Top educational apps

• Rising Stars
  • Rising stars website
  • Summary: Help to prepare children for year 6 SATS
  • Cost: £4.49 per topic
  • Operating System: IOS only

•  I can animate
  • I can animate website
  • Summary: create stop motion animation
  • Cost: £2.99 per topic
  • Operating System: IOS and Android

• Telligami
  • Tellagami website
  • Summary: Helps children create and share a quick animated video
  • Cost: £4.99
  • Operating System: IOS only

•  Maths zombies
  • Math games website
  • Summary: A fun way to reinforce learning with practice in a format that appeals to kids.
  • Operating system: IOS and Android
  • Cost: £4.99

• Hopscotch
  • Hopscotch website
  • Summary: designed to help children learn to code. 
  • Operating system: IOS
  • Cost: Free initially then £6.29 month

• Chicken coop fractions
  • Chicken coop website 
  • Summary : Children are shown a fraction and have to estimate the decimal equivalent.
  • Operating System IOS & Android
  • Cost: Free with in app purchased

When choosing apps for your child, it’s useful to think about:

• Your child: It has to be something they will enjoy and which relates to them specifically
• The content: suits their abilities and helps them learn something
• The community: apps reflect what your child sees around them
• The context: make sure the children are also spending time offline

The Literacy Trust have a great tool to help you choose an app for your child by age. Visit their page to try it.

Some apps need to be paid for upfront and some offer further in app purchases. Remember to monitor your child’s ability to make purchases.