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my kids are young, but we like
-mango languages -introduction levels to see what they are intrested in
-FactrSamurai- is like fruit ninja, but you have to cut down the composite numbers and leave the prime
-Singapore math has a Grade 7 app... AWESOME can't wait till they come out with different levels.
-Mathemagics- awesome little app teaching shortcuts in math

These apps look interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/b...e-civil-war-and-world-wars-i-and-ii.html
The Heat of Battle
Apps Explore the Civil War and World Wars I and II
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
New York Times
January 25, 2013

This is such a cool concept for intuitively learning the concepts of coding. Geared at girls, there is a more robust app in the works, but this one is free:

www.daisythedinosaur.com/

visiblebody.com

Cool anatomy apps.

How much is actually educational for real on an iPad vs. fun, pretty, cool, keep 'em busy type of thing? I'm asking for my 4-almost-5 (see threads in Learning Environments). We've resisted the iPad but are considering getting one just for apps (no data plan). Would it be worth it? We are totally iPad naive and also have never used iPhones. The only other thing we'd get it for is electronic music composition, which DH is quite into--we hear there is some great stuff for that. I am NOT interested in games for the sake of games. We already have a Wii if we want that.

Spelltower. I like to play the Rush version. It's kind of like Boggle on steroids.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary (the version without ads)

And, of course,

Night Sky!!

We have a Nook and DD 4 loves Where's my Water. It is a game but a lot of learning that is not as concrete as state names etc. comes from it. I saw someone at the airport recently playing it on what looked like an IPAD

I use mine as incentive for DS8 when he doesn't feel like doing homework that involves written output. I'll have him do a certain amount of work, and then let him take a ten minute iPad break. It's fabulous. I wasn't sure how much I'd use it when I first got it, but it's a really wonderful tool.

My kids LOVE "Draw Something." They initially would take turns using my account on my iPad, but since they've both gotten iPods, they now have their own (using their e-mail addresses) and we all play each other.

Wow, thanks for bumping this thread! I never knew it was here, since I just got my iPad for Christmas this year! I asked on my other board (what can I do on an iPad?) but didn't get much response. That, of course, wasn't in terms of the kiddos. I'm making a list of these suggestions and keeping it on the notepad.

We just got an iPad yesterday. I definitely think there are some purely educational apps out there. Khan academy has a free app. There are also a lot of astronomy apps, math apps, reference apps, etc. I haven't had much of a chance to explore yet so I know that there are tons and tons more out there.

I think that a lot of the apps have a game/fun component to draw the kid in but I don't really see a problem with that. We all like to be entertained.

Love, love, love this thread!