Parental Support – Apps

As children get more and more comfortable with modern technology and learn to use touch screens from a very early age, tablet computing is playing a more important role in education. There are some fantastic apps on the market across Android, Apple and other platforms.

Below is a list of some apps used to aid children’s learning. Most of them are free and some are available for a (usually very reasonable) cost. There may be some apps that are unavailable on certain platform (eg iPhone, not iPad).

HELP! IF YOU KNOW OF A FANTASTIC APP IN ANY SUBJECT, PLEASE LET THE SCHOOL OFFICE KNOW AND WE CAN LOOK INTO GETTING THEM IN SCHOOL.

Maths

TT Rockstars – our whole school tool to improve times table knowledge. Set by the children’s teachers, this helps children get motivated to practise tables.

 

10 Minutes a Day Tables – Brilliant game practicing all tables and beating a best time. Practise in order, mixed order and with missing numbers.

 

QuickMath – great maths game to practise mental skills with the 4 mathematical operations

 

 

PopMath – practise addition, multiplication and subtraction by bursting balloons

 

Primary Apps (Vol1, 2) for iPad – (£5.99 for a collection) – Lots of excellent maths games testing many areas of maths. Suitable for all ages as very easy to change the difficulty.

Literacy

Dyslexia Quest – A really fun game to aid spelling. Not just for children with dyslexia but fun for all.

 

Phonics Play – Lots of fun phonics games to aid spelling. Similar to the popular website

 

Abc pocket phonics – letters and sounds

Dictionary.com – great dictionary and thesaurus app

Computing

Scratch Jnr – An introduction to coding – program using simple instructions. Download the PC version ‘Scratch’ to move onto more complex coding

Bee Bot – Linked to maths – instruct a bee around a garden using simple instructions.

 

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