Mystery Math Town is developed by Artgig Apps, who also developed Marble Math.  It is a math app for elementary school kids, but it is more than math.  The story of the game is to help a little ghost rescue the fireflies that are hidden in Mystery Math Town. Kids have to solve math problems to unlock rooms while searching for fireflies. By collecting fireflies, kids move up game levels and earn talking portraits of the townspeople for their gallery… Read more

The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey from scholastic is a chapter book series geared toward school age boys. This book app is filled with action, thrills, and laughs. Your child can read the book, have the book read to them, or you can read it to your child. The silliness puts a fun spin on reading and a great way to draw in active, adventure seeking kids. The app has three sections: first the chapter book, second an… Read more

Toca House is from one of my favorite developer Toca Boca.  It is FREE today only. Like other Toca Boca apps,such as Toca Doctor, Toca Tailor, Toca Kitchen,  it is open-ended play with no winning or losing.  It teaches kids about everyday chores of a household. Once kids open the app, they see this big house.  They can visit different parts of the house by swiping figures around.  Depending on the room or the yard location they stop at, kids can help… Read more

Over the next few weeks the Piwi kids and I will be reviewing the Human Body detectives (HBD) series for iPad.  There are 3 titles based on the Award winning (printed) books written and illustrated by Naturopathic Doctor, Heather Manley. Young sisters, Merinn and Pearl are Human Body Detectives. After reading a lot about anatomy they both are able to use their imagination to go on adventures inside the body to solve medical mysteries. The HBD series aims to teach… Read more

This is an app deal shared on Educational Apps for Kids community on Google+ by Brian Morale . It is such a great deal, I felt I have to share with my readers.  If you have not joined the community, I highly encourage you to join.  You will receive app reviews and deals from various developers and reviewers, not just iGameMom.  In additional to this one, there is another app on deal news shared there too.  Make sure visit there.  To… Read more

Today we are sharing some Easter devotional apps for kids.  Although iGameMom is not associated with any particular religion, I believe religion is a good window for us to look into a culture.  Having lived in 4 countries with completely different cultual, I appreciate any opportunity to expose my child to a different cultual.  I am glad our reviewer JJ the Piwi mama explored Easter devotional apps to share with us.  Let’s see what Piwi Mama have for us.  This week the… Read more

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr Seuss is another app produced by Oceanhouse Media and adds to their mighty cannon of Dr Seuss related products. I have to admit to being a very late latecomer when it comes to Dr Seuss. I was never introduced to it as a child and hadn’t read any of the stories until I had children of my own. I know, I know! My only excuse is that it just never featured… Read more

Word Wonderland is an app helping kids practice phonics in a game setting.  The content is designed for kids in grade k to 2.  It is FREE for limited time.  When kids start the app, they can choose between Explore the World and Practice.  Practice is where they just practice, with no level advancement.  Kids can choose what they want to practice and at which level. Explore the World is the game setting.  Kids start at level 1 and advance to higher level… Read more

Traveling with kids can be one of two things…an absolute joy, or a terrifyingly stressful ordeal. The best thing a parent can do to prevent the latter is to BE PREPARED. Enter my secret weapon—the iPad. On long bus, train or plane rides, we do as many non-digital activities as possible. But the inevitable point always comes when the iPad is the best solution. My arsenal of Apps always have a real world component, that means whatever activity we do… Read more

How do you children like English grammar?  Do they like to practice grammar problems?  Grammar Wonderland Elementary is a game app designed for grammar practice.  It makes learning grammar a fun activity and it is FREE for limited time.  When kids start the app, they will have two options: Explore Worlds and Practice Skills.  Looks to me, the content of both options are about the same, except Practice Skills lets kids choose what they want to practice on, while in… Read more

Did you know a group of peacocks is referred to as an ostentation? Well, I had no idea, so I hope you’ll understand why I’m desperate to stumble across some now, and soon, so I can show off my new knowledge. A Troop is a Group of Monkeys is an adorable iPad book (they say they’ll release a hardcover version this fall). The book teaches children, with the use of rhyme, the correct terms for different groups of animals. Here’s… Read more

One of my all-time favorite authors is Dr. Seuss. You can’t get more legendary and classic than a Seuss book, and with the celebration of his recent birthday the Dr. Seuss apps are everywhere.  This app/book is one of my favorites: There’s a Wocket in my Pocket! by Dr. Seuss from Oceanhouse Media. It is a goofy story of rhymes and the various creatures found in the main character’s house. This book app offers three options for reading: read to me, read it myself… Read more

Today’s post focuses on learning activities for kids.  First we are going to introduce an app for toddlers, then we will look at the learning activities shared at last week’s Mom’s library.  There were so many interesting activities shared last week, it was hard to pick which one to feature.  Finally I decided on an article with 35 gross motor activities, bug and butterfly learning, and how to use chalkboard in everyday learning.  The app I want to share today… Read more

We have introduced several common core standard aligned apps, such as SplashMath, iTooch Elementary and Middle School, Math on Video.  The other day, I saw the FREE Common Core Standards app on App Store.  I found it very handy for teachers and parents to have. In the app, you will see three sections under Standards: Math – Traditional, Math – Integrated, and Language Arts.   According to corestandards.org, Math – Traditional is typical for schools in the US, while Integrated Math… Read more