Some useful iPad apps to use at home:

ShowMe or Explain Everything

This has been shown to the year 1s at school and allows them to write stories/ explain anything using drawing tools, photos and audio recording.

ABC Tracer –

For practicing handwriting

ABC Phonics

Helps handwriting and spelling

Scribble Press

For creating storybooks

FlipBook

To animate drawings!

Stop Motion / Lego movie / Imotion

The students have been using this at school and have made animations using Lego, clay, drawings and other toys.

Place Value MAB –

For identifying numbers and using place value

Hundreds Board

Useful to look at numbers from 0 to 100 and counting

Hangman

For spelling and letter recognition

Freebooks-

Some reading apps

Toy Story Read along – and other childrens books in the app store

Aurasma

Can mix animations and real life

Google Earth

A map/globe of the world!!