Feel Electric! The Electronic Company - Free App of the Day

** 2012 Parents' Choice Recommended ** 

Are you feeling delighted? Astonished? Anxious? “Feel Electric!” explores all these emotions and more! Part of the Military Families “Finding the Right Word” initiative, this app offers engaging tools that use content and curriculum from The Electric Company to provide opportunities to explore emotional vocabulary and self-expression. Hosted by Electric Company cast members Jessica Ruiz and Danny Rebus, “Feel Electric!” features three fast-paced games, a digital diary to record daily moods, a zany story maker, and more!

** NOTE: Supports iPhone 3GS, iPod touch Gen 3, iPad 1 and later models. **

Features:

▪ 3 vocabulary-based games
▪ A digital diary
▪ A glossary of 50 emotion vocabulary words and definitions
▪ 10 zany story makers
▪ Hosts Jessica Ruiz and Danny Rebus
▪ A library of Electric Company music, photos, and video
▪ Add your own music, photos, and video
▪ Create your own mood dude
▪ Fun point system and scoreboard

Curriculum

“Feel Electric!” empowers children to explore their emotions by building expressive vocabulary skills. 

▪ Introduces 50 emotion words and definitions
▪ Builds emotional awareness
▪ Encourages self-expression

Let's Name Things - Free App of the Day

This colorful vocabulary App has all 52 illustrated picture cards (plus audio of each card text) from the Let's Name Things Fun Deck. Select the cards you want students to see, and have them name items to practice vocabulary, categorizing, and thinking skills. The prompts include statements like, “Let’s name… things that live in the ocean.” and “Let’s name… things you’d take on a trip.”

This App is simple to use — each student looks at an illustration, and either reads the prompt or touches the screen to listen to the prompt. The student then gives a verbal response. After each answer, tap the green (correct) or red (incorrect) button to score the student’s verbal response. Move to the next card by sliding the card currently on the display screen to the side, and the next image appears. Move to the next player by sliding the bar at the top of the screen. When you finish, view the results, and email them to as many addresses as you like.

Let’s Name… Things Fun Deck App lets you: 
• Select all 52 cards or just the ones you want students to see.
• Enter all your students’ names.
• Track correct and incorrect responses for up to five players at a time.
• Email your results at the end of each game.

Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim - Free App of the Day

Stewie the Duck Learns to Swim is a child’s first guide to water safety. Written for children ages two through six, the book conveys an important message of how to be safe near the water through the story of Stewie, a duck who wants to swim with the ‘big ducks,’ but is prevented from going in the water by his older sisters until he learns the water safety rules. The book features read-to-me audio and contains interactive animations, sound effects, a memory game, and a sing-along. 

MEMORY GAME and SONG: Children will love the Memory game and the chance to sing along with Stewie’s water safety song. Children learn through repetition, and the more time your child spends playing with this app, the more he or she will internalize these important water safety rules.

READ-TO-ME: Written as your child’s first guide to water safety, the read-to-me audio option is an opportunity for you and your child to enjoy Stewie’s story together. The read-to-me audio option also pauses at the end of each page, giving parents and children the opportunity to review Stewie’s lessons together. After the narration finishes on a page the child can interact with objects till they are ready to move to the next page.

READ MYSELF: There is no narration but the child can interact with objects, find the hidden duckies and play sing-along.

AUTO PLAY: Same as the “Read-to-me” except the page advances automatically once the narration is finished. Useful for car rides when you want the child to have a complete book experience.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: As parents who lost their own child in a drowning accident, Stew and Kim share tips and lessons on how to help keep your child safe around the water in a video message. Also included are water safety tips, information about the foundation, and a letter from Lawrence E. Shapiro, PhD. about how to make water safety and prevention a habit.

Chipper's Rainy Day Adventure - Free App of the Day

Chipper is a little playful mouse with a big imagination who wants to invite you on his adventure! YOU get to decide how Chipper creates his fort, plays hide and seek, and so much more!

Use your imagination and watch as object magically come to life at the touch of a finger. Discover surprises as you interact with Chipper. Grab your imaginary umbrella and let's go play!

Astrid & Siri - Free App of the Day

18 beautifully illustrated pages that transport the reader into Astrid & Siri's magical Arctic world. 

Astrid and Siri is the story of an Arctic girl who, with the help of her magical purple thread, creates clothing for her Arctic animal friends. Follow Astrid and her best friend, Siri, through the design process, where they use wool from the Sheep family to make clothing. But with winter approaching what will Astrid do for the Sheep?

Features:
*Fully animated story
*Finger paint over artwork
*Design clothing for Arctic animals 
*Play with wool yarn at Puffins workshop
*Sheer the Sheep at Reindeer's Beauty Salon
*Have a tea party in the forest with your best friends
*Eat desserts with Polar Bear in his bakery
*Original narration and soundtrack

Bonus: Dress-up game where you get to be a designer and style Astrid.

FREE/On SALE Educational Apps, Aug. 8 Edition

A number of notable and extremely popular apps went on sale or free today!

Elmer and the Lost Teddy Bear
Elmer and Rose
Counting Numbers 123
Elmer's Special Day
Farm Joy & Co.
Summer Concert - The Story of Dopey the Bear

iPad Specials include:
Counting Numbers 123HD
Word Dynamo by Dictionary.com

If you would like to purchase or download any of the apps listed pleased use the links above. It gives you the same great deals, but allows me to keep finding you specials! As always, check pricing before purchasing. Happy learning!

Kid Apps: All in 1 - Free App of the Day

★ Featured in App Store ★

Get 16 great educational apps for FREE with Kid Apps: All in 1. This application was designed with the help of parents just like you.

Are you looking for the perfect application to teach your young children fundamental reading, writing and math skills? Well, look no further, because Kid Apps: All in 1 brings the classroom to the palm of your hand. We have designed the perfect app for both parents and kids.

Kid Apps: All in 1 contains 16 different applications ranging from math games, over 800 flash cards, interactive tracing drills and more! You will find the following full featured kid apps inside:

1) Kid Genius: ABCs, Counting and Words

2) Flash Math

3) Sight Words

4) Math Whiz

5) Math Match

6) Music Instruments

7) Around the House

8) The Outdoors

9) My Pets

10) At School

11) The Zoo

12) At The Farm

13) Food Words

14) Math Magician

15) Raindrop Maths

16) Lost at Sea