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FAMILY & EDUCATION
TOP EDUCATION APPS TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR CHILD’S AT-HOME LEARNING
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READING: EPIC!
Grades PreK-6
Epic is a popular ebook app that offers
a wide universe of mpre than 35,000
books for kids to choose from. Students
can search for various authors,
publishers, or themes and can either
read the books themselves or have
the books read aloud to them while
they follow along. Parents can also
monitor their child’s progress with
the data-tracking feature that tracks
the amount of time spent reading
as well as the total pages and books
read. Kids can earn special rewards
for reaching certain milestones. This
subscription-based service is a great
way for students to keep up with their
reading while learning at home.
WRITING: BOOK CREATOR
Grades 3-12
With online schooling, it’s imperative
that kids continue to develop their
writing skills. Using this Book Creator
app, kids can write and publish their
own digital books. They can create
fiction books, nonfiction books, comics,
and more, and can even integrate
video and audio clips as well as visual
images. The app offers children the
opportunity to create and maintain a
portfolio of their writing pieces without
lugging around an old-fashioned
binder. This tool is interactive and
fun for kids to use, and is particularly
great for those who tend to dislike
more traditional pen-to-paper writing
tasks.
MATH: SPLASHLEARN
Grades PreK-5
SplashLearn is an engaging, visual app
for kids that gives them lots of extra
practice with key math concepts in a
multi sensory, interactive way. The topics
presented are curriculum-aligned
to each grade and the app tracks kids’
progress so parents can gauge areas
of mastery and concepts that need
continued development. Kids get instant
feedback on any mistakes they
make, and they love the virtual “rewards”
they can earn as they progress
forward.
SCIENCE: K-5 SCIENCE FOR
KIDS/TAPPITY
Grades K-5
This app is a great one for expanding
your child’s science knowledge with
more than 200 colorful and engaging
lessons. A character named “Haley
the Science Gal” brings science to life
by breaking down complex science
concepts into easy-to-understand
explanations and demonstrating cool
science experiments. There are game
shows, videos, interactive games, and
tons of questions to spark your child’s
curiosity. Kids will learn about space,
animals, plants, volcanoes, magnets,
energy and so much more!
SOCIAL STUDIES: PBS STUDENTS
Grades K-12
Pull your child’s social studies learning
out of the textbook with this multidimensional
app. Students will watch
videos, listen to audio clips, read about
fascinating current events, and play
games, helping them to grasp important
social studies information. They’ll
learn about geography, U.S. History,
World History, government, economics,
and more, all while having loads of fun!
Learning at home may be the new temporary
norm, but don’t let your child’s
education stop when the school day ends.
Continue to expand your child’s knowledge
with these cool apps and they will
be well on their way to academic success.
Dr. Emily Levy is the founder of EBL
Coaching, a tutoring program that
specializes in one-on-one home and onsite
instruction for students in grades
preK-12 across the New York Metro area.
This story first appeared in New York
Family.
Students can still learn and absorb a great deal of
information in this virtual format.
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