Over the past few days the boys have been playing with the free Mad Libs app we found and downloaded on their iPad. I’m assuming most of you know how Mad Libs work—basically, they are a series of stories with blanks you fill in, often with riotous results. You begin by typing in answers to [...]
I’ve found several math apps the boys are enjoying, from creative games covering a wide variety of math topics (the oft- and deservedly-praised Rocket Math) to those focused on particular topics (like fractions, or telling time), to highly customizable flashcard drill (Flash to Pass free, Math Drills Lite), to those that use games to get [...]
Yesterday I shared some of our favourite apps for reading and spelling for young readers, and today I thought I’d share some apps I’ve found that allow you to learn via videos. There are so many quality free educational resources out there now—wow! You’ve probably heard of some of these apps, and most (all?) of [...]
So we recently joined the 21st century and got iPhones and an iPad, and I’ve been spending some time checking out various educational apps for the boys. Over the next few days I’ll write up some of our favourites—do keep in mind that we are new to this Apple world, so no doubt there are [...]