Content+Apps

Although our main focus with our learning centers is for creation activities, there are times when content apps are needed for either intervention work or a focus on applying specific skills and knowledge within content. Here are the ones we are including on our K-5 ipads:

**PE**
K-5 || * Practice sight words || || Programming app || * Work on cardinal directions || All subjects || * Games, dot-to-dot, art studio, movie theatre, jokes and riddles || || PreK- grade 1 literacy || * Spelling, letter recognition || ||  || * Math, spelling, sight words || ||  || * Math, spelling, sight words || ||  || * Math, spelling, sight words, number and letter writing || ||  || * Listening, following directions ||
 * ==App== || ==Description== || ==Learning Focus== ||
 * **1000 Sight Words HD** || Sight words
 * **Bee Bot**
 * Supports our Bee Bots! ||
 * **Scratch Jr** ||  ||   ||
 * **Pencil Pal First Grade**
 * **ABC Blast**
 * **Teach me 2nd grade**
 * **Teach me 1st grade**
 * **Teach me kindergarten**
 * **Fun with Directions**

|| Rekenrek app || * Reinforce counting, base ten, addition and subtraction || || Problem solving models || * Tape Diagram models shown to reinforce problem solving strategies || Number Bond app Game based || * Reinforce fact families || || Geoboard app by Math Learning Center || * Explore perimeter, area, angles, congreuance, fractions || || Protractor app || * Use the camera feature to find angle measures of everyday objects || by Math Learning Center || * Manipulatives to work on place value || Calculator || * write a problem in your handwriting and the answer appears || || Calculator || * Model part whole relationships by moving bars to show different combinations || || Math app game based 6-9 year old || * || || Money app Game based || * Practice counting money, making change || Math app Game based || * Practice math concepts, K level || Math app Game based || * Practice math concepts, grade 1 || Math app Game based || * Practice math concepts, grade 2 || choices for students; add sound effects. ||
 * ==App== || ==Description== || ==Learning Focus== ||
 * **Number Rack**
 * **Thinking Blocks Addition**
 * Thinking Blocks Multiplication**
 * Students are walked through creating models, then using them to solve problems.
 * Multiple levels of difficulty ||
 * **Number Bonds**
 * Addition and Subtraction**
 * Numberbonds**
 * Multiplication and Division**
 * **Geoboard**
 * **iCamera Protractor**
 * Challenging to move hands and hold ipad at the same time - partner activity
 * also works as a regular protractor for exploration ||
 * **Number pieces Basic**
 * Number pieces**
 * Basic starts with ones, tens and simple addition/subtraction
 * Can also draw on page
 * "Number pieces" has a ruler to use when lining up pieces, but in basic, it's not necessary, you simply draw a circle around pieces you want to select
 * Definitely plan on 15 minutes to orient students to this app before first use
 * Students can model and solve number sentences and take a screen shot to save their work ||
 * **MyScript Calculator**
 * **Touch N Slide Calculator**
 * **Visual Math 2**
 * **Freefall Money**
 * Cannot write as you work, so students will need to be somewhat fluent ||
 * **Splash Math K**
 * Problems read aloud ||
 * **Splash Math Grade 1**
 * Problems read aloud ||
 * **Splash Math Grade 2**
 * Problems read aloud
 * One player at a time? ||
 * ==PE== ||  || Check out: iPad Livebinder
 * **Stopwatch** ||  ||   ||
 * **Coin Toss** ||  ||   ||
 * **Snap Guide** ||  || Snapguide is a simple way to share and view step-by-step how to guides. Students can show skill progression or demonstrate the rules of a game by creating their own guides ||
 * **Coach's Eye** ||  ||   ||
 * **Team shake** ||  ||   ||
 * **Nutrition Tips** ||  ||   ||
 * **Choice Board Creator** ||  || Customize your own collection of picture