Language Arts Apps
Grammar:
Grammar Jammers
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-jammers-primary-edition/id386384446?mt=8
Description
Grammar Jammers Primary Edition, Grades K-5 Catchy animated songs and rhymes make English language arts exciting! Grammar Jammers animations will have you tapping your toes to the beat while learning grammar usage and mechanics. Each animation unlocks a quiz. Answer all the quiz questions for all the Grammar Jammers topics and unlock an interactive reward.
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Language/Vocabulary:
Bluster
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bluster!/id416160693?mt=8
Description
Breeze through vocabulary building with Bluster! This word matching game develops vocabulary and word understanding for school-aged children, or anyone brave enough to battle the elements. Shine bright in single-player mode as you learn and practice important word skills. Match rhyming words, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms, homophones, adjectives, and more. Collaborate with a friend in team mode. The multi-touch iPad screen allows both players to play simultaneously, so you can work together to weather the vocabulary storm. Switch to versus mode and play head-to-head for the ultimate test of your lightning quickness. Disrupt your opponent with weather attacks like tornadoes and blizzards - it’s thunderous fun and just might give you the edge you need to reign supreme!
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Phonological Awareness:
Rhyming Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-phonics-rhyming-words/id437201718?mt=8
Description
A fun game for young children to learn and practice phonics by finding pairs of matching words.
Beginning Sounds Interactive Game
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beginning-sounds-interactive/id465479183
Description
Kids match words that share the same beginning sound! Children just “grab” fun picture balls and drop them into the correct spots on the board. For ages 4-7 years. Plus, check out the other Lakeshore Learning Materials apps: Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe Interactive Game and Letter of the Day Interactive Activities.
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Phonics:
ABC Alphabet Phonics
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-alphabet-phonics-preschool/id415071093?mt=8
Description
Grasshopper Apps = Top Educational Apps for Kids :-) Warning: Your child will keep begging for your iPhone or iPad after they try this app. Photo Touch is an exciting educational game that helps your child rapidly learn the ABC by sight, sound, and touch. The interface is so easy to use that even a 9 month old baby will delight in using this app. Ideal for ages 0 to 6.
ABC Phonics Rocks
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-phonics-rocks!-free-for/id384319421?mt=8
Description
An excellent introduction to phonics. If you (the parent) are familiar with Phonics, you will immediately appreciate the way the app teaches phonics. Letter section: introduces the phonetic sound of each letter and builds the foundation. Words section: teaches the child how to sound out a word to spell it. It presents words from common word families and says out the phonetic sound of each letter when building the word. Correct answer would make the word rock to fun music.
Letter of the Day
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-day-interactive-activities/id465471248?mt=8
Description
Kids explore the whole alphabet—from every angle! Animated lessons cover letter formation, letter sounds and more. For ages 4-6 years. Plus, check out the other Lakeshore Learning Materials apps: Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe Interactive Game and Beginning Sounds Interactive Game.
Letters Peek Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-peek-lite-free-abc/id329748208?mt=8
Description
Letter Peek Lite is a fun interactive way to teach your toddler their ABCs.
Abc Pocket Phonics Lite: letter sounds & writing + first words
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-pocketphonics-lite-letter/id302689971?mt=8
Description
THREE-APPS-IN-ONE Uniquely, the full version of abc PocketPhonics combines in one app: ✔ Letter sounds ✔ Letter writing ✔ 170 first words
Phonics Genius
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonics-genius/id461659980?mt=8
Description
This app is awesome to teach phonic awareness! One of the best ways to rapidly learn how to speak, read, and recognize words is through phonic awareness. This app is specifically designed to help students recognize and distinguish words by sounds. This app is loaded with content. We are talking over 6,000 professionally recorded words carefully grouped into 225 categories by phonics.
Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonics-tic-tac-toe-interactive/id465184366?mt=8
Description
Children build language skills in a fast-paced game of tic-tac-toe! Fun, interactive game explores vowel sounds, syllables and more. For ages 6-8 years. Plus, check out the other Lakeshore Learning Materials apps: Letter of the Day Interactive Activities and Beginning Sounds Interactive Game.
Phonics Vowels
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonics-vowels-short-vowels/id453633094?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
Description
Learn phonics vowel sounds, and letter combinations with this fun kids' game. Knowing vowel letters and their sounds is an important step in learning to read.
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Letter Recognition:
Alphabet Tracing
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-tracer-letters-numbers/id390334124?mt=8
Description
ABC Tracer: 1) Animates and shows how to write the letters with strokes in the right order on the traditional red-blue guidelines. 2) Provides fun feedback of right and wrong strokes. 3) Has a lot of re-inforcing fun activities - Touching the image below the alphabet animates it - Pop the 26 alphabets arranged randomly, in alphabetical order. - ABC Song with animated alphabets - Find the picture that starts with a given letter - Also includes numbers and words.
Alphabet Freeze Tag
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alphabet-freeze-tag-3-in-1/id409540809?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Description
MASTER THE ALPHABET! FUN and EFFECTIVE. Designed by teachers and child development professionals. Colorful animation, Fun sound effects, classical music specifically re-mixed for children--Including Beethoven, Schubert, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and Rossini! Captivating visual and audio feedback And much MORE! Learning the alphabet was never so easy or so fun!
Redfish Alphabet
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/redfish-alphabet-4-kids/id365894053?mt=8
Description
Let your children PLAY & LEARN with RedFish, a chock-full of creative exercises, learning activities, and open-ended play. With the Alphabet, letters and words have never been so fun! The app is a complete spoken alphabet, with an interactive surprise behind each letter to make meaningful and lasting connections.
Dot to Dot Numbers and Letters Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dottodot-numbers-letters-lite/id333210438?mt=8
Description
In this lite version, you can chose for younger kids to practise counting “1,2,3...” or older kids to practise “9, 18, 27...”. A four-year-old can practise counting “1,2,3...” on a simplified set of dot-to-dot puzzles designed for younger fingers. If they touch the right dot, the app says the number. If they touch the wrong dot, the dot wriggles to let them know and the correct dot draws attention to itself. Their exploratory play teaches them the correct order and they begin to associate the spoken number with its written form. As they complete each puzzle the app celebrates their success.
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Sight Words:
Futuba
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-games-for-kids-futaba/id426517722?mt=8
Description
If you're looking for a fantastic multiplayer game AND a fun way to help children learn new words, look no further.... Futaba is a 4 player game designed for kids. This outrageously fun word quiz game can be used at home or in the classroom as a entertaining way to build language skills. **** DESIGN YOUR OWN GAMES **** It's perfect for children 4-8 and is ideal for supporting class room activities of all types (or just as fun to play at home!). Futaba is a great way to learn a 2nd language learner or you could even use it in your history class. The idea is simple; Each player takes a seat around the iPad and taps in to start. The game begins as images zoom into the playing area. The first player to match the word to the image scores a point. Win 3 rounds and you'll be awarded a giant (but very friendly) seedling
Pocket Wally Sight Words
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id333215699
Sight Words List – Learn to Read Flash Cards & Games
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sight-words-list-learn-to/id445708245?mt=8
Description
Help Your Child Learn to Read Sight Words, also known as the Dolch List are an integral part in learning how to read. The Dolch Word list contains 315 words that are broken down into appropriate age groups. It is important for young readers to be able to instantly recognize these high frequency words in order to be proficient and fluent readers.
I Can Read +
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id475183162
Description
When learning to read children can help improve fluency by sight reading the most common words. I Can Read+ helps parents to teach their children these important words. Designed and endorsed by educational professionals I Can Read+ is the No.1 reading app.
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Spelling:
3d Words
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-magic-words-free/id405802712?mt=8
Description
Conjure up some fun with 3D Magic Words! Reveal all the words that you can before time runs out. There are two modes of play, thousands of levels, time bonuses, and hints. Who will levitate to the top of the scoreboard? Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, you won't want to miss this addicting word game!
Bubble Spell
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id476527756
Description
Break bubbles, free letters, spell out words. Just that simple! Learn the word with the picture, spell it. Bubble spelling wanted to add some fun elements in learning the new words. Some hightlights: - 300 words and pictures - 3 different levels of challenge.
My Spelling Test Free
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-spelling-test-free/id426041393?mt=8
Description
WHY MY SPELLING TEST IS BETTER THAN OTHER SPELLING APPS * Practice the same words you get in homework. It's like creating your own spelling bee. With My Spelling Test, you create the test and decide which words to add.
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Writing:
Puppet Pal
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8
Description
Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time! Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. This app is as fun as your own creativity. Act out a story of Pirates on the high seas, fight as scary monsters, or play the part of a Wild West bandit on the loose. You can even combine any characters however you want!
Poetry Creator
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/poetry-creator-verses-poets/id371925480?mt=8
Description
Ever wonder what it would be like to mash-up a Shakespeare poem with a Hip Hop Song? Verses is a new iPhone and iPad app that puts a fresh spin on a cherished classic: refrigerator magnet poetry. We built this app to set your creativity ablaze with Verses's limitless word mixing possibilities that allow you to become a kind of dictionary DJ. After creating a poem out of your own personal mix of dictionaries, you can send your creation to friends via email or publish it in your Facebook photo album!
Story Kit
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8
Description
Create an electronic storybook. Make use of the little gaps in life - on the sofa after dinner, in the back seat of the car, or on a train - to do something creative together.
Toontastic
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8
Description
Lights, Camera, Play! Toontastic is a Creative Learning tool that empowers kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons through imaginative play. Making cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show - simply press the record button, move your characters onscreen, and tell your stories through play! Once you’re done, Toontastic will play back your animation and voice as a cartoon for you to share with friends and family around the world.
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Ebooks:
Jack and the Beanstalk
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jack-beanstalk-by-mindshapes/id448670529?mt=8
Description
Jack and the Beanstalk by Mindshapes is the first of a new range of products designed for the iPad that unleashes its potential to become an educational toy. Each page of this app is highly immersive, with tasks that kids can complete to progress the story, including: * Swiping and tapping the cloud to generate rain in order to see the beanstalk grow overnight * Gathering the plates into the sink to create bubbles that can then be popped with a screen tap The classic fairy tale is re-interpreted through beautifully crafted animation, injected with cheeky humour and produced by Mindshapes’ award-winning design and animation team.
Booksy Learn to Read Platform for K-2
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/booksy-learn-to-read-platform/id454984042?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Description
Booksy is a learning-to-read platform for young kids. It is designed from the ground up to help young children, Pre-K through 2nd grade, practice and develop their reading skills. This edition comes with two FREE books. Booksy is at its heart a library of age appropriate level-readers We believe kids WANT to read when to give them fascinating and interesting books. That is why we partnered with experts to create books on topics kids will love. They will not only dive into reading, but with our nonfiction series also learn.
iReading Stories Collection 1 Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id374233171?mt=8
Description
Exquisite pictures, vivid narration as well as animation and interactive features bring you and your children wonderful stories and a brand new reading experience. We have carefully selected various stories, including well-known classic fairy tales and new original stories, to give you many options to find the ones you love. Additionally, we will continuously update the books on our online bookshelf, so that you can read our illustrated stories at any time. AppleTreeBooks™ will enables you to experience a new kind of reading and the fun that comes along with it.
Millie Was Here Book 1: Meet Millie
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/millie-was-here-book-1-meet/id452174851?mt=8
Description
Get ready to steer the action, reveal surprises, play games, and collect stickers along the way in this hilarious book app—the first in the Millie Was HereTM series. YOU'LL HOWL WITH LAUGHTER Meet Millie, the adorable but mischievous mutt who turns real life into a real adventure. Tap and swipe each page to discover why Millie is such a special dog. Her silly "super powers," her outrageous "special diet," and her wacky “disguises" are all revealed in this full-featured mini book.
Rueben’s Rainbow
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id369567439
Toy Story
http://itunes.apple.com/app/toy-story-read-along/id364376920?mt=8
Description
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND! Toy Story takes you on the adventure of a lifetime: A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace.
The Ugly Duckling
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-ugly-duckling-storychimes/id416627236?mt=8
Description
The Ugly Duckling is the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale about a bird born into the wrong family. As a young duckling, the bird was not very attractive or liked very much. He was picked on and teased on by everyone he met. Ultimately, the bird runs away from his mother and home seeking a more friendly place to be. Across many adventures, he does end up finding his friendly place and grows into the most beautiful swan.
The Wind and the Rain
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/interactive-story-book-the/id418273136?mt=8
Grammar Jammers
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-jammers-primary-edition/id386384446?mt=8
Description
Grammar Jammers Primary Edition, Grades K-5 Catchy animated songs and rhymes make English language arts exciting! Grammar Jammers animations will have you tapping your toes to the beat while learning grammar usage and mechanics. Each animation unlocks a quiz. Answer all the quiz questions for all the Grammar Jammers topics and unlock an interactive reward.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Language/Vocabulary:
Bluster
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bluster!/id416160693?mt=8
Description
Breeze through vocabulary building with Bluster! This word matching game develops vocabulary and word understanding for school-aged children, or anyone brave enough to battle the elements. Shine bright in single-player mode as you learn and practice important word skills. Match rhyming words, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms, homophones, adjectives, and more. Collaborate with a friend in team mode. The multi-touch iPad screen allows both players to play simultaneously, so you can work together to weather the vocabulary storm. Switch to versus mode and play head-to-head for the ultimate test of your lightning quickness. Disrupt your opponent with weather attacks like tornadoes and blizzards - it’s thunderous fun and just might give you the edge you need to reign supreme!
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phonological Awareness:
Rhyming Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-phonics-rhyming-words/id437201718?mt=8
Description
A fun game for young children to learn and practice phonics by finding pairs of matching words.
Beginning Sounds Interactive Game
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beginning-sounds-interactive/id465479183
Description
Kids match words that share the same beginning sound! Children just “grab” fun picture balls and drop them into the correct spots on the board. For ages 4-7 years. Plus, check out the other Lakeshore Learning Materials apps: Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe Interactive Game and Letter of the Day Interactive Activities.
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Phonics:
ABC Alphabet Phonics
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-alphabet-phonics-preschool/id415071093?mt=8
Description
Grasshopper Apps = Top Educational Apps for Kids :-) Warning: Your child will keep begging for your iPhone or iPad after they try this app. Photo Touch is an exciting educational game that helps your child rapidly learn the ABC by sight, sound, and touch. The interface is so easy to use that even a 9 month old baby will delight in using this app. Ideal for ages 0 to 6.
ABC Phonics Rocks
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-phonics-rocks!-free-for/id384319421?mt=8
Description
An excellent introduction to phonics. If you (the parent) are familiar with Phonics, you will immediately appreciate the way the app teaches phonics. Letter section: introduces the phonetic sound of each letter and builds the foundation. Words section: teaches the child how to sound out a word to spell it. It presents words from common word families and says out the phonetic sound of each letter when building the word. Correct answer would make the word rock to fun music.
Letter of the Day
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-day-interactive-activities/id465471248?mt=8
Description
Kids explore the whole alphabet—from every angle! Animated lessons cover letter formation, letter sounds and more. For ages 4-6 years. Plus, check out the other Lakeshore Learning Materials apps: Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe Interactive Game and Beginning Sounds Interactive Game.
Letters Peek Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-peek-lite-free-abc/id329748208?mt=8
Description
Letter Peek Lite is a fun interactive way to teach your toddler their ABCs.
Abc Pocket Phonics Lite: letter sounds & writing + first words
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-pocketphonics-lite-letter/id302689971?mt=8
Description
THREE-APPS-IN-ONE Uniquely, the full version of abc PocketPhonics combines in one app: ✔ Letter sounds ✔ Letter writing ✔ 170 first words
Phonics Genius
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonics-genius/id461659980?mt=8
Description
This app is awesome to teach phonic awareness! One of the best ways to rapidly learn how to speak, read, and recognize words is through phonic awareness. This app is specifically designed to help students recognize and distinguish words by sounds. This app is loaded with content. We are talking over 6,000 professionally recorded words carefully grouped into 225 categories by phonics.
Phonics Tic-Tac-Toe
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonics-tic-tac-toe-interactive/id465184366?mt=8
Description
Children build language skills in a fast-paced game of tic-tac-toe! Fun, interactive game explores vowel sounds, syllables and more. For ages 6-8 years. Plus, check out the other Lakeshore Learning Materials apps: Letter of the Day Interactive Activities and Beginning Sounds Interactive Game.
Phonics Vowels
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phonics-vowels-short-vowels/id453633094?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
Description
Learn phonics vowel sounds, and letter combinations with this fun kids' game. Knowing vowel letters and their sounds is an important step in learning to read.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Letter Recognition:
Alphabet Tracing
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-tracer-letters-numbers/id390334124?mt=8
Description
ABC Tracer: 1) Animates and shows how to write the letters with strokes in the right order on the traditional red-blue guidelines. 2) Provides fun feedback of right and wrong strokes. 3) Has a lot of re-inforcing fun activities - Touching the image below the alphabet animates it - Pop the 26 alphabets arranged randomly, in alphabetical order. - ABC Song with animated alphabets - Find the picture that starts with a given letter - Also includes numbers and words.
Alphabet Freeze Tag
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alphabet-freeze-tag-3-in-1/id409540809?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Description
MASTER THE ALPHABET! FUN and EFFECTIVE. Designed by teachers and child development professionals. Colorful animation, Fun sound effects, classical music specifically re-mixed for children--Including Beethoven, Schubert, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and Rossini! Captivating visual and audio feedback And much MORE! Learning the alphabet was never so easy or so fun!
Redfish Alphabet
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/redfish-alphabet-4-kids/id365894053?mt=8
Description
Let your children PLAY & LEARN with RedFish, a chock-full of creative exercises, learning activities, and open-ended play. With the Alphabet, letters and words have never been so fun! The app is a complete spoken alphabet, with an interactive surprise behind each letter to make meaningful and lasting connections.
Dot to Dot Numbers and Letters Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dottodot-numbers-letters-lite/id333210438?mt=8
Description
In this lite version, you can chose for younger kids to practise counting “1,2,3...” or older kids to practise “9, 18, 27...”. A four-year-old can practise counting “1,2,3...” on a simplified set of dot-to-dot puzzles designed for younger fingers. If they touch the right dot, the app says the number. If they touch the wrong dot, the dot wriggles to let them know and the correct dot draws attention to itself. Their exploratory play teaches them the correct order and they begin to associate the spoken number with its written form. As they complete each puzzle the app celebrates their success.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sight Words:
Futuba
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-games-for-kids-futaba/id426517722?mt=8
Description
If you're looking for a fantastic multiplayer game AND a fun way to help children learn new words, look no further.... Futaba is a 4 player game designed for kids. This outrageously fun word quiz game can be used at home or in the classroom as a entertaining way to build language skills. **** DESIGN YOUR OWN GAMES **** It's perfect for children 4-8 and is ideal for supporting class room activities of all types (or just as fun to play at home!). Futaba is a great way to learn a 2nd language learner or you could even use it in your history class. The idea is simple; Each player takes a seat around the iPad and taps in to start. The game begins as images zoom into the playing area. The first player to match the word to the image scores a point. Win 3 rounds and you'll be awarded a giant (but very friendly) seedling
Pocket Wally Sight Words
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id333215699
Sight Words List – Learn to Read Flash Cards & Games
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sight-words-list-learn-to/id445708245?mt=8
Description
Help Your Child Learn to Read Sight Words, also known as the Dolch List are an integral part in learning how to read. The Dolch Word list contains 315 words that are broken down into appropriate age groups. It is important for young readers to be able to instantly recognize these high frequency words in order to be proficient and fluent readers.
I Can Read +
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id475183162
Description
When learning to read children can help improve fluency by sight reading the most common words. I Can Read+ helps parents to teach their children these important words. Designed and endorsed by educational professionals I Can Read+ is the No.1 reading app.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Spelling:
3d Words
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-magic-words-free/id405802712?mt=8
Description
Conjure up some fun with 3D Magic Words! Reveal all the words that you can before time runs out. There are two modes of play, thousands of levels, time bonuses, and hints. Who will levitate to the top of the scoreboard? Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, you won't want to miss this addicting word game!
Bubble Spell
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id476527756
Description
Break bubbles, free letters, spell out words. Just that simple! Learn the word with the picture, spell it. Bubble spelling wanted to add some fun elements in learning the new words. Some hightlights: - 300 words and pictures - 3 different levels of challenge.
My Spelling Test Free
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-spelling-test-free/id426041393?mt=8
Description
WHY MY SPELLING TEST IS BETTER THAN OTHER SPELLING APPS * Practice the same words you get in homework. It's like creating your own spelling bee. With My Spelling Test, you create the test and decide which words to add.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Writing:
Puppet Pal
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8
Description
Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time! Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. This app is as fun as your own creativity. Act out a story of Pirates on the high seas, fight as scary monsters, or play the part of a Wild West bandit on the loose. You can even combine any characters however you want!
Poetry Creator
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/poetry-creator-verses-poets/id371925480?mt=8
Description
Ever wonder what it would be like to mash-up a Shakespeare poem with a Hip Hop Song? Verses is a new iPhone and iPad app that puts a fresh spin on a cherished classic: refrigerator magnet poetry. We built this app to set your creativity ablaze with Verses's limitless word mixing possibilities that allow you to become a kind of dictionary DJ. After creating a poem out of your own personal mix of dictionaries, you can send your creation to friends via email or publish it in your Facebook photo album!
Story Kit
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8
Description
Create an electronic storybook. Make use of the little gaps in life - on the sofa after dinner, in the back seat of the car, or on a train - to do something creative together.
Toontastic
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontastic/id404693282?mt=8
Description
Lights, Camera, Play! Toontastic is a Creative Learning tool that empowers kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons through imaginative play. Making cartoons with Toontastic is as easy as putting on a puppet show - simply press the record button, move your characters onscreen, and tell your stories through play! Once you’re done, Toontastic will play back your animation and voice as a cartoon for you to share with friends and family around the world.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ebooks:
Jack and the Beanstalk
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jack-beanstalk-by-mindshapes/id448670529?mt=8
Description
Jack and the Beanstalk by Mindshapes is the first of a new range of products designed for the iPad that unleashes its potential to become an educational toy. Each page of this app is highly immersive, with tasks that kids can complete to progress the story, including: * Swiping and tapping the cloud to generate rain in order to see the beanstalk grow overnight * Gathering the plates into the sink to create bubbles that can then be popped with a screen tap The classic fairy tale is re-interpreted through beautifully crafted animation, injected with cheeky humour and produced by Mindshapes’ award-winning design and animation team.
Booksy Learn to Read Platform for K-2
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/booksy-learn-to-read-platform/id454984042?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Description
Booksy is a learning-to-read platform for young kids. It is designed from the ground up to help young children, Pre-K through 2nd grade, practice and develop their reading skills. This edition comes with two FREE books. Booksy is at its heart a library of age appropriate level-readers We believe kids WANT to read when to give them fascinating and interesting books. That is why we partnered with experts to create books on topics kids will love. They will not only dive into reading, but with our nonfiction series also learn.
iReading Stories Collection 1 Lite
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id374233171?mt=8
Description
Exquisite pictures, vivid narration as well as animation and interactive features bring you and your children wonderful stories and a brand new reading experience. We have carefully selected various stories, including well-known classic fairy tales and new original stories, to give you many options to find the ones you love. Additionally, we will continuously update the books on our online bookshelf, so that you can read our illustrated stories at any time. AppleTreeBooks™ will enables you to experience a new kind of reading and the fun that comes along with it.
Millie Was Here Book 1: Meet Millie
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/millie-was-here-book-1-meet/id452174851?mt=8
Description
Get ready to steer the action, reveal surprises, play games, and collect stickers along the way in this hilarious book app—the first in the Millie Was HereTM series. YOU'LL HOWL WITH LAUGHTER Meet Millie, the adorable but mischievous mutt who turns real life into a real adventure. Tap and swipe each page to discover why Millie is such a special dog. Her silly "super powers," her outrageous "special diet," and her wacky “disguises" are all revealed in this full-featured mini book.
Rueben’s Rainbow
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id369567439
Toy Story
http://itunes.apple.com/app/toy-story-read-along/id364376920?mt=8
Description
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND! Toy Story takes you on the adventure of a lifetime: A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace.
The Ugly Duckling
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-ugly-duckling-storychimes/id416627236?mt=8
Description
The Ugly Duckling is the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale about a bird born into the wrong family. As a young duckling, the bird was not very attractive or liked very much. He was picked on and teased on by everyone he met. Ultimately, the bird runs away from his mother and home seeking a more friendly place to be. Across many adventures, he does end up finding his friendly place and grows into the most beautiful swan.
The Wind and the Rain
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/interactive-story-book-the/id418273136?mt=8