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Dear Parents,This is a list of iPad apps that we have downloaded at school. Students in all year levels have used some of these apps at school. This list is divided into subject areas and starts from Prep to Grade 6.They are all FREELiteracy:Target year levelsAppWhat skills it developsPrep to 2DDM Readingletter and sound recognition, phonics and spellingPrep to 2Sunshine Online:Read together and complete activities. Requires a subscription sign inUsername: moombaPassword: moombaPrep to 2Sunshine Classicsextension of Sunshine Online books (subscribed annually)Prep to 2Word Wagonspell words and sound them out (sort of interactive Scrabble games)Prep to 2Our Story for iPadThis app that has been developed by child psychologists and other specialists at The Open University enables young children to take part in fun games which can help develop interests and skills that will be relevant to them when they start to read.Prep to 2Puppet PalsSimply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later.?Prep to 2Story Creator:Create stories with pictures taken on the iPad and write text to go with them.Prep to 2Sight Words for Reading HDSight words with the sounds. Match the sounds and words.Prep to 2ABC Magic PhonicsPractise phonics with pictures and sounds.Prep to grade 6Rivetfree levelled books that can read out words that you click on if you’re not sure how to say it. Download books for free from Prep level to level 8 (roughly year 8). Prep to Grade 6Wordsplash!Race the clock to make as many words as you can. A lot like Boggle.Grade 3 to 6Frotztext based choose your own adventure games. Problem solving, reading, writing and language skills are developed through this.Grade 2 to 6Superhero HDMake your own comics with superheroes, aliens, dinosaurs and record your voice telling the storyGrade 2 to 6Princess HDMake your own comics with Princesses, unicorns and rainbows.Maths:PrepFish SchoolBasic counting activities with fishPrep to 2Moose Mathstarts with counting and moves to addition and subtraction problems. Eg make recipes for juice smoothies, copy and continue patterns and numbers etc.Prep to 2Park Math HDChoose level 1 (counting) to level 3 (adding and subtracting numbers up to 20) Number sorting, addition and subtractionPrep to Grade 6Pet Bingochoose your own levels of sums from 4 + 4= to 16 x 12=Prep to Grade 6Virtual Manipulatives!Maths teaching tools like interactive fractions walls and hundred chartsPrep to Grade 6Khan Academy kidsTutorials on how to complete maths tasks, as well as quizzes and whole lessons. From very basic maths counting to advanced physics, chemistry and computer code.Grade 3 to 6Chicken Coop FractionsCatch the equivalent fractions and work your way up the levelsGrade 3 to 6Sushi MonsterMake the Sushi Monster happy by feeding him the numbers to make the answer he’s looking for. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skillsDigital Technologies:Prep to 4Bee-botPractise coding the Bee-Bots, just like the real toys. Use it as practise to navigate mazes and develop basic programming and directional language.Prep to 4Scratch JrBlock coding with no reading required. Create games and animations with a range of settingsGrade 2 to 6HopscotchBlock coding with some language. Create games and animations with a large range of characters and options. Work through tutorials and play other people’s gamesGrade 3 to 6TynkerSolve fun puzzles using visual blocks or Swift to learn the basics. Then create amazing games using over 100 guided tutorials and interactive courses. Great for the Hour of Code!Grade 5-6Swift PlaygroundsDevelop understanding of Swift – the programming language that app developers use to create games and apps for the Apple iTunes store. This is for students with strong coding and reading skills.Video and animation apps:Prep to Grade 4ABC Kids iViewWatch TV shows for kids from ABC iViewPrep to 6YouTube KidsYouTube with a filter to stop inappropriate ads, videos and links.Grade 1 to 6ToontasticDaw, animate, and narrate your own cartoons. Move your characters around on screen, tell your story, and Toontastic records your voice and animations and stores it on your device as a 3D video.Other educational apps:PrepInvestigationsABC Playschool Play timeRead the clock, play games and play with Playschool charactersPrep to 2Science Science BearLearn science stuff with a bear!!!Prep to 2InvestigationsPlay School Art MakerMake Art for P-2 using Play School characters and backgroundsPrep to 2InvestigationsQuiverPrint out pictures to colour in at then bring them to life with the iPad cameraPrep to 2InvestigationsABC Kids PlayBuild cars and animals out of Play School materials, play musical chairs with Bananas in Pyjamas and morePrep to 2InvestigationsPlayschool Art MakerSolve puzzles, play with characters and create short movies with PlayschoolPrep to Grade 6ArtDoodle BuddyDraw and paint anything you likePrep to Grade 6Wellbeing Smiling MindPractise mindfulness and meditationPrep to 6MusicGarageBandCreate music using loops and samples, play instruments and learn notesPrep to 6GeographyGoogle EarthZoom in and out on maps of the Earth, including special features like guides at some landmarksPrep to 6InvestigationsBLOCK CRAFT 3DBuild stuff in 3D. Like Minecraft, or imagining yourself in a world of Lego blocks.Prep to 6ArtBrushes ReduxUse you hands to paintGrade 3 to 6InquiryMinecraft Education EditionBuild in 3D collaboratively. Requires a student Office365 loginGrade 3 to 6ScienceSpacecraft 3DLearn about Spacecraft, satellites and robots that are being used today and see them launch and move in front of you through the iPad cameraGrade 3 to 6ScienceNASALearn from NASA about their latest missions, watch videos, learn about our solar system etc.Grade 3 to 6ScienceLittle AlchemyMix chemicals and elements to create new items. Eg. Sand and fire make glass, glass and mud bricks make houses ................
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