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IPad apps for infants

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MrsHende · 01/05/2013 20:50

Hi all, my school are considering getting iPads for each child. I teach primary 1 and I'm wondering if any of you know of any apps that would be useful for me? I'm not an iPad user till just yesterday (happy birthday to me!), so haven't really a clue where to begin.

Can any other teachers or parents of 5-7 year olds make any recommendations - or, if this has been done before, point me in the direction of the thread!

Thanks

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jellysmum77 · 01/05/2013 21:46

Hi
Mr Thorne does phonics has a good range of apps based on letters and sounds.
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SparklyStream · 01/05/2013 21:59

Hello there, I'm interested in suggesting this to our local school. Do you mind me asking - is it a state school? How was it funded?

Imsosorryalan · 01/05/2013 22:03

Hmm my 5 year old loves:

Anything by toca boca
Reading eggs
Futuba
DK my first words
Buzzle
Endless ABC

SavoyCabbage · 01/05/2013 22:03

Bugs and buttons is great and there's a maths one too made by the same people.

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MrsHende · 01/05/2013 22:16

Fantastic! Thank you guys and keep them coming!

We're an independent school and the parents are going to lease them, we're considering whether to let them bring in their own devices but it would be very easy to manage if they were all leased, for example I could upload an app to all the devices at once.

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Lonecatwithkitten · 01/05/2013 23:27

DD's school introduced iPads at the end of last term years 1 and 2 have mini iPads the rest of the juniors ordinary iPads. The got lots of advice from Apple about the best apps. They use A+ for spelling, puppet pals, ebook maker, mathletics, and a multitude of others. I am astounded after such a short time how slick she is at creating e-books etc.
The school own the iPads and provide the Apps. There are contracts for both children and parents with rules of use.

kilmuir · 02/05/2013 12:17

pocket phonics and the spider one for practising letter formation, name escapes me

spottyparrot · 02/05/2013 12:21

Hungry fish is a maths app used in our school

LizzyRose · 02/05/2013 14:36

There are lots of good app links here www.apps4primaryschools.co.uk/
I have tried are the Collins Big Cat story apps with my 5 year old. They are free and brilliant.

tholeon · 02/05/2013 19:46

There is one called maths 4-6 which my nearly 4 year old loves.

Milzy · 03/05/2013 11:37

My dc uses a lovely maths app called komodo, www.komodomaths.com.

Goldchilled7up · 03/05/2013 23:05

Pocket phonics is excellent

HeatherBon · 04/05/2013 13:42

I can second Toca Boca - our kids love them.

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MrsHende · 05/05/2013 21:38

You are all fantastic! Thank you very much!

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