Mrs. Miller's Top 10 Apps for Kindergarten/Rising 1st Grade

Catherine Miller spends quite a bit of time with little people and iPads, and has put together a list of her favorite Apps for hours of learning fun:

Phonics

1. Starfall Learn to Read - $2.99:  There are 15 mini-books, each focusing on a specific beginning sound, ending sound and vowel sound, along with videos and activities to enhance literacy learning.

2. Free Fall Spelling - $1.99: 150+ spelling words of common objects.  Three ways to practice spelling: Letter Drag and Spell; Typewriter Spell; Word Scramble

3. First Words Deluxe – $4.99: Learn to spell words in these categories: animals, vehicles, colors, shapes and items around the house.

4. Word Magic - $.99:  Fill in the missing letter (beginning sound, ending sound and middle sound).

5. Scribble My Story – Free: A book and art creation app where kids can create their own stories.





Math

6. Monkey Math School Sunshine - $1.99:  Sequencing, patterns, counting, adding, etc. (ages 3 to 6).

7. Math with Mouse – Free:  Practice addition by counting the objects.

8. Math Bingo – $.99: Solve math problems of addition, subtraction, etc. with 3 different levels of difficulty.

9. Park Math – by Duck Duck Moose - $1.99: Learn to count up to 50, add, subtract, sort and sequence objects, patterns and more.

All Subjects

10. Teach Me 1st Grade - $1.99 (during the year students worked with Teach Me Kindergarten).  Dolch sight words, addition up to 10, subtraction from 10 down and spelling complete the word by choosing the first letter).  Can set different difficulty levels.