For those of us with 1-3 year olds we are sole providers of our child's education. In addition to all the other things mommies do such as educational trips, reading to our child, and coloring with our child we can also provide them with educational technology. After reviewing many apps and watching my daughter gain more and more skills with the iPad, I have compiled a list of my favorite apps for learning.
1. Jumpstart Preschool- This app contains many of the games other apps do all compiled into one source with awesome graphics. Even if your child is not ready to play all the games, he/she can entertain themselves by just touching and watching most of the games.
2. Moose Cow Apps- these are for ages 12-24 months and contain matching games and interactive stories that will keep your child entertained for hours. Word Wagon (one of their apps) is great for 2-3+ year olds and includes spelling by matching letters to their correct placement in words.
3. Montessori Math this is for older children 3-5 year olds includes sorting by size and adding numbers. Along this line is Park Math. This app includes more graphics and adding without as much sorting and lining up. Montessori Counting Board is also good although it is not 100% true to montessori theory I would say my daughter likes it a little better than the other.
4. My daughter learned how to count with Toddler Counting. This is a simple app that counts items. This is a VERY simple app with little variety, but my daughter loved it. I would recommend for 9-15 months olds.
5. Monkey Preschool Lunchbox is an app that includes four games puzzle, memory cards, identifying small and large, and identifying colors. It is another app with great graphics.
6. A Bumblebee Touch Book is a great app for children who love stories. It includes a rhyming story and counting. It teaches concepts such as "fly away" "more" and "how many left". Starfall has a similar app called "Snowman". While Starfall's apps are more expensive I do like them all.
7. I have been looking for some good phonic apps. There are a few apps that emphasize sounds: Two I've used are Preschool Prep Company: Meet the Vowels and Phonics Free/Phonics Land.
8. Junior Mc Pea- This app teaches shapes, following paths and counting. Its simple, but my daughter liked it.
9. Toka Boca apps there is one for baking, a tea party, and a dr. App. These apps all encourage imagination in children.
10. Tozzle- This app teaches spatial skills by puzzles and matching. My daughter LOVES it so kid approval places it at number ten.
I've seen a lot of word flash card apps but have not really used them with my daughter. Feel free to post if any readers have opinions about these.
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