Using digital resources in your classroom can be very valuable if you have the tools needed to do this. My school is lucky enough to have iPads. We have one iPad cart that we share between kindergarten, first grade and second grade. However, we pretty much can use the iPads at any time because we have a small school.
It can be hard to find the right apps for kindergarten, especially before they can even read! That’s why, I’ve created this list of my 4 favorite kindergarten apps. These will hopefully help you out when you decide what digital resources you want to include in your classroom.
Have a kindergarten app you use and love in your classroom? Comment with the name and a little about it below. I love learning about new apps and trying them out in my classroom!
Reading Apps
Raz-Kids
This app is my favorite reading app because you can input the student’s reading level and the app provides books at that level. Students can listen to reading or read it on their own. When they listen to the book, the app highlights the word as it’s being read. This is great for learning sight words or new vocabulary words. Once students have listened to the book and read through every story on their own, it gives them new books!
Math Apps
Freckle
This is an app that I’m still learning as well. However, I am loving it so far! It is a math app that allows the teacher to put in certain lessons or standards you want students to work on. Students can see that they have an activity from the teacher from the red circle next to the math app. (This app can also be used in reading but I’ve only used the math portion.) Students can also explore different math contents on their own (but at their level). My students love this app!
Daisy the Dinosaur
This is a coding app! Students program Daisy the Dinosaur to do different things and move in different ways! This is an app I let students use when they have free time on the iPad. I haven’t incorporated it into our regular curriculum yet.
Learning Apps (All Subjects)
ABC Mouse
ABC Mouse is probably my students favorite app! This app has tons of games, puzzles, coloring, music and much more! This app includes all subjects which is one of the reasons I love it too! When we do ABC Mouse, I just let students go and explore whatever they feel like exploring. You put in their grade level when you set up your classroom, so it’s all grade appropriate.
My students love using iPads and exploring these apps during our class time. I’m always trying to find other apps teachers are loving to add to my list of favorite apps. If you have a favorite, drop the name and a little about it below!
