Our Learning Apps

We regularly use educational ipad apps at school to support our learning.  Here are some of the apps we love to use.  If you have an ipad, ipod touch or iphone, you may like to purchase these apps so your child can use them at home too! 

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Literacy

iWriteWords
Teaches correct letter and number formation.
Teaches both upper and lower case letters.

Reading Raven

Letter Formation.
Matching letter sounds to letters.
Learning to read first words.

This Weeks Words

A great app to support spelling practice.

Alphabet Song

Alphabet Phonics and Order Song.

Word Bingo
Developing instant recognition and recall of sight words.

Sentence Builder

Build sentences that make sense by dragging words and fullstops into the right order.

Numeracy

Wings
Be a bird and fly to the biggest set of objects!  A great app for counting skills and instant recognition of big and small sets (estimation).

Math Bingo

Children have to click on the answer to addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problems. 

Developing basic facts instant recall.  This app can also be found on the web at abcya.com.

Love to Count (by Pirate Trio)

Order and identify Numbers.  

Develop an awareness of fractions and learn early addition skills. 

Other learning apps we love to use 

Sock Puppets

Choose sock puppets, backgrounds and props.

Record your voice and tell a story!

Great for oral language an retelling stories.

Puppet Pals HD

Similar to sock puppets, but the children choose characters instead of puppets. Great for oral story telling, helping children organize their ideas and sequence a story. 

Pic Collage HD

A fun app for sharing experiences. 

Take photos, organize and display them in collages. Add text and stickers.