Chris Crowell is a veteran kindergarten teacher and contributing editor to Children's Technology Review, a web-based archive of articles and reviews on apps, technology toys and video games.
Encouraging kids to willingly do math takes some persuasion and coaxing. Luckily, there are apps for that. This week's top apps will have children adding and subtracting in no time with exploration tools and quizzes.
Children's Technology Review shared these five top apps for kids with us from their comprehensive monthly database of kid-tested reviews. The site covers everything from math and counting to reading and phonics.
Overall rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Why we like it: Here's an excellent app for home or school that hard-wires your child’s fingertips to math problems. The app takes advantage of iPad’s multitouch screen to detect how many fingers are currently in contact with the glass. Lift up one finger, and the count goes down by one. Add three touches, get a numeral that is three greater. Check out a demo here.
Need to know: This app isn't for everybody, and can be confusing at first. Watch the short tutorial video. For a child just starting to play with numerals, it works like magic.
Ease of use: 7/10
Educational: 9/10
Entertaining: 8/10
$2.99
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