pinkmint Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 A friend of ours from church gave us his old ipdad mini. It seems to work great, but we are totally out of the loop with Apple products (we have none, lol). DH downloaded a game last night for the kids, but what are your best recommendations for using an ipad for children 5 - 7 years old in a homeschool context? Btw I am all for entertainment value too as long as it's not educationally worthless. Quote
maize Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Get the Dragon Box math apps--they have algebra and geometry apps. Quote
HomeAgain Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 We rotate through apps. So far, these are some of our favorites: Dragon Box Duolingo Archimedes' Roost (kindergarten math) Where's My Water? (logic game) We also like to use it for pdfs (teacher's manuals) and downloading books from Project Gutenberg. Definitely restrict in-app purchases. Some games can be pretty tricky for kids to navigate and they may end up buying something. Heck, I almost did last night in the silly game I was playing. I was clumsy and didn't x out of the ad, and it tried to make a purchase. Quote
Guest Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Stack the states and stack the countries. Oh! Frontier heroes, too. and chess. But we use our tablet for pdfs, audiobooks (download the librivox app. Feezy free), books and internet, mostly. Oh! See if mystery science is still free for the year (I think its free through jan). Quote
kalusignan Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 Educational apps: Starfall; Teach Me; Wet, Dry, Try (HWoT), and KidCalc Audiobooks: using Audible Reading books: using the kindle app. Listening to podcasts Youtube: I make an educational playlist that I play for them occasionally. I change out videos periodically. Worksheets: I've put worksheets on there using dropbox and notability apps (not a huge fan of this unless I have to) FaceTime with grandparents Quote
TX Native Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Watch YouTube videos (especially folk songs, fun facts songs, and kids' science videos at that age), look up definitions, Wikipedia app, save artist images in an album on the photo app, download free phonics or readers as needed, use a note app like Evernote (free) or Notability (small cost) for planning or record keeping, Calendar app to keep up with field trips or extracurriculars, download the kindle app for any free kindle books, audiobook app to listen to free Librivox children books, something like Pinterest app to pin educational websites, Duolingo app for foreign language practice, Google Earth app, Khan academy app for math videos, ask Siri random school related questions, use text to speech function with books, calculator, take pictures of projects, math games, Sudoku puzzles, download PDFs of lesson plans that are available in PDFs format, borrow e-books through the library, and I am certain I am missing something. Edited January 18, 2016 by TX native Quote
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 For the younger end of your age span, we love Endless Alphabet, Endless Numbers, and Endless Word Play. We heavily use the audible app. It's also great for taking pictures of kids at work, kid's work, art, short videos of kids presenting things... My kids love to do stop motion videos with their legos using iStopMotion app We also love the BrainPop app. Quote
Alessandra Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) It is actually a lot of work to find the right apps for your family. I google for sites that recommend and review educational apps and check Apple Store recommendations. It is such an individual choice. For example, I got rid of a lot of 'fun' but gimmicky math apps and then chose two favorites of the drill type. But my choice would not be everyone's choice. Well, we have zillions of math apps, but just a few for math facts. Think about whether you want to leave your kid with Internet access. Some apps require it, most don't. In your settings, you may wish to disable the thing that lets apps see your location. App Shopper is a great app that lets you know when there are price drops/ free on good apps. But beware the junk! If you are unsure about a paid app, Google the name of the app plus you tube. An amazing number of people make videos about their apps. Edited January 18, 2016 by Alessandra Quote
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