Day 3

I had a lot of fun shopping today on my iPod. Even purchased a few :) I am posting a drawing of my name that I did with the Hello Crayons app. I could not figure out how to post the actual apps, so I write the names and explained them all. I will edit my post with the actual apps when I figure out how  to post them.

ABC Phonics - Interactive app supporting phonics awareness. Has flashcards and matching activities. Will support stages of phonetic and phonemic awareness, and attention to task..
Teach me 1st Grade - Covers spelling, Dolch sight words, addition and subtraction. Interactive and fun, gain coins as rewards and spend them at the store. My only complaint is as you are playing, it switches back and fourth through the different subjects. Not able to just choose to practice, say, sight words. Supports phonetic, phonemic and attention to task.
Scrabble - Classic game made interactive :) Can play against iPod, or a friend. Supports attention to task and comprehension.
Word Search - Classic game made interactive :) Supports attention to task.
Mad Libs - Classic game made interactive :) Supports attention to task and comprehension.
Shape Puzzle for Kids - Task is to put shapes together to build animals. Name of animal is said when it is complete. Supports listening, mental lexicon, and attention to task.
ABC Song - Plays the alphabet to music while showing the letters. Not that great. Supports listening.
Comics+ - Puts stories into comics or graphic novels. Has free comics, as well as ones you can buy. Supports phonological and phonemic awareness, attention to task and comprehension.
Z is for Zebra - Goes through the alphabet one letter at a time. Says the sound of each letter, and when you touch the animal, says the name of the animal. Supports listening, mental lexicon, and phonemic and phonetic awareness.
Spell Animals - Picture of an animal is shown with spelling in blocks and word is said. Blocks fall down and you have to put them in the right order again to respell the word. Difficulty can be decreased or increased. Supports listening and phonetic awareness.
Simon Says - Colours light up and sound at the same time. Task is to repeat the pattern. Can be made easy or difficult. Supports listening and attention to task.
ABC Tracing - Trace capital and lower case letters and the alphabet. Says the letter after it is properly traced. Supports attention to task.
No Fear Shakespeare - Translates Shakespeare's plays and sonnets into today's language. Supports phonemic awareness and comprehension.
Little Speller - Says name of object, have to put letters together to spell it, says name of object again. Can increase in difficulty. Supports listening, mental lexicon, phonemic and phonetic awareness, and attention to task.
Hello Crayons - Can use different colour crayons to draw, write, etc. I wrote my name with it that I will post at the bottom. Supports attention to task.
Flashcards Plus - Comes with a list of flashcard you can choose from all all difficulty. You can also create you own decks of flashcards. For young school age children, you would have to create your own as the words given are higher level. Supports mental lexicon, phonetic and phonemic awareness.
Tumblebooks To Go - I got the 6 pack of Munsch books. Really great app. You can read the story yourself or have it read to you. Each sentence lights up as it is read and scene moves as while it is being read. Supports phonemic and phonetic awareness, attention to task, and comprehension.
Baby Piano - Has colourful piano keys that you can play a tune on your own, or follow the keys that are lit up. Supports listening and attention to task.
iTot Cards - Shows pictures of numbers, letters, animals and food. Not very good. Says names of them. Supports listening and mental lexicon.
Storeymaker - Create characters, settings, etc, and write stories. Supports phonological awareness, attention to task and comprehension.

Here is what I did with Hello Crayons :)