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The Best Educational Apps for Kids

Educational apps can be a really easy way to sneak in some extra learning. My kids tend to prefer playing a math game over doing a math worksheet just about any day. Here are some of my family's favorite educational apps for kids, organized by subject:


The best educational apps for kids organized by subject


*Most of these links take you to the Google Play Store, but the majority of them are also available for Apple devices. 

Preschool

-Starfall: Starfall has been a favorite in our homeschool for many years now. I put it in both the preschool and general education sections because it covers a wide range of subjects for preschool through about 3rd grade. It offers math games, a virtual library, lots of reading games, and more.

-Noggin: Noggin has lots of educational games featuring your children's favorite TV show characters.

-ABC Mouse: ABC Mouse has lots of math and reading activities and games designed specifically for preschoolers and kindergarteners.

-ABC Kids- Tracing & Phonics ABC Kids has games that focus on letter recognition and phonics.

-123 Numbers- Count & Tracing: 123 Numbers has games that focus on counting and number recognition.


Science

-Merlin Bird ID: The Merlin app from the Cornell Lab is wonderful for identifying birds. It's really easy to use and we've found it to be an incredibly valuable resource.

-Seek by iNaturalist: Seek is an awesome app that we use constantly. It's for identifying plants, animals, and fungi. You upload a picture or pictures of the organism you are trying to identify, enter the location you found it, and then it gives you the most likely candidates.

-SkyView: SkyView helps you find and identify constellations and other celestial objects.


Math

-Number Run: Number Run is a math game that covers addition through division.

-Math Kids- Add, Subtract, Count: Math Kids has games for practicing counting, adding, and subtracting skills. 

-Photomath: Photomath is a really cool app for helping you solve math problems. Just snap a photo of the equation your working on and it will show you how to solve it.

-Monster Math 2: Monster Math offers math games for grades K-5 and includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.

-Geometry Pad: Geometry Pad is a pretty awesome app! It's an interactive workbook that can be used to make, manipulate, and measure geometric shapes.


Reading

-Reading IQ: I love the Reading IQ app. It's a huge digital children's library. It has loads of awesome books, and some books have a read aloud option.

-Hooked on Phonics: The Hooked on Phonics app has games and books that focus on letter sounds, phonetic awareness, and early reading skills.

-Epic- Kids' Books and Educational Reading Library: Epic is another awesome digital children's library.


Foreign Language

-Duolingo: Duolingo is a foreign language app that offers 19 different languages. It's really user friendly and works well for both children and adults. 

-Babble: Babble is another foreign language app with 14 different languages including Spanish, French, German, Danish, Indonesian, Russian, and Turkish.


General Education 

-Khan Academy: Kahn Academy is a free app with lessons on a variety of subjects for kids in 1st grade through high school and beyond.

-Khan Academy Kids: Kahn Academy Kids offers educational games and activities for kids ages 2 through 7.

-Starfall: Starfall is a fun app with loads of educational games, activities, and virtual books for kids in preschool through about 3rd grade. 


Do you have any educational apps that you love and think I should add to the list? Tell me about it in the comments section!


If you enjoyed this post check out:

-The Ultimate List of Educational YouTube Channels for Kids

-My Favorite Online Homeschool Resources


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  1. MelissaJuly 13, 2021 at 8:05 AM

    Wow! This is a fantastic list! Thanks for sharing. We also enjoy Freckle.com and Leap Frog Academy for our young boys.

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  2. Jen Dodrill @ History at HomeJuly 13, 2021 at 8:23 AM

    Awesome resources! Thanks so much for putting them together like this!

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