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Top Apps and Beyond
Kristi WattersKindergarten Teacher
Center Grove Elementary SchoolGreenwood, Indiana
iPads in a Primary Classroom
Martha AndersenKindergarten Teacher
Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolGreenwood, Indiana
Top Apps There are a lot of apps out there! The
problem is finding the best and what meets the needs of your students.
Apps reinforce skills previously taught Apps offer differentiation for students
at all levels Students are engaged and excited to
practice skills using their iPads. Don’t forget there are more ways to
use the iPad besides just apps
Language appsLittle Sky WritersLetter of the DaySound SortingiWrite WordsPhototouch Sight WordsLearning A –ZSmarty Pants SchoolABC Magic seriesRocket SpellerMontessori CrosswordsWord BallLetter DetectiveSentence MagicRead on SightHowie Finding Vowel
Math appsTally TotsMontessori NumbersPhototouch ConceptsKids Numbers and MathButterfly MathMath Bingo Games – A Racing Game for KidsAddition and Subtraction for KidsKindergarten Math Drills
General Ed appsTeach Me KindergartenTeach Me First GradeStory WheelWriting PadScribble PressKindergarten 21 in 1 PackLittle Solver – Preschool LogicCorkulous
Click icon to add picture
Just for Fun appsDoodle Buddy – more than just fun!ToontasticPocket ZooDr. Seuss BandLoraxLego Kid BlocksPBS KidsGoogle Earth
And Beyond Shape Hunt – use camera to take photos of shapes in
the environment Noun/verb Hunt – same as above. Students followed
a checklist and performed the verbs while recording as video
Tree Journal – documented the changes in a tree throughout the year with photos
Animal Research – QR codes/webcams Zoo Book – used Pocket Zoo to research an animal
and used Doodle Buddy to draw a picture of the animal. Teacher
assembled the drawings into a class book.
And Beyond Alphabet Video Where Do We Live? –Google Earth Video Recording (student reading) Gingerbread Hunt Skype Email Apple TV QR Codes Create web link shortcuts
Brainpop, Big Universe,
App Databases
AppShopper KinderTown Apps Gone Free
SmartApps for Kids
Appsmitten Appolicious iPad
Education Apps Appitic Teacher Hub
APPS WEBSITES
Tips and Tricks• Specify rules from the
beginning• Students and parents must
sign contract• Make iPads easily accessible
– this is a gradual process • Scavenger Hunt for learning
the basic use of the iPad• Recharge weekly• Installation of apps• Share your apps with parents• Update apps every 2 weeks• Search under App store to
see what has been purchased• Deleting apps• Beware of the free (lite)
versions. You don’t always get the extra features.
QR Code Activity Make sure you have a scanner such as
Best Barcode Scanner or I-nigma on student iPads
Find a website you wish your students to link to or paste a photo of an app.
Create the scanner code using www.qrcodekaywa.com and print this out. You will copy and paste a web address into the code maker.
Students bring up the scanner on their iPads to scan the code. It will automatically take the student to the website you have entered.