5 Educational Apps Pre-K Kids are Going Crazy Over
With technology taking education over at a rapid rate, more parents than ever are keen to provide their kids with every available tool to ensure success. The 5 educational apps below have not only received a thumbs-up from teachers; Pre-K students also thoroughly enjoy using them. Visit: http://eastlakeacademy.org/
With technology taking education over at a rapid rate, more parents than ever are keen to provide their kids with every available tool to ensure success. The 5 educational apps below have not only received a thumbs-up from teachers; Pre-K students also thoroughly enjoy using them. Visit: http://eastlakeacademy.org/
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5 <strong>Educational</strong> <strong>Apps</strong> <strong>Pre</strong>-K <strong>Kids</strong> <strong>are</strong> <strong>Going</strong> <strong>Crazy</strong> <strong>Over</strong><br />
With technology taking education over at a rapid rate, more p<strong>are</strong>nts than ever <strong>are</strong> keen to provide their kids with<br />
every available tool to ensure success. The 5 educational apps below have not only received a thumbs-up from<br />
teachers; <strong>Pre</strong>-K students also thoroughly enjoy using them.<br />
1. Starfall ABCs<br />
This early learning app is fantastic for teaching the alphabet and phonics, while also encouraging young kids to<br />
improve their listening skills.<br />
Skills <strong>are</strong> taught audibly, visually and within sentences and words. The app enables kids to hear the sounds of each<br />
letter repeated several times and see and hear how each letter gets used within various words – all while having a<br />
lot of fun.<br />
2. Montessori Crosswords<br />
Montessori Crosswords helps teach <strong>Pre</strong>-K kids basic reading skills in a phonetic manner because it teaches letter<br />
sounds, while also adding mini age-appropriate crossword puzzles and consonant blends to the mix. The app can be<br />
fully customized by p<strong>are</strong>nts to ensure that their kids <strong>are</strong> able to get the most out of it, and this is done by means of a<br />
dedicated section for p<strong>are</strong>nts.<br />
3. Touch and Learn – Emotions<br />
This free app is able to educate <strong>Pre</strong>-K kids about identifying emotions, facial expressions, body language, empathy<br />
and self-aw<strong>are</strong>ness. Learning how to understand and deal with emotions from such a young age will help kids to<br />
improve communication skills between themselves and other kids and adults and enable them to feel more at ease<br />
when expressing themselves appropriately.<br />
4. Monkey <strong>Pre</strong>school Lunchbox<br />
Currently one of the most popular <strong>Pre</strong>-K and <strong>Pre</strong>-School apps available, Monkey <strong>Pre</strong>school Lunchbox boasts a puzzle<br />
option that helps incorporate spatial and visual aw<strong>are</strong>ness while you <strong>are</strong>n’t able to be sitting down with your child<br />
and building actual puzzles. Other functions that this app offers <strong>are</strong> teaching young kids about aspects such as shape<br />
recognition, color identification and sorting.<br />
5. Thinking Time Pro – Cognitive Skills for Early Learning<br />
When kids engage with this app, they will learn crucially important skills such as learning to sort from smallest to<br />
largest and vice versa, number recognition, patterning, basic addition skills and counting in sequence.<br />
Very young kids as well as those who <strong>are</strong> preparing to enter their <strong>Pre</strong>-K year at school can make use of this app.<br />
Points to Keep in Mind<br />
While some of the above mentioned apps <strong>are</strong> free to download and use, others may require initial purchase or inapp<br />
purchases from time to time. Always ensure that you read the terms and conditions associated with each app<br />
before downloading it.<br />
When allowing your <strong>Pre</strong>-K kids to use and engage with apps, it is strongly recommended that you supervise them at<br />
all times. Younger kids should also be encouraged to use various other educational toys and tools from time to time<br />
as well, and not rely solely on apps as learning tools. This will help ensure that they <strong>are</strong> able to enjoy a well-rounded<br />
learning experience while also having a lot of fun. http://eastlakeacademy.org/academics/