Writerdaddy Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Hi there, I don't have the money yet for the ipad, but am starting to collect apps before my kids open the ipad box and want to play mind numbing games right away, which I will remove first and replace with learning games. Right now I have dragonbox, simplex spelling phonics, and the HOE intro app. I also want a fraction game that is not fraction monkeys and which I saw discussed here, and I am not sure if simplex spelling is the same speller that is kind of AAS-like which was also discussed here on the forum. What else do you recommend? My kids read words okay and are at least 3rd grade math level: simple computation equations are not wanted and my kids are forever more forbidden to learn sight words as far as basic reading goes. I think I want to hold off on interactive books because I fear it might make regular books seem boring, or would it be the reverse, a good intro for the reluctant reader? Edited August 13, 2012 by Writerdaddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 FYI...the iPad doesn't come with a single game on it :)....completely up to you to add those....so no mind-numbing games to remove :)......no advise on good Apps though.....there's a ton out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Logic Games: Chocolate Fix Brain Games 3 in 1 Puzzle Quizzes RPS Rumble Master Minesweeper Sudoku Supremo Trainyard Express The Lorax HD Save the Pencil Power of Logic HD Guess the Character Mancala Kalah Fantastic 4 in a Row Triple Town Visual Spatial Games: Trizen Free Zentomino Tangrams iCut Cross Fingers Unblock Me Sliding Tiles Random Factor Mahjong Math Games: Any by Tap to Learn Any by Everyday Mathematics Any by Motion Math Math Evolve Conundra Math Save the Sushi Rocket Math Sushi Monster Science: iCell iBird Audubon Birds 3D Sun 3D Brain Fotopedia Wild Friends Cargo-Bot Solar Walk History/Geography: Presidents vs. Aliens Stack the States Stack the Countries Other: Brain Pop Kahn Academy ShowMe Notability Art Authority Faces I Make Paint with Time Auryn Ink How to Make Origami Draw Dinosaurs (People, Animals) Pluto Piano Cut the Rope Star Cut Drop the Chicken Silly Owls Fotopedia apps Mini Alphabet (Animals, Music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Oh, I love Rosie's list. Will be checking those out soon! Not a game, but we love the Magic of Reality e-book app, the one by Richard Dawkins. You can see a short video about it on Amazon. We love the audiobook, and I thought we were missing out on a lot by not having the print version. The ebook is fabulous - interactive, and has some nice animated illustrations. I am app shopping this week with a gift card, so will be keeping an eye on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Numbers League is another math one we like. And I like Math Board for straight math drills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 what on earth? I hit 'new thread' - did not mean for anything to post here. Sorry about that. :001_huh: Weird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Thanks for the list, Rosie! I will check those out for my boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Writerdaddy Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 yes, thanks for the list! It's got quite a lot and it all seems great. How about Language Arts? My kids hate doing reading comprehension exercises on the computer and would probably hate it on the ipad as well, but anything innovative for the older crowd? (like, 8, already reading fluently and spelling multi-syllable words?) Maybe advanced spelling or verbal logic, or something? I know Marie's Words has an app but those words are a bit more SAT-like IMO thanks again! ps. one piece of bad news: turns out there is a "game center" on the ipad screen that you cannot delete because it is part of the OS-- maybe that's new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Game Center is just a social gaming thing. We've had our iPad 2 since it came out and have never even launched Game Center. You need your Apple ID to even access it so it should be a non issue for your kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 My girls are obsessed with Nova Science. We have many of the other ed apps mentioned. No mindless games. We're boring. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islanbonita1015 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Love the suggestions on here too especially Rosie's list. I am in the market for apps too so this is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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