Apps for Kids

There are so many educational apps out there. Finding the best ones can be challenging.

Many are free; those that have a cost are marked with a $. Adults may even find some enjoyable puzzle games in the Apps for All Ages section.

APPS FOR ALL AGES

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/set-mania-official-set-card/id775474270?mt=8$

SET Mania: $ SET logic card game

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kenken-classic/id485694706?mt=8$

KenKen Classic: Mobile version of the popular math logic puzzles

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tower-of-hanoi-!!/id394842345?mt=8$

Tower of Hanoi: Classic puzzle game

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mastermind-code-breaker-hd/id403102737?mt=8$

Mastermind Code Breaker: Code breaking game

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rush-hour-free/id336547250?mt=8$

Rush Hour Free and paid version: Great logical thinking game. Free version has about 20 puzzles and you can upgrade to a paid version to get access to more.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cargo-bot/id519690804?mt=8$

Cargo-bot: Introduction to programming.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bigseed/id482245645?mt=8$

Big Seed: Logical reasoning and spatial skills

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kickbox/id438373028?mt=8$

Kick Box: Problem solving, logical reasoning and use of visual-spatial skills.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/deep-sea-duel/id547246887?mt=8$

Deep Sea Duel: Addition strategy game from National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/questimate!/id610665063?mt=8$

Questimate!: Learn interesting information while practicing estimation and proportional reasoning.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sigils-of-elohim/id920840116?mt=8$

Sigils of Elohim: Spatial puzzles for kids (and adults) of all ages.

PRIMARY GRADES (K-3) APPS

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/10-frame-fill/id418083871?mt=8$

10 Frame Fill: Practice for important combinations of 10.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motion-math-hungry-guppy/id542563075?mt=8$

Hungry Guppy: $ Recognition of number arrangements and practice with number combinations to 5.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motion-math-hungry-fish/id483049169?mt=8$

Hungry Fish: $ Addition and subtraction including a level with positive and negative numbers.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wuzzit-trouble-math-jr/id904331669?mt=8$

Wuzzit Trouble Jr: $ Problem Solving and early multiplication/repeated addition practice.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motion-math-wings/id508228412?mt=8$

Motion Math: Wings: $ Early multiplication.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motion-math-zoom/id451793073?mt=8$

Motion Math:Zoom: $ Fabulous app for placing numbers on a number line .

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foos-coding-5+-award-winning/id923441570?mt=8$

The Foos Coding 5+: Learn to code with simple visual programming.

Garfield's Mental Math: Practice with number combinations and visual representations of numbers.

$https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lightbot-programming-puzzles/id657638474?mt=8$

Light-bot Programming Puzzles: Introduction to programming app. There is a free version from the Hour of Code week and a $ paid version of the app.

DragonBox Big Numbers: Introduction to place value of numbers in the tens and hundreds along with building an understanding of addition and subtraction of 2-digit numbers.