You are not the first parent to give their child their smartphone. However you can be part of the growing group of smart parents who download educational apps disguised as games for their children to play with. With the Google Play Store at your finger tips you can actually download a fresh app every single day of the year. Not that I would recommend that you do so. Instead, pick from the top free apps in the educational section to ensure that when you hand over your smart phone to your child next, there is a good chance that homeschool learning will continue to occur. Here are some apps that parents have found useful.
Math Duel : 2 Player Math Game
A mathematics based game for two. It provides a basic math workout for students around 7 years of age and above. Teenagers will specially enjoy the competitive aspect of the game. Helps to revise addition and subtraction, multiplication and division. You also have the option to turn off a specific operation of the child has not yet grasped it.
eduDroid : Muti- tasking app
This one has a picture creator, stop motion, triangular maths, word searches, handwriting, phonics, spelling, reading, eBooks, quizzes, multiplication, number bonds, precision teaching, sound recording, money counting, hundreds tens and units, time, flash cards, app lock and more… all in one app. It can be used in parent and school modes as well.
TED : Videos an Audios
TED talks have gained a reputation for being the most informative and entertaining talks available in video format in the world today. With the TED app you can access all the different TED conferences in close to 22 languages. More than 1700 TEDTalk videos and audios are available with new ones being added each week. Its an unending source of information.
Booksy: learning-to-read platform
This one is primarily for your children who are starting to read. The app comes preloaded with three books for your youngster to start off with. Booksy describes itself as training wheels for books. It allows a child to read a book on his own and gain confidence in his fledgling reading skills.
These are not even the tip of the iceberg when it comes to finding great Android apps to aid the homeschool parent. Search the Google Play store for more apps that you can use.
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