Have you ever watched “Are you smarter than a fifth grader”?  Do you like it?  Now it has an app with the same name. This is a fun academic family game.  Any one started school can play.  Kids in first or 2nd grade may not be able to answer all the questions, but I am sure, there are some questions they can answer better than mom and dad. There are two ways to play the game: Normal Round and Play… Read more

The Opposites is a game app helping kids learn opposite vocabulary.  Kids will have a good time acquiring new words not even thinking about learning, because it is a game.  In addition to learning opposite words, kids also improve their hand-eye coordination and reading speed, because to win a gold medal they have to find the right word and tap on the word quickly. It is free now, but for a limited time. Introduction at the app store: An exciting… Read more

Do you like Scooby Doo? How about a free Scooby Doo app for kids? Scooby-Doo Who Are You is a book app from Hallmark made for their Interactive Story Buddy line. However, the app stays independent of the Story Buddy. If you have a Scooby-Doo Story Buddy and have it on while reading the book, you will enjoy the interactions between the app and the Story Buddy. If you don’t have the Story Buddy, you can still enjoy the app… Read more

The Oregon Trail is an educational simulation game teaching kids what it was like to be a pioneer traveling west in the 1800s.  It is based on the classic PC simulation game The Oregon Trail, which was created in the 1970s. It is a fun app that kids can play games and learn history at the same time. In the game, kids join a historic wagon train traveling west ward from Missouri to Oregon. To start, kids can choose who they want to… Read more

I have reviewed so many apps for kids. Most apps don’t require kids to move around. The apps are all educational, but sometimes you still have the concern if they are sitting for too long. Today I found a very interesting app – it teaches math, and in the meantime, it makes kids move around to hunt for the answers. If the idea of scanvenger hunt math game sounds interesting to you, check it out. Fetch! Lunch Rush!  is an… Read more

If you are a Dr. Seuss fan, you will like this one.  Dr. Seuss Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose book app by Oceanhouse Media is released not long ago. It is available on the App Store for the special introductory price of $3.99. If you have followed iGameMom for a while, you know Oceanhouse Media’s book apps are all good. If you are not familiar with their books, you can go here and here to read my earlier reviews. Thidwick, the big-hearted… Read more

Bubbling Math is a math app designed for kids in grade K-4.  It is a fun math game helping kids practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  As parents, you can set the difficulty levels, ranging from single digit addition to double digits multiplication and division.  You can also choose the game speed, so your child won’t be frustrated if the problems show up too fast or too slow. There is a tracking feature that parents can see how many problems… Read more

Now kids are back to school.  This means weekly spelling lists started.  I found a great app that can help the busy parents keep track of the lists, and ensure the kids are learning the words with fun: VocabularySpellingCity.  It is free. With the app, your child will be able to learn the words from the list you or the teacher gave them.  You do have to have an account (FREE to sign up) with them and have to create… Read more

After iGameMom introduced the Audubon Birds App, I started paying attention to other bird apps. Thanks for Nigel Hall’s note, I learned about Peterson Feeder Birds of North America. It is a FREE app about feeder birds. Similar to Audubon Birds, you will be able to look up birds with pictures, locations (state), nest, etc. What is different is this app’s focus on feeder birds, ie., the birds you see in your backyards. It covers 160 common North American backyard birds. It… Read more

Oceanhouse Media released Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole.  Now it is atthe special price of $1.99.  It is available for both Apple and Android devices. (Note: the app is now at its regular price $3.99.) This previously unpublished title was written in the 1960s by Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of classic The Berenstain Bears series. The story features an eager young penguin who is searching for adventure in the South Pole, but he can’t seem to find any excitement.  No… Read more

I had readers asking about Rainbow Sentences App.  I contacted Mobile Education Tools, who developed the app, and received a copy of the app.  After reviewing the app, I was really impressed by the design – no matter it is the picture, or the choices of the sentences, or the lesson style. Rainbow Sentences’ target users are kids who have difficulties following traditional teaching methods, and those (kids or adults) who are learning English as a second language.  It is… Read more

iLuv Drawing Monsters is a fun drawing app teaching kids how to draw monsters with step-by-step guides.  iGameMom reviewed another app from the same developer iLuv Drawing Animals.  You can go HERE to get an idea about the app.  Note it only works on iPAD. Introduction from the App Store:  Learning to draw monsters will boost imagination, creativity and confidence in your budding artists! This step by step learn to draw application offers 20 different ways to create cute monsters… Read more

Zoo Set 1-3 are the 2nd sets of free apps from ABCmouse.com.  The first set Grand Canyon received great reviews from iGameMom, so when I found they had a new set of apps out, I downloaded them all. In each Zoo Set, there are 5 animals.  From the home screen, kids can tap on any one of the five animals to start the learning.  Once the kids get into the session for each animal, they will see a beautiful picture of… Read more

I have been trying to find a good dictionary app for my son. After some search, Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Dictionary.com became the top two choices. Both are pretty good, but I don’t want to load too many apps on the iPAD, so I picked Merriam-Webster (Free). Here are the reasons: Intrusive ads: Both apps have free versions. The main difference between paid version and the free version is running ads in the free version. Dictionary.com has two ads at the… Read more