As most children are learning through digital devices these days, here are six amazing apps that you can download to teach your kids amazing things and boost their rate of progress. Let’s dive in.
1. Prodigy Math
The first app on the list is Prodigy Math. It’s one of the great tools to help your child learn mathematical concepts through games.
The games have 100 levels, which means they can go all the way up as they make progress. Besides that, the gaming process keeps them engaged and helps them learn new things at the same time.
You can set games according to the grade of your child. So, the level of questions they get will be as difficult as they can solve. Additionally, the app provides hints for tough questions to make your kids feel like they’re winning at it.
If you buy the premium option, you can also track your kids’ progress and understand what concepts they’re finding hard to understand. Eventually, you can provide them the guidance accordingly and increase their speed of learning too. Moreover, the premium option also allows you to get a virtual math tutor for your kids.
Download: Prodigy Math for Android | iOS (Free, in-app purchase available)
2. Spelling Master Game
As the name suggests, this app is designed to help your kids learn to spell. To make learning fun, the app comes with seven games, all focusing on teaching kids to spell different words. You can use this app for children of all ages with different levels of learning.
To check your kids’ progress, you can just go to Stats and see the reports. You can also review the words that your kids played on a certain day, which words they spelled right, and which of them were they having difficulty in learning. Thanks to this feature, you can help them and improve their learning process.
The games also help kids learn homophones (words with similar pronunciation but different spellings and meaning); for instance, their, there; buy, by; write, right; peace, piece, and more.
Moreover, to help them grasp the concepts faster, there are games available like figuring out the wrong spellings, choosing words with correct spellings, multiple-choice words to mark the correct spellings of words, and more.
Download: Spelling Master for Android | iOS (Free, in-app purchases available)
3. LetterSchool - ABC Phonics & Handwriting for Kids
LetterSchool is a great app to teach your children to write. It helps them learn all letters in the alphabet, phonics, and numbers from one to ten. Plus, the app also offers to teach words associated with the letters that your child is learning.
Moreover, there are many games for your toddlers in this app as well, to make learning fun for them too.
Download: LetterSchool for Android | iOS (Free, in-app purchase available)
4. Fairy Tales - Children’s Books, Stories and Games
If your five-year-old loves stories but is bored with the same old ones you narrate every day, then this app is for you. Fairy Tales is actually a reading app for kids with a narrating option. It’s mainly designed to teach your kids how to read with several interactive games, making the reading easier and more fun for them.
It offers a whole collection of books like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Snow Queen, and more to read chapter-wise. You can even download them to view in offline mode. It’s a great feature to keep your kids engaged while traveling.
Besides teaching your kids to read with this app, you can narrate stories to them at bedtime. You can either do it yourself or turn on the professional narrators to make the sleeping ritual easier for your child.
However, there’s just one catch, only one story is available for free. If you need more, you’ll need to buy the app’s subscription. But don’t worry, the app is kid-friendly, which means they cannot make any unintentional purchases.
Download: Fairy Tales for Android | iOS (Free, in-app purchase available)
5. Endless Alphabet
This app is for the kids still learning the alphabet. It also helps them learn new vocabulary. The interactive puzzles make it fun for them. Besides that, there are talking letters and short animations to define different words for your kids.
Your kids can learn up to 100 new words with Endless Alphabet. The top seven puzzles game are free to play, and if you think your child is learning from it, you can make a one-time purchase and unlock the rest of the puzzles available too.
The app is designed with no high score limits to help your child learn at their own pace and with no competition.
Download: Endless Alphabet for Android | iOS (free, in-app purchase available)
6. codeSpark Academy
If you’re a programmer or your kid is so much into computers, this is the app for you! It’s designed to teach your five to ten-year-olds how to code for free. codeSpark Academy teaches them the fundamentals of computer science, the basic programming, and introduces them to the word STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
This app also teaches your kids through puzzles, which are based on problem-solving and logical thinking to help them master sequencing, loops, advanced sequencing, events, and conditionals. It also familiarizes them with the concepts like boolean logic, automation, variables and inequalities, and stacks and queues.
The app allows your kids to use their coding skills to create interactive stories with speech bubbles, music, and drawings. They can also code their own arcade-style games.
As your child progresses, the app makes personalized learning recommendations. You can create up to three children’s profiles on this app. Although, you’ll need to buy the subscription to get new content every month. Plus, it comes with a seven-day free trial that you can cancel anytime. You can use it to test if your kid even likes this app or not.
Download: codeSpark Academy for Android | iOS (Paid)
Make Learning Easier for Your Kids
Learning while playing is the best way to teach your kids. These six apps, operating on a similar entertaining style, can help your child master concepts within days that may take them months to learn the traditional way.
If reading and writing are particular areas you need to focus on, some of the apps we’ve looked at are bound to help. Alternatively, there are plenty of other apps focused on teaching kids how to read and write.
