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Many of our schools are finding that iPad or mini iPads can be used to support learning. Many teachers are discover- ing apps which they can use in the classroom. The apps described here are those which we have used or observed being used in schools. The use of an iPad to motivate reluctant learners is well documented. There is also good evidence which shows apps being used to support learners with diverse addition- al support needs. This issue focuses on the support which apps can give to all learners . There is a universal appeal in using this technology and here we outline good quality apps which can be tapped into. A fuller list of apps can be seen on our website at http://fcis.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk/[email protected]/? OpenItemURL=S086F7FD4 Supporting Learning through ICT Support by Assistive Media Group Inside this issue: Reading 2 Sight Words 6 Phonics 7 Dyslexia Quest 8 ASN Apps 9 Teaching Tools 10 Maths 11 SAM App Directory on Website Teacher ‘tool’ apps included ASD focus intro- duced Many new apps included Issue 2 April 2016

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Many of our schools are finding that iPad or mini iPads can be used to support learning. Many teachers are discover-

ing apps which they can use in the classroom.

The apps described here are those which we have used or

observed being used in schools.

The use of an iPad to motivate reluctant learners is well documented. There is also good evidence which shows apps being used to support learners with diverse addition-

al support needs.

This issue focuses on the support which apps can give to all learners . There is a universal appeal in using this technology and here we outline good quality apps which can be tapped into. A fuller list of apps can be seen on

our website at

http://fcis.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk/[email protected]/?

OpenItemURL=S086F7FD4

Supporting

Learning through

ICT

Support by Assistive Media Group

Inside this issue:

Reading 2

Sight Words 6

Phonics 7

Dyslexia Quest 8

ASN Apps 9

Teaching Tools 10

Maths 11

SAM App Directory on

Website

Teacher ‘tool’

apps included

ASD focus intro-

duced

Many new apps

included

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Keith Gardiner - Reading Compre-

hension Bundle £22.99

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app-bundle/

first-grade-reading-comprehension/

id1020926640?mt=8

This bundle includes Reading Compre-

hension Apps for Guided Reading Lev-

els C to J. They are designed to help

pupils learn to read carefully and accu-

rately answer text-based questions.

These apps were developed by Keith

and Anne Gardner, a mother-son team.

They are dedicated

to creating products

that help to build

strong early litera-

cy skills. A free

sample passage is

available with each level.

Inference Ace Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

inference-ace-reading-comprehension/

id866920724?mt=8

Janine Tool’s Inference Ace helps chil-

dren who have trouble with reading

comprehension. The app builds infer-

ence skills step-by-step, until mastery,

in a fun, game-like environment.

Inference Ace is targeted to children in

who can read the words (decode), but

don't understand

what they read.

The free version of

this app has 4 free

levels for a single

player.

Other apps by this

developer are listed below

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Other Apps by Janine Tool—Bundles Available

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Reading Apps

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/developer/janine-toole/id839832427

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K12 Timed Read-

ing Practice Lite

Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

k12-timed-reading-practice/

id384484818?mt=8

K12 Timed Reading Practice Lite

lets readers practice fluency, the

ability to read smoothly and

quickly.

Features

• 25 short, engaging stories for

young readers

• A variety of fiction and non-

fiction

• Track one reader's stories read,

words per minute, percent above

or below average reading rates,

and what's next on the reading list

• View recommendations for

moving up or down in reading

difficulty based on recorded

Words per Minute scores

Upgrade to the full version of the

app.

Reading Magic 1

https://itunes.apple.com/

gb/app/reading-magic-

learning-to/id416896853?mt=8 ABC Reading Magic gives your

child key reading skills practice.

speaking and listening skills by

recording your own narration and

sound effects - perfect

for storytelling and to hear pro-

gression. Hidden surprises to dis-

cover on every page and a Collins

Big Cat quiz to see what you can

remember. Transfer reading to

writing using Story Creator:

make your own book using pic-

tures, characters and key vocabu-

lary from the sto-

ry, transforming

readers into writ-

ers. There are

eight titles.

These apps are free and have fea-

tures such as: Animated, interac-

tive books that bring the stories to

life. Audio narration, music and

sound effects to aid language

learning – read along with the

narration as the words are high-

lighted. Opportunities to develop

It Was a Cold, Dark Night

In The Garden

The Steam Train

Around the World

My Bike Ride

The Farmer’s Lunch

Playing

At the Dump

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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-it-was-cold/id485308966?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-in-garden/id499208536?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-steam-train/id488140241?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-around-world/id485306015?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-my-bike-ride/id499206187?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-farmers-lunch/id530512217?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-playing-story/id524048013?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/collins-big-cat-at-dump-story/id526977340?mt=8

Black Cat

Story Creator

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Reading Island Adventures

£2.29 each

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/reading-

island-adventures/id805560949?mt=8

Children can learn new reading

skills. Island maps comprise a

total of 75 lessons for ages 6 to 9,

with instruction and practice in

advanced phonics skills, 200

sight words, vocabulary, and

reading comprehension. Map 1 in

the series of Reading Island Ad-

ventures includes 25 lessons and

5 unit reviews, with storybooks

and reward games too! Look for

Maps 2 and 3 in app store.

Skills covered in Map 1 -

Short Vowel Sounds, Consonant

Blends, Digraphs, Plural Suffix-

es, More Suffixes, Silent E

Words, Long A., Long E, Long I,

Long O, Long U, Short and Long

oo, and 60 Sight Words.

5 original storybooks in this unit.

around to build the sentence

themselves. Start with the built-in

sentences, then create your own

sentences, use your own images,

and use your voice to record your

own sentences and words.

Each word can be clicked for the

sound of the word, and words can

be rearranged to make a proper

Sentence Builder – Abitalk

Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

sentence-builder-free-for/

id512928918?mt=8

This sentences app that can be

fully customised with your own

pictures, words and sentences.

Students can move the words

sentence.

The app starts with simple sen-

tences and progresses to more

complex sentences.

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Sentence Builder - Make and read sentences

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tion and KS1) to encourage your

child to practice reading the

words both in, and out of context.

Slide the missing word into place,

collect the gold coins and then

have a smashing time at the end

firing at the words! Watch out for

the shark!

You Can Read! by The Peda-

gogs Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

you-can-read!/id581827775?

mt=8

You Can Read is an app from ed-

ucational company The Peda-

gogs. This app uses all of the es-

sential high frequency key words

(National Curriculum UK, Recep-

More Pirate Journeys Into Reading

Reading Island

Adventures

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Jumbled Sentences

Spy Sam Reading Books

Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/spy-sam

-reading-book-1-big/id644904139?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/spy-sam

-reading-book-2-struggle/id742044672?

mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/spy-

sam-reading-book-3-

into/id905452558?mt=8

Aimed at 5-7 year olds

- Simple vocabulary, using many of the

first 100 words taught in many primary

schools (KS1).

- No more than 8 words per page.

- Interactivity around the words, rather

than the pictures, to concentrate the

child's focus on reading.

- Interactive elements help with sound-

ing out digraphs and split digraphs (eg

'oo' in 'look' and the 'e' in 'bike') - iPad

only

- Buttons and numbers to press to pro-

mote understanding.

- Blue background to improve readabil-

ity for children with dyslexia.

- No swipe to turn page, to reduce acci-

dental page turning and enable flip-book

style changes to images on page.

- Simple colourful drawings.

- No page numbers - so the child is not

put off by how many pages there is left

to read.

- Please note, this app does not read out

the words for the child. It has been de-

signed to be read and enjoyed with an

adult.

- Exciting storyline with multiple cliff-

hangers to motivate the child to continue

reading.

'Jumbled Sentences' se-

ries to improve their sen-

tence reading skills. This

app offers an easy and

interactive way to learn

the word order in a fun

way. 'OK' button allows

you to do self-checking

on your own and get the

correct answer without

anyone's help

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

my-story-storybook-ebook-

maker/id449232368?mt=8

Talking digital books that can be

shared with parents. An ongoing

editable record of pupil work and

outcomes supported by pupil

comments. Easily shared accessi-

ble information for pupils. No in-

app purchases.

My Story Book Creator

School Edition £3.99

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Make your own talking storybook

Spy Sam Stories - Dyslexia Friendly Reading

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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/jumbled-sentences-1/id545928916?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-2/id578138066?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-3/id597850711?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-4/id553418476?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-5/id578138789?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-6/id592656760?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-7/id689861918?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-8/id786079255?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/jumbled-sentences-9/id804545362?mt=8

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Sight Words : Kids Learn

Free (with purchases for extra

word sets)

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/

app/sight-words-kids-learn/

id472910871?mt=8

Kids Learn Sight Words uses

developmentally appropriate ap-

proaches to let the child hear the

words, practice writing the words,

recognise letters, record the

words with playback and use the

words in activities.

It combines fluency, vocabulary,

spelling, and comprehension

practice with entertaining, engag-

ing graphics learning up to 300

all-important sight words. Great

for young learners and older chil-

dren struggling with reading.

This app contains words 1–25 for

free with an option to purchase

additional word packs (26–100,

101–200, 201–300). Each set of

words comes with planned related

activities. Activities change and

progress as the child moves

along:

Word Jigsaw Puzzle Hangman

Word Tic Tac Toe Word Chain

Word Matching Game

Star Speller

Word Search

Settings: To set specific settings

for this app, go to the Apps sec-

tion at the bottom of the iPad’s

settings menu. Touch the Sight

Words app’s icon to open its set-

tings. This will allow you to ei-

ther automatically clear all con-

tent when the

app is closed or

save writings

and recordings.

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Learning Sight Words

Word Ninja Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

word-ninja!!/id673656376?mt=8

Are you a spelling samurai?

Sharpen your sword and test your

Sensei skills across four cities

and 48 levels to compete at be-

coming the number one Word

Ninja!

- Four Unique Stages -

Twelve levels per stage

- Over 4,000 words to

practice with - EASY

Game Play

1. Slice the correct spellings,

leave the incorrect spellings.

2. Slash combos for higher

scores

Test your spelling skills with this

unique slash and slice spelling

game.

Words Ninja by Zoenic Free

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/w

ords-ninja/id520828793?mt=8

Words Ninja is a letter-cutting

action game, and can help kids

remember words. A specified

word will be displayed in the top

of the screen. For each letter of

the words, there are four choices

move up and down. Move your

finger over the correct letter to

cut it, and then cut the next letter

of the word among another 4

choices.

Sight Words Ninja £1.49

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

sight-words-ninja-endless/

id821374885?mt=8

Slice your way through

sights words

Are you a

Word

Ninja ?

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Word Games for Kids - Futaba (2 to 4

players) Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/word-

games-for-kids-futaba/id426517722?

mt=8

Futaba is a 4 player game designed for

kids. This outrageously fun word quiz

game can be used at home or in the

classroom as an entertaining way to

build language skills.

It's perfect for children 4-8 and is ideal

for supporting class room activities of

all types (or just as fun to play at

home!). Futaba is a great way to learn a

2nd language learner or you could even

use it in your history class.

The idea is simple; Each player takes a

seat around the iPad and taps in to start.

The game begins as images zoom into

the playing area. The first player to

match the word to the image scores a

point. Win 3 rounds and you'll be

awarded a giant (but very friendly) seed-

ling

step on their journey to become

fluent, confident readers. It has

been developed by educational

psychologists and parents, work-

ing in partnership with the Uni-

versity of Cambridge resulting in

an app where parents/teachers

and children work together.

Cambugs Letter Sounds is target-

ed at pre-readers, as well as strug-

gling older readers. It uses evi-

dence-based techniques that re-

search has shown helps children

develop their reading skills. Chil-

dren engage in lots of repetition -

this is because it is a very effec-

tive strategy for ensuring that

children remember and retain the

sounds that they learn. Cambugs

Letter Sounds also has a timed

test for ensuring the child is able

to remember letter sounds quickly

and fluently - as fluency is a key

skill needed for becoming a confi-

dent reader.

Cambug Letter

Sounds Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

cambugs-letter-sounds/

id574190228?mt=8

Cambugs Letter Sounds teaches

children the initial phonemes

(letter sounds) which are the first

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Futaba A Fun Game To Learn Words

Cambugs

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tracing letters, recognizing

letter sounds, matching let-

ters, and identifying begin-

ning sounds. Embark on the

adventure with adorable Abby

the Monkey and her train to

discover the secret of this is-

land!

Recognise letter sounds

Trace uppercase and low-

ercase letters

Phonics Island and Letter

Sounds School Reading

Games Free (Lite)

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/

app/phonics-island-letter-

sounds/id554102317?mt=8

Lay the basics of your child’s

literacy skills with this colour-

ful, mysterious island full of

phonics sounds.

Children learn and have fun

Match letters

Recognize a variety of

animals

Identify beginning

Phonics Island and Letter Sounds

Dyslexia Quest £1.49

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/

app/dyslexia-quest/

id448166369?mt=8

Climb the mountain and play

the yeti games. Each game

will test memory and learning

skills. The Yeti Master will

explain signs of dyslexia. The

games are designed to assess

working memory, phonologi-

cal awareness, processing

speed, visual memory, audito-

ry memory and sequencing

skills. Dyslexia Quest has

been developed, researched

and tested at the Bristol Dys-

lexia Centre. The app is de-

signed for a single player.

Dyslexia Quest

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My DPS (Digital problem Solv-

er) Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

my-dps/id513477150?mt=8

The Digital Problem Solver

(DPS) originally appeared in The

Social Express™ as

a tool for the charac-

ters to use to identi-

fy emotions and

coping strategies.

Users quickly re-

quested a real DPS

to use outside of the

software.

My DPS is a customizable appli-

cation that enables children to

select a feeling and a coping strat-

egy to calm themselves. My DPS

features eight feelings :

•Bored •Surprised •Mad

•Annoyed •Happy •Scared •Sad

•Frustrated

There are four coping strategies

•Use Positive Self-Talk

•Take Five Deep Breaths

•Take a Break to Calm Down

•Remind Myself to Keep Nega-

tive Thoughts In My Head.

When a child selects a coping

strategy, he/she will then see a

Hollywood quality animated vid-

eo which models how to do the

strategy. Customize your DPS by

adding your own feelings and

coping strategies. This can be

done by taking a picture or by

importing from the camera roll.

The pictures can be personalized

by adding text to label the feeling

or the strategy. Pictures can be

deleted easily.

body language and understand

emotions by looking at gorgeous

pictures and figuring out which

person is expressing a given emo-

tion.

✔ The app is super easy to cus-

tomize so you and adjust every-

thing to your liking

Touch and Learn – Emotions

Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/

app/touch-and-learn-emotions/

id451685022?mt=8

Touch and Learn is a powerful

new gaming platform that allows

you to introduce new concepts in

a fun and exciting new way. This

app focused on helping kids read

✔ You can turn individual con-

cepts ON or OFF and introduce

one new emotion at a time

✔ The app is super easy to use

for kids of all ages and all abili-

ties

✔ You can add new concepts

(emotions, actions, etc.) in one

click.

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My DPS

Digital Problem Solver

Shelby’s Quest £2.99

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shelbys-quest/id554328210?mt=8

Shelby’s Quest is a therapy tool for therapists, teachers and parents. It provides a fun

way for children to practice fine motor and visual perceptual skills. The app was de-

signed by an occupational therapist and can be used as a therapy tool for children with

special needs such as developmental delay, fine motor delay, visual perceptual deficits,

autism/Aspergers Syndrome and Down Syndrome. It provides specialised tracking of a

child and also records pupil performance and progress for easy and quick documenta-

tion. It has the ability to track multiple pupil profiles and reports can be emailed from within the app.

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Learning and Teaching Tools

Classroom Pencil Case

Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

classroom-pencil-case/

id923798127?mt=8

Ideal for bigger screened devices

and use of a stylus for pin point

accuracy drawing. Pencil Case is

an easy to use drawing applica-

tion that enables you to take ad-

vantage of a pencil, pen, high-

lighter, pair of compasses, ruler

and protractor. It also offers you

some preset backgrounds in the

form of a pie chart, square paper,

a grid axes, isometric paper,

square dot paper and a blue tint

background. If any of these don't

take your fancy, you can import

your own background from your

camera roll or camera and edit the

pictures like an overlay. The app

also benefits from 8 different

screens that students can draw on

if a tablet is passed around that

you could then project onto the

whiteboard for discussion.

Skoolbo UK Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

skoolbo-uk/id892308799?mt=8

Skoolbo is a literacy, maths and

language game for 4 to 12-year-

olds. Children fly through worlds

as they practice core skills and

increase fluency. The games’ al-

gorithm regularly assesses each

child's achievement and adjusts

numeracy and

literacy questions

accordingly,

providing a bal-

ance of revision,

practice and new

learning.

follow up or to review at parent-teacher meet-

ings.

Encourage Reflection and Provide an Authentic

Audience

∙ Seesaw helps capture the learning process not

just the end result. Pupils can use Seesaw’s built

-in audio recording and drawing tools to reflect

on what they've learned or explain how they got

their answer.

∙ Seesaw gives pupils an authentic audience of

their peers and parents, encouraging better work

and real feedback. Teachers can control who can

see what, and what feedback

options are available, such as

likes and comments.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seesaw-the-

learning-journal/id930565184?mt=8

Seesaw is a pupil-driven digital portfolio that em-

powers pupils of all ages to independently document

and share what they are learning at school.

Features:

∙ Pupils can use photos, videos, drawings, text notes,

links or PDFs to show what they know and store evi-

dence in their digital portfolio.

∙ When pupils add to Seesaw, content is uploaded,

organised by student, and accessible from any de-

vice.

∙ Teachers can browse work from the entire class or

for a single pupil. Optionally, use folders to organise

work by subject area project, or by assessments.

∙ Teachers can flag items in the digital portfolio for

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Classroom Pencil Case

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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/learning-tools/id718176745?mt=8

Learning Tools (Smartboard Friendly) contains nine quick and easy as-

sessment tools that teachers can use with students to assess the learning of all stu-

dents in the classroom.

1.Mini whiteboard with Maths/Science papers 2.Traffic Light Cards with customisa-

ble text 3.Countdown Timer 4.Stopwatch 5.True / False 6. ABCD Cards

7.Fraction Card 8.Smiley Face Cards 9. Questioning Thermometer.

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Matific Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

matific-for-school-educational/

id973992483?mt=8

Matific develops mathematical

excellence and problem solving

skills through playful interaction.

The app features hundreds of

maths games and activities for

ages 4-11, organized according to

the maths teaching programs and

popular textbooks.

The award-winning Matific app is

designed by world-class early-age

math education experts, and is

based on vast expe-

rience with math

teaching and re-

search.

Endorsed by prima-

ry school teachers around the

world, Matific is the product of

choice for developing early-age

math excellence and scientific

intuition.

Maths Skill Builders £4.99

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

maths-skill-builders-primary/

id541619420?mt=8

Pupils will have access to mathe-

matic skills practice questions

and problems to help them build

their skills.

All questions are dynamically

generated and many adapt to your

child's development. No internet

connection is required. No sub-

scription required.

No silly games.

The application

contains progress

charts. The SAM

Team have creat-

ed paper based versions for

‘charting’ progress.

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Mathematics

Space Ranger (Medium) or Space

Commander (Hard).

- Save multiple games – Perfect for

sharing at home and in the class-

room.

- Solve +, -, x and ÷ sums which

gradually increase in difficulty.

- Missions are timed and awarded up

to 3 stars to encourage children to

return and improve.

- Earn awards and certificates to en-

courage pupils.

Custom Mode

- Create your own missions to prac-

tice the math skills your child needs

to improve on.

- Suitable for all ages and abilities as

you choose the size of the numbers

in the sums.

- Perfect for the classroom to let pu-

pils practice maths skills learned in

lessons.

- Choose to practice +, -, x, ÷, num-

ber bonds or doubling.

Mathmateer™ Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

mathmateer-free/id408770902?

mt=8

Maths can be fun! Build your

very own rockets and fly them to

the stars. While your rocket is

floating weightlessly in space, the

real fun begins! Play one of the

many fun math missions. Earn a

bronze, silver or gold medal and

also try to beat your high score.

Missions range in difficulty from

even/odd numbers all the way to

square roots, so children and their

parents will enjoy hours of fun

while learning maths.

Math Missions:

▸ Numbers ▸ Telling Time ▸

U.S. Money ▸ 3D Shapes ▸ Arith-

metic

Maths Blast £0.99

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

math-blast/id911803805?mt=8

Get ready to blast your rocket

through space, completing mis-

sions by answering math ques-

tions as fast as possible! Be care-

ful to avoid comets hurtling to-

wards you but make sure you

catch UFOs to give your rocket

an extra speed boost and save

time! Choose from 2 modes de-

pending on age, ability and which

math skills your child needs to

practice.

Level Mode

-

Play as a Space Cadet (Easy),

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AB Maths £1.49 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

ab-maths-fun-games-for-kids/

id412827941?mt=8

AB Maths is a men-

tal maths game for

kids from 5 to 10 : -

They choose their

options by themselves

- Various fun game modes - Pos-

sibility to follow the results of

several players - 4 levels of diffi-

culty, including an ‘Expert’ mode

for grown-ups - Access to the

Game Centre - Fun animations -

Option to play against the timer.

The bubble game also strengthens

sequential abilities, mental ma-

nipulation, attention and fine motor

skills.

Picture Math Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

picture-math/id951115848?mt=8

An incredibly fun and

effective way to learn

math operations (+, -,

×, ÷). Students solve

picture puzzles by: (1) watching

lessons, (2) answering questions to

earn clues, and (3) guessing pic-

tures. Suitable for ages 5-12+. Ad-

dition, subtraction, multiplication

and division topics.

Maths Wiz Free

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/

maths-wiz-free/id503733665?

mt=8

Maths Wiz helps im-

prove your math

skills! You can prac-

tice different types of

math including: addition, subtrac-

tion, multiplication, division, an-

gles and more.

Study Mode - Choose the ques-

tion types and practice.

Stress Test - Answer as many

questions as you can in the time

limit.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/match-the-sound/id1056494099?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alphabet-streets/id1060899416?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/touchtronic-abcs/id833283292?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/3-letter-words/id948422833?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/match-the-number-

bug/id1060896949?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/touchtronic-123s/id948844184?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/place-value-fish/id948844307?mt=8

Touchtronic apps are designed to interact with Touchtronic Letters and

Numbers.

Children will learn through a variety of activities to recognize all the

letters of the alphabet, match their sounds, and build simple

words. Strong in the operations of phonemic awareness – in particular

isolating, matching and blending sounds. Categories: Phonics, Reading, Letters, Spelling, Vocabulary, Early

Learning, Blended Learning.

A set of 10 numbers and 6 equation symbols interact with the iPad fo-

cusing on recognition, counting, understanding value and completing

simple sums, including equal to, greater than and less than. Can use

numbers to create 3 digit numbers across the place values of ones, tens

and hundreds.

Supplier ; Inclusive Technology Ltd

http://www.inclusive.co.uk/touchtronic-letters

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AB Maths Picture Math Maths Wiz Free

Touchtronic Free Apps

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