Ipad Apps for Early Years
Here are a few Apps that are recommended for Early Years…
Hairy Letters: £1.99
Interact with animations and trace the letter shape onscreen with your finger.
Play games to reinforce learning and build letters into simple words. Letter
sounds come to life with animated characters. Learn to form each letter shape
with your finger. Play games to blend letter sounds into first words. Includes
upper case letter names. Multisensory learning by UK specialist teachers.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hairy-letters/id410276288?mt=8
Swapsies: £1.49
What do you get when you cross a baker with an astronaut? Just one of a few
thousand clever combinations in the fun-filled mix-and-match game built
around 10 different occupations and community helpers.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/swapsies-occupations/id416577459?mt=8
Bee-Bot: FREE
The new Bee-Bot App from TTS Group has been developed based on our
well-loved, award-winning Bee-Bot floor robot. The app makes use of BeeBot's keypad functionality and enables children to improve their skills in
directional language and programming through sequences of forwards,
backwards, left and right 90 degree turns
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bee-bot/id500131639?mt=8
My Story – Book Maker for Kids: £2.49
Create and share ebooks by adding drawings, photos, and stickers. Then
record your voice on every page and share your story with friends, family and
classmates. We’ve made My Story super teacher friendly by adding multiple
authors and syncing across multiple iPads! So now you can have all your
classroom iPads in sync! Perfect for the home or classroom.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/my-story-book-maker-forkids/id449232368?mt=8
Amazing Coin: £1.49
7 interactive games about GBP coins learning, counting, paying, making
change, matching and etc.
20 pence rewards for each correct answer, with the rewards kids can buy food
in the store, and eat them later.
Uninterrupted and unlimited play: game continues as long as the player
desires.
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/amazing-coin-gbp-moneylearning/id506282010?mt=8&uo=4
Little Digits: £0.69
Little Digits is a fun educational app that teaches children about numbers by
putting a new spin on finger counting.
Using the iPad multi-touch screen, Little Digits displays number characters by
detecting how many fingers you put down. Children can learn to associate the
number on the screen with the number of fingers they place down, whilst
enjoying the unique characters and animations of the Little Digits world.
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/little-digits/id511606843?mt=8&uo=4
Forest Phonics: 1.99
Forest Phonics is a spelling game. Choose a spelling pattern and you will be
prompted to spell ten words using that spelling pattern, e.g. 'ay' words. The
sounds are easy to move around using the drag and drop sound cards. Each
correct answer is rewarded with a funny animation. The game covers 30
spelling patterns suitable for children between the ages of 4 and 7 years of
age.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/forest-phonics/id581746397?mt=8