsto.re/us/VenGV.i
Normally $0.99


MATH
Mystery Math Museum by Artgig Studio
https://appsto.re/us/xosmM.i
Normally $2.99

OctoPlus by Zyrobotics LLC (ages 6-8)
https://appsto.re/us/mZln5.i
Normally $0.99

Arithmetic Invaders Express: Grade K-2 Math Facts by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/V-ndB.i
Normally $1.99

Arithmetic Invaders: Grade 3 Math Facts by @Reks
https://appsto.re/us/_IpWD.i
Normally $1.99

Animal First Grade Math Games for Kids with Kindergarten and 1st Grade Numbers, Counting, Addition and Subtraction Skills by Eggroll Games LLC
https://appsto.re/us/u3H31.i
Normally $3.99
*Android has a free version (the full version is not free today)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eggrollgames.animalmathgrade1free&hl=en

Order of Operations by iDevBooks by Esa Helttula (ages 9-11)
https://appsto.re/us/-4PGW.i
Normally $3.99

Calculator³: 3-in-1 Scientific, Graphing and Programmer Calculator by VARIANTE
https://appsto.re/us/2dXzX.i
Normally $2.99

Partial Quotients Division by Esa Helttula
https://appsto.re/us/Gtd7u.i
Normally $3.99

Partial Sums Addition by Esa Helttula
https://appsto.re/us/gVc7u.i
Normally $3.99


TASK RELATED
Cloud Outliner: Outlining tool with Evernote integration by Denys Yevenko
https://appsto.re/us/M1cxG.i
Normally $4.99

Quick Timer Pro by Long Nguyen
https://appsto.re/us/IjZYH.i
Normally $0.99

DyslexieNote by George Cleveland
https://appsto.re/us/KiX64.i
Normally $0.99


ANDROID
Animal Circus Math School – Educational Learning Games for Preschool Kids
http://www.amazon.com/Animal-School--Educational-Learning-Preschool/dp/B00MIGKCXE/ref=sr_1_85?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1440198689&sr=1-85
Normally $2.99

ACT Math Quiz
http://www.amazon.com/WallofGame-ACT-Math-Quiz/dp/B00P5KKU3W/ref=sr_1_143?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1440198787&sr=1-143
Normally $0.99

Math Fun n Free Games
http://www.amazon.com/Math-Fun-n-Free-Games/dp/B00P32XT2G/ref=sr_1_154?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1440198832&sr=1-154
Normally $0.99

Vowels Toys by imagame
http://www.amazon.com/imagame-Vowels-Toys/dp/B00MGVROBO/ref=sr_1_163?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1440198883&sr=1-163
Normally $0.99